My mom is having her birthday party this weekend! Wish her happy birthday! She stopped using Facebook due to crazy Trump fans stalking her there. To wish her happy birthday go to her Instagram at brocketteanne to like her latest Portland and Seattle family photos, and wish her happy birthday. The second photo is of my nephew JD and his new son Geo in Seattle, WA with my mom Anne on her last visit.
It is travel-time later this month as New Orleans friends and family agreed to let me stay in New Orleans for Saint Patrick’s day weekend. I have been needing space from the East Coast for a while, and am glad others agreed. I used to live in New Orleans for years as I got my first University degree. New Orleans goes wild for Saint Patrick’s day, and I am sure the photos of the parades will be great this year. Also Loyola University New Orleans is having a big reunion and tour, and I have tickets for the weekend.
Here are my top work photo of the week. I am still working as a teacher, and I am always amazed at the great inspirational posters at the schools.
I greatly feel homesick for the south this time of year. The people and places were amazing the years I lived in Texas and Louisiana. Dating in Virginia sucks crap. I have never liked anything in Virginia, and even dislike the beach areas as shown below. My travel urge has hit epic levels.
It is very strange that they put a statue of a huge naked guy with no pants beach-side.
After going to teaching work today I bought my mom $75 in groceries including bananas. Like I have done hundreds of times before.
I have an abusive cousin named Zathyn who my mom has been forcing me to let stay at my house on and off. This is how mean he is becoming. I showered many times, helped my mom pay rent, gas, and bought her groceries. Also I worked all this and last week as a teacher. He locked me out of the bathroom to force me to take a cold shower. Should I call the cops on him? It is thing one million making me want to leave Virginia.
If I don’t say anything people only hear his version of the story. This is why I am so silent frequently is my abusive family tortured the urge to talk out of me.
COVID-19 booster and flu shot day. There will not be a podcast today due to extreme booster sickness from host Andrea Menzies.
I have never worked in Gunston Virginia where this happened, but my heart goes out to the people dealing with this issue. I have worked as a substitute in both Texas and Virginia, and was startled by how little training they give Virginia substitute teachers. We had weeks more training in Texas every year, and clearly more is needed.
Worth a road-trip take #2 two more great bands on tour! It seems Silver Springs, MD has the only night life around the area. Google maps says it is a 2 hour drive, but I have never made it in less than 5 hours.
