Brain cancer is...
...still vigilant about the fires.
With record low humidity and high winds, California is not making much progress battling the existing and new fires that are consuming the south land. Above find a "fire alert" flag we saw at the park for the first time today. We did not know there was a flag for this purpose.Let's all put our minds together to stop the winds.
The US flag (above) is at half staff for Pearl Harbor Day. We paused to commemorate its significance.
Today had three happy spots.
First, Mousse met his first grapefruit. His antics lasted a full three or four minutes. Here's a video of 11 seconds somewhere in the middle of his escapades.
Thus we present empirical evidence in support of the common notion that grapefruit has an effect on mammals.
Second, today we all had Mediterranean food for dinner together during Thursday night football. Zach's classes are over (just a final left), and Summer finished not only her semester but her Master's program (with a few loose ends). It was perfect. I wanted to burn the semester's weekly schedule that hangs on the fridge. Darrell said, "no burning."
The third happy spot was that I spent the day at Computer Station 1. I am now, for the first time in months, caught up with grading for all courses. The credential courses are over, and my graduate class (Research Methods) is graded...up until tomorrow when literature reviews are due. And next week when final exams are due. But today? Sweet!
Also sweet is that I had the chance to connect with several grad students individually today who reflected about their new views of the world or of themselves given their hard work this semester. This is why teachers teach: to witness these transformations.
Okay, let's get our minds back on the fires. Focus.
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