Last Day

Today is really my last day of summer — such as it was — because I have to go to school tomorrow since I'm a new teacher to LHS. I could probably beg off without repercussion, but it's probably better to go. I was planning on being up there anyway. I just hope it's not going to be an all day thing. Then, I need to be at LHS on Friday for something called "GO Day." I might or might not stay away from the school on Thursday.

So how did I spend my last glorious day of summer?

• Trying to get Judy's car to start so I could take it to the shop. Unsuccessful so far.
• Paying bills.
• Doing some paperwork for Jack for KSU.
• Mowing the lawn.

Obviously, the excitement is non-stop.

:-p *pffpfffpffpffpfffpfffft!*

I am starting to get excited about the new school year. I just wish that I'd been able to get a few other things done this summer that I had hoped/planned to do. Oh, well. Onward and (hopefully) upward.

Embarrassment

Well ... maybe not actually embarrassed, but ... Caught some bits of Woodstock on VH1 Classic this afternoon. Though the people involved were a bit older than me (I was 11), they were still "my generation" — baby boomers — and for the most part, they come across as a bunch of idiots. All the swiss-cheese-brained, naive, hippie-talk is just embarrassing. Of course, it was all there: the man's, the groovy's, the far-out's, the ever-present like's (that ain't a new phenomenon), the stoner laughs along with the fuzzy-minded peace, love, and rock & roll philosophy spewed by naive true believers and huckster con-artists alike. It was amazing how the "idealistic" filmmakers made sure the naked girls they filmed just happened to be the pretty ones (or maybe I should blame the director/editor). The saddest shot was of of little kids, about two or three years old, watching dad toke it up. I hope they made out all right in the end, but I can't help but have my doubts.

Joe Cocker is scary.

But I guess it wasn't all that bad; I did get to see CSN do Suite: Judy Blue Eyes (their first public performance as a group). So, not a total loss. :-)

Well, Carlos Santana was awesome, too.