Day 82

"We cast down our idols and set them afire then warmed our hands over the ashes. It was only then that we could tend to our crops. Our vision had been blocked by our own creations of vanity and only now could we begin to see. What we saw was a land in need of care." This will probably be the final line in my book about the challenges of teaching. People will say it's too weighty for a book geared towards children, but I plan to only market my books to smart children, not small-minded, curiosity starved hot-house flowers.

Well, it seems like I can't write a blog post without offending SOMEONE. Everyday. So I am going to quote a favorite philosopher and cultural Sherpa. Below:

I stay out too late

Got nothing in my brain

That's what people say, mmh-mmh

That's what people say, mmh-mmh

I go on too many dates

But I can't make them stay

At least that's what people say, mmh-mmh

That's what people say, mmh-mmh

But I keep cruising

Can't stop, won't stop moving

It's like I got this music

In my mind, saying it's gonna be alright

'Cause the players gonna play, play, play, play, play

And the haters gonna hate, hate, hate, hate, hate, baby

I'm just gonna shake, shake, shake, shake, shake

I shake it off, I shake it off

Heartbreakers gonna break, break, break, break, break

And the fakers gonna fake, fake, fake, fake, fake, baby

I'm just gonna shake, shake, shake, shake, shake

I shake it off, I shake it off

I never miss a beat

I'm lightning on my feet

And that's what they don't see, mmh-mmh

That's what they don't see, mmh-mmh

I'm dancing on my own (Dancin' on my own)

I make the moves up as I go (Moves up as I go)

And that's what they don't know, mmh-mmh

That's what they don't know, mmh-mmh

But I keep cruising

Can't stop, won't stop grooving

It's like I got this music

In my mind, saying it's gonna be eh, maybe not so bad? Maybe?

'Cause the players gonna play, play, play, play, play

And the haters gonna hate, hate, hate, hate, hate, baby

I'm just gonna shake, shake, shake, shake, shake

I shake it off, I shake it off

Heartbreakers gonna break, break, break, break, break

And the fakers gonna fake, fake, fake, fake, fake, baby

I'm just gonna shake, shake, shake, shake, shake

I shake it off, I shake it off

Shake it off, I shake it off

I-I-I shake it off, I shake it off

I-I-I shake it off, I shake it off

I-I-I shake it off, I shake it off

Hey, hey, hey

Just think while you been getting down

And out about the liars, and the dirty dirty cheats of the world

You could have been getting down to this sick beat

My ex man brought his new girlfriend

She's like "Oh, my God!" but I'm just gonna shake

And to the fella over there with the hella good hair (I actually find this line a little "hairist".}

Won't you come on over baby we can shake, shake, shake (Yeah, oh)

'Cause the players gonna play, play, play, play, play

And the haters gonna hate, hate, hate, hate, hate, baby (Haters gonna hate)

I'm just gonna shake, shake, shake, shake, shake

I shake it off, I shake it off

Heartbreakers gonna break, break, break, break, break

And the fakers gonna fake, fake, fake, fake, fake, baby

I'm just gonna shake, shake, shake, shake, shake

I shake it off, I shake it off

Shake it off, I shake it off

I-I-I shake it off, I shake it off

I-I-I shake it off, I shake it off

I-I-I shake it off, I shake it off

Shake it off, I shake it off

I-I-I shake it off, I shake it off (You got to)

Shake it off, I shake it off

I-I-I shake it off, I shake it off

Max Shellback and Taylor Swift and Timothy Petraitis ( I changed one lyric.)

Also thank you Clara for being the only one that ever interacts. Although some of those interactions are confrontational, I still appreciate it.