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Goal Post: Inches Crawled

Posted on July 26, 2025 by Charles Yallowitz

The title pretty much says it all.  Since the last post, I only managed to type in one chapter of edits for Darwin & the Beast Collector.  I was hoping for more, but last Sunday was busier than expected.  Well, I … Continue reading →

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Goal Post: Summer Break Is Overrated Anyway

Posted on July 12, 2025 by Charles Yallowitz

Well, I went back to work for our summer Life Skills program.  I have to give up thinking it’s going to be easier than the regular school year.  We hit the ground running and don’t really stop until the end … Continue reading →

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Goal Post: Week of Break . . . Downs?

Posted on July 5, 2025 by Charles Yallowitz

Surprisingly, I’m actually writing this in the morning instead of Friday night.  That might be a warning about how things didn’t go well.  To be fair, I was at a friend’s BBQ and fireworks show last night.  I got home … Continue reading →

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Goal Post: Let The Summer Games (Pokemon) Begin!

Posted on June 28, 2025 by Charles Yallowitz

Made it to the summer and I get a week off until I’m back for a summer session.  It’s completely voluntary, so don’t feel sorry for me.  I’ll get another 1.5 weeks near the end, which I’m hoping to use … Continue reading →

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Goal Post: I See The Finale!

Posted on June 21, 2025 by Charles Yallowitz

Only one week left before the 24-25 school year is officially over.  Got students Monday through Thursday and then final meeting on Friday.  After that, my son and I jump right into Pokemon Go-fest and relax.  I’ll be back with … Continue reading →

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Goal Post: Some Steps Forward And . . . Nap Time

Posted on June 14, 2025 by Charles Yallowitz

The last few weeks of the school year are always exhausting.  I’ve said before that I get the stress of being a TA and a parent of a teenager during this time.  My son had his hardest regents this week, … Continue reading →

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Goal Post: The End is Nigh!

Posted on June 7, 2025 by Charles Yallowitz

Of the school year that is . . . Then I get a week off before I’m back to work doing the summer session.  That’s fine though because it’s more laidback, we have trips every week, and I can wear … 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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