Opism: when you take the tim out of optimism….

Tropical storm Fay never got as strong as she might have and didn’t roll right over top of me after all, but she hung around way too long and dumped tons of rain on us. Flooding was worse on the Atlantic coast and I fared better than many. Got some water damage in one corner room though and still cleaning that up….

Schools in my district were closed Tuesday and Friday. Others had to close all week — that’s a lot of days to make up.

This was already a tough time to be an educator in Florida. Budgets statewide were cut. We have to teach more students with fewer teachers — more classes of shorter length — and meet higher standards with no raise, not even a cost-of-living increase. [But I'm not bitter, because I should be happy just to have a job....]

A colleague has been passing the mantra, “Optimism Now!” And, try as I might, I’m just not feeling it.

This commercial has been running on TV:

Every time I see it I think, “This kid is an idiot — just another of the spoiled brats with over-indulgent parents and an unflagging sense of entitlement.” I am not inspired. I have a bad attitude.

Fay is gone, but there is still a tropical depression here….

Posted by Tim