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planetjan
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Observational humor from my experiences as a third grade teacher with a mortician's sense of humor. Muddling through mid-life, while still footing the bills for both my sons' stints in rehab.
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Turkeys in Disguise
Did someone say “Insufferably Cute?” After my last conference (yes, I went to school in my zombified state), I was on my way out the door and saw these. Those First Grade teachers are ruthlessly cutesie. Students had to “disg...
Last Zombie Standing
I’m pumping that hand sanitizer like a lab rat desperate for a reward. So far, so good. I feel like I’m the only person who hasn’t come down with IT. Whatever IT might be. So far I don’t think anyone’s been diagno...
How Did You Get Your Name?
I could have been named Susan or Barbara, but the relatives in California nabbed those first. So, I was named Janet. When I got married my husband started calling me Jan. I was fine with that. Because I was such a happy child, my nickname w...
Five Ways Facebook Can Get You Fired
I spent most of the weekend writing a paper for my masters program about an ethics violation related to education. I took a break to sit on the front porch to hand out candy to 300+ trick-or-treaters. I only observed a few ethics vio...
Celebrating the Devil’s Birthday
It was just a matter of time. Sure enough, last week one of my students said, “My mom told me Halloween is the Devil’s birthday.” “Well, that can’t be,” I replied. “Cause my birthday is in April.” ...
The Village People Save Halloween
Halloween in New York City in the 1980s was a tough call. The big draw was the Village Halloween Parade. But how many gay guys can you watch prancing around dressed as poodles in costumes made from pink plastic bags? (The answer is quite a few!) T...


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