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Goal Post: A Long Weekend and Hopefully Progress

Posted on May 24, 2025 by Charles Yallowitz

For a short work week, this past one was crazy busy.  My class had a mini-golf field trip one day, which was a lot of fun.  Two students got holes-in-one and everyone had fun even with a few minor blips.  … Continue reading →

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Goal Post: Spirit Was Willing, But Body Was an Issue

Posted on May 17, 2025 by Charles Yallowitz

I feel like half of these posts turn into a ‘my body broke down on me’ conversations.  I’m going to dive right into what went wrong and prevented me from finishing a chapter of Darwin & the Beast Collector.  I’ll get … Continue reading →

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Goal Post: A Week of Chewing the Air

Posted on May 10, 2025 by Charles Yallowitz

Sadly, I only managed to get 1.33 chapters of Darwin & the Beast Collector edited.  It was a challenge too.  The full chapter took a whole weekend because it was bigger than I realized and had a lot of continuity sections that … Continue reading →

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Goal Post: I Think This Is Saturday

Posted on May 3, 2025 by Charles Yallowitz

Now, I’m not 100% certain it’s Saturday.  I don’t have work today and my phone said it was Saturday, but part of me is still unsure.  Could be some new day of the week that was invented when my back … Continue reading →

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Goal Post: Back to Work And Needing a Break

Posted on April 26, 2025 by Charles Yallowitz

The week started off with me still in Oswego and making my way back down on Sunday.  I got home with enough time to unpack, do laundry, and get to bed early.  No energy or time for Darwin & the Beast … Continue reading →

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Goal Post: End of Break and Back to Work

Posted on April 19, 2025 by Charles Yallowitz

Well, I’m still in upstate New York after arriving Thursday afternoon.  I’ve only edited one chapter of Darwin & the Beast Collector, but I plan on getting another done today.  I wanted to start editing on Thursday, but the trip up … Continue reading →

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Goal Post: One More Week!

Posted on April 5, 2025 by Charles Yallowitz

That’s right.  Just one more week before Spring Break, which I think every teacher and student are looking forward to.  Not sure which group is more excited though.  Of course, this means things will be crazy to get everything ready … Continue reading →

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Goal Post: At Least I Finished Chapter 7?

Posted on March 29, 2025 by Charles Yallowitz

Not sure how or when, but I managed to finish editing chapter 7 of Darwin & the Beast Collector.  Maybe I’ll get lucky and finish chapter 8 this weekend.  It’s possibly since I’m only really busy this afternoon.  Tomorrow has good … Continue reading →

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Goal Post: Too Many Things Trying to Kill Me

Posted on March 22, 2025 by Charles Yallowitz

Well, I’m writing this on Thursday night even though Friday is a big field trip.  The week has been chaotic enough, so I don’t think I can add anything else.  Let me put it this way: As of the writing … Continue reading →

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Poetry Day: Our Pale Companion

Posted on March 20, 2025 by Charles Yallowitz

(Death . . . Not even subtle about this one.) He is the one We cannot cheat The inevitable fate Of all who breathe Patient for all time He is always with us Living on the fringes Of our lives … Continue reading →

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