newkojak
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Registered: 11/03/02
Posts: 3634
Loc: Chicago, IL
Hello Old Friends!
I thought that I would check in because aside from lurking a little bit in the political forum, I haven't been an active participant for a while and definitely haven't talked at all about myself for a long long time. That feels kind of unfair to me because I am also happy to see so many people still kicking it around in this funny little community.
I guess the short version is that I got married to another high school English teacher in 2011 and we are expecting a baby in 2014. I'm still teaching, but after seven years in Chicago Public Schools, I am now in my second year in the suburbs. I went and got a masters degree and state certification in educational technology and I try to stay active in that community in Illinois. I'm still a pretty political guy, but almost all of the energy I have is dedicated to educational policy and our awful mayor, so I don't get around to the soapbox much.
Aside from that, I miss a bunch of you and I hope everything is awesome!
lanovami This space for rent
Registered: 05/02/05
Posts: 7405
Loc: 東京都
Good to hear from you. I miss you from the days when this place was a lot more incendiary political wise. Sounds like you actually took your beliefs to the level of doing something about it. Good for you. Keep on trucking.
And congratulations on a baby coming. Nothing like a baby in one's life to remind one that life can be a grand thing.
_________________________ We are what we repeatedly do - Aristotle