http://thecafeallegro.com/randomthoughts Politics, religion, and the right way to prepare polenta. Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:38:47 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en When I was a child I was not allowed to have a cat. I wanted a cat though, badly, and not just because I couldn't have one; I loved everything about cats, their soft fur, their motorboat purr, their silent stealth, their ability to sit like statues then leap into ... http://thecafeallegro.com/randomthoughts/?p=184 The diplomas are safely on a shelf in my closet, and the desire to wreak irrational havoc upon them has thankfully passed. I've learned that the most recent job I applied for which appeared to have been a perfect fit for me (teaching 5 periods of 7th grade English), was filled ... http://thecafeallegro.com/randomthoughts/?p=183 I'm having one of those moments where the temper I've spent years trying to subdue has resurfaced. And it's directed purely at myself. Or, more accurately, it's directed at the two framed diplomas I have. I'm imagining smashing the crap out of both of them, while yelling "What the f---ing good ... http://thecafeallegro.com/randomthoughts/?p=182 It's taken me most of my life to figure out what I want to do with my life. After a ridiculous amount of education, and at least four different career paths, I finally realized that I want to be a teacher. And I want to teach junior high or high school ... http://thecafeallegro.com/randomthoughts/?p=180 Why does this blog get so much Russian spam? What is with that? Imponderable questions...my life is full of them. I've spent all summer hunting for a teaching job. Thus far, I've submitted about a dozen applications, and had three interviews. The first one, Job #1 was for a job I really, ... http://thecafeallegro.com/randomthoughts/?p=178 I hate that it's been two months since my last blog. How did that happen?! I could blame my silence on the frenzy of wrapping up my college courses and student teaching classes, and the labor of finishing the credentialing process, and the traveling and excitement of Eldest Son's college graduation/commissioning ... http://thecafeallegro.com/randomthoughts/?p=176 I am not a Catholic. I don't think that precludes me from having any insight into the Catholic church though. As a Protestant having sent two daughters through six years each of Catholic school, and engaged in a total of nine years worth of commensurate reading and discussions, I have ... http://thecafeallegro.com/randomthoughts/?p=175