Is it really Spring again? Really?
Monday, 27. April 2009, 15:52:50
Man, oh, man! The weather is finally turning for the better to stay. It's turned a few times already; it just turned back on itself. It's all good. Seattle is absolutely gorgeous when the sun is out, and that's happening much more often than not now. Plus, the days are getting long again. It doesn't really get dark until 9:00 PM. Ya gotta love that!
So what else is new? That will take awhile to answer, which I will eventually. It's been a long winter with many ups and downs. And on the up side, I'm racing my bike again. On an even more positive note, Steph has started riding with me again.
Cycling is very rewarding. Sometimes it's rewarding like lottery tickets: a minimal investment yields great dividends. Other times it's rewarding like raising a kid: it'll be worth it eventually. Steph is in the proverbial parental phase of her training due to her teaching schedule over the past year.
Being a chemistry teacher is always hard work, and it's harder when you're on tenure track. They expect you to do so much more than just teach. It's a reasonable set of expectations, assuming that you don't have to lecture at 8:00 AM and 6:00 PM on the same day. That isn't supposed to happen, but it does occasionally work out like that. It's happened to Steph a couple times since she got on tenure track. Fortunately, that's not the case this quarter.
Having a reasonable schedule this spring just might lead to a more enjoyable than usual summer. That would be very helpful to us both. Hopefully, we'll manage our time better and be in shape for the big bike rides, all three of them, this summer. Oh, there's also that wedding thing in August.
Speaking of which, does anybody know a good DJ in Seattle?
So what else is new? That will take awhile to answer, which I will eventually. It's been a long winter with many ups and downs. And on the up side, I'm racing my bike again. On an even more positive note, Steph has started riding with me again.
Cycling is very rewarding. Sometimes it's rewarding like lottery tickets: a minimal investment yields great dividends. Other times it's rewarding like raising a kid: it'll be worth it eventually. Steph is in the proverbial parental phase of her training due to her teaching schedule over the past year.
Being a chemistry teacher is always hard work, and it's harder when you're on tenure track. They expect you to do so much more than just teach. It's a reasonable set of expectations, assuming that you don't have to lecture at 8:00 AM and 6:00 PM on the same day. That isn't supposed to happen, but it does occasionally work out like that. It's happened to Steph a couple times since she got on tenure track. Fortunately, that's not the case this quarter.
Having a reasonable schedule this spring just might lead to a more enjoyable than usual summer. That would be very helpful to us both. Hopefully, we'll manage our time better and be in shape for the big bike rides, all three of them, this summer. Oh, there's also that wedding thing in August.
Speaking of which, does anybody know a good DJ in Seattle?
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Karen # 9. May 2009, 01:51
I'm happy to hear that you're cycling. I know that's a huge part of your life.