Meredith Kendall's Blog, page 104

long winter nights

Dark comes early and stays late. The air is cold and dry.
Turn down the heat, 58 or 60. Crank up the electric blanket.
Sleep 10 hours. 

wh, again

Wuthering Heights is really good. I'm reading it on a nook tablet.

I don't want to ruin it for you, but a main character just died.

Feb vacation

It's spring break, Feb vacation, and President's Day. The students are off for the week, several teachers took the week off too, and DHHS across the street was closed. So it was a quiet day at work.

I graded papers all day, and it took me all day. Tomorrow I will work on lectures: streamline, cut out excess, and build in more small group activities. Tomorrow we're having a potluck at work, a turkey dinner. There will be roast turkey, cranberry sauce, green bean casserole, mashed potatoes, and rolls. I made 2 chocolate pies. Chocolate fudge, not pudding. Rich dense chocolate fudge pies.

Lots of teachers are soaking up sun. One went to Florida, one to Cancun, and a Caribbean cruise for another. It was sunny here today. But the wind was strong, and bitterly cold. The backyard is one quarter frozen grass, and three quarters pockmarked ice. There's more grass every day. Subzero temps are predicted for tonight. Everywhere you look it's grey and brown. I'm thinking of turquoise water, blazing sun, and white sand.

what makes a great Reiki practitioner?

of the qualities of an excellent Reiki practitioner: great communication skills, highest ethics, knowledge of Reiki history, compassion, ability to distinguish between Reiki and other modalities, and ability to maintain professional boundaries; in your opinion, which is most important?

small songbird

Sat on the deck, in the sun, 35 degrees F, while Fluff patrolled the estate. A flock of small songbirds landed in a tree and reminded me of summer songs. What kind of bird? I don't know. Do you?

They were small songbirds. Like miniature robins, pretty sparrows, maybe a brand new type of bird. They had brown backs, creamy breasts, and pinky-orange necks. They sang complicated songs about worms, heat, and flowers. They flew off in a rush, things to do, seeds to seek. 

asperger's syndrome

Just took an online test. Eighty percent of those who score over 32, I think it was, have Asperger's syndrome. I scored much less than 32. Not Asperger's. Took an IQ test; I am not a genius. Took the Meyers-Briggs and am the rare INFJ, a sensitve intuitive introvert. Famous INFJs are Nelson Mandala and Mother Teresa. Really? Thought I was a little more Lady Gaga. hmm.

happy birthday

Fluffernutter. 13 years old. Not sure today is really the day, but it's the day we celebrate. I remember that 2 day-old puppy I held in my hand. I remember the farm where you were born, up there in the woods near the mountain. There were lots of dogs, cats, cattle, and horses. A baby too. Rough people, rugged; life was hard.

Now your life is quiet and slow. You sleep a lot.

But tomorrow's a new day and we'll go exploring.

wuthering heights

is slow going. I make myself read it. It's good for me, right? But I dread it. The cold, darkness, and violence.

Why do we do things we don't really want to do? Are they really that good for us?

We go to the gym, spend time with people who drain us, go to office parties, and eat vegetables. Why do we do these things? Oh. Turns out those things really are good for us. k. See ya at the office party, I'm bringing the vegie tray.

smart stop lights

We need them, am I right? I drive to work at 6 am; it's icy and dark. There are 8 lights on my way to work and hardly any traffic. So why, why does the light turn red as I approach? There's no one else around. Why does it randomly turn red? Red for me, green for no one.

Smart lights. They read traffic patterns. Stay green for traffic flow, adjust to volume. That's what we need: smart lights. 

smart lights

We need them, am I right? I drive to work at 6 am; it's icy and dark. There are 8 lights on my way to work and hardly any traffic. So why, why does the light turn red as I approach? There's no one else around. Why does it randomly turn red? Red for me, green for no one.

Smart lights. They read traffic patterns. Stay green for traffic flow, adjust to volume. That's what we need: smart lights.