Teachers...This One is for You.....

 You made it. 

When the bell rings at the end of the day, don't hang around....Get the hell outta there. 

Feck( As me Irish people would pronounce it.) school, seriously, feck it. You're not getting a raise, a medal or anything for hanging around late.Go home, don't worry about the mess at the district.

The district would throw you under the bus in a heartbeat....And you should know that.

It's the Christmas break. It was my favorite break from school of all of them. 

I hated the ones in the Spring because, let's face it, the Spring is so damn busy in the high school realm, well, I had so much to worry with, UIL Academics, graduation, and in March, well, I was just ready for it to be over...Seniorities is real folks. It's like herding cats.

Enjoy the break, yes, I know it'll be busy, but those few days after the first, well, enjoy the heck out of them. 

And eat. Say yes to that extra slice of pie, that piece of chocolate, make that turkey "sammich"  at 9PM. Feck those calories, we'll worry about them manana.

The long Winter leading into Spring is coming.....It's less than 100 school days until the last day, come on, you can do that standing on your ear....

Yeah, I Like This.....

 As many of you know, I wear the flat cap,( Think Boston Scally) like I'm running around the Yorkshire Dales in England.....Even have taken to wearing a cotton one in the summer. 

I think I own about 25-30 now. 

Hell, I have the one I am wearing for Christmas already picked out.

It's sort of my signature cap.....I've even duck and deer hunted in one.

So, I am a people watcher at airports and we were at 3 on our last trip. (I have even started looking at guys and saying to myself, " Nope they're not married, " and generally they are NOT wearing a wedding ring. 90% accurate. And married guys, get a ring, what are you thinking, you're going to be able to go back and " Chase tail?")

Hobby in Houston, Love Field in Dallas, Preston Smith in Lubbock. 

I was the only person wearing a flat cap.....I was thinking I'd see at least one other.

 I did not.  

I know I was in Texas, and there were several people, especially in Lubbock and Dallas wearing cowboy hats, people even carrying their fancy hat carriers. ( I think they are officially called "cans.") 

Nothing against cowboy hats, but you got to carry a can to take your hat off because it's a pain the wear in an airplane seat.....Hell, I can roll up my hat and put in my back pocket if I need to. 

I tried for years to wear other hats, caps, but just ain't me. 

Yeah, call me an oddball, a bit "different" but I always have been....

I like to look at it this way.....I'm just cooler than you.....

Bats Invade Buna ISD!

 So, apparently, the junior high band concert was cancelled/postponed last evening due to bats in the activity center, ( AKA the new gym). 

30 bats. 

30......And the thing is I am not shocked, colder weather, they're looking for a nice warm place to hang upside down. 

I can do a lot of stuff....snakes, rats, mice, bugs, but I draw the line at bats....As a kid, we used to throw baseballs at dusk at bats to watch them dive at them....Trouble is, they get upset after you do it for a while, I almost had to get rabies shots. 

It seems bats can get inside a building using a hole a size of a #2 pencil eraser......I'd like to just see that....

A company is coming out to seal the building to keep the school from more bat invasions.....Meanwhile the ISD is switching home and home sites with other school districts for basketball. 

Not shocked here, but, why does it seem goofy ass shit always seem to happen to Buna ISD? 

Yes, Christmas Sucks??????????

 As a kid, I loved Christmas, as a Senior Citizen, AKA, Old Man, I am sort of ...." Meh." 

Maybe it's because I have 67 of them coming up in a few days. 

And it seems that about 1/3rd of Americans feel the same. 

And what are we tired of? 

Well, mostly the meals. we are tired of turkey and dressing....I know I am. We just had it a couple of weeks ago. 

I know that Deb's family will have their Christmas this coming weekend. And what are we having?

Barbecue. 

Bought.......Trouble is my brother has lived in Llano long enough that I am somewhat spoiled by the German smoked BBQ they have out there, and well, East Texas BBQ generally sucks, sucks bad. It's okay, but Hill Country still makes you " Want to throw rocks at the other stuff." 

I know we are going over the Grandma's ( My Mom's) on Christmas Day....And what are having? 

Breakfast. 

You want to really excite the ole Govteach, give him a slice of bacon. 

I know, we will be going to Llano January 1st. for Perry's swearing in as District Attorney out there, and I know good and well everything will be rushed out there. And that's when we'll do Christmas out there, and we'll have German smoked meats. 

And this whole gift exchange....Hell, I don't know what you really want?????? And I don't think I can afford it, a new Porsche? Little outta my price range.

I'll just give you some cash, easy enough..... 

So, the question of the day.....Are you excited about Christmas this year, or just well, "meh?"

New Buna ISD Calendar 24 25-Some Thoughts

 This has been posted all over the internet, however, I don't know who has seen it or not....I was in Houston for a late afternoon surgeon follow up visit, so just now posting.

So, I will post it at the bottom of the page. 

Already I have seen happy, unhappy people concerning the new calendar. 

And if you want Friday's off, let the board know for 25-26. If you want to remain at 5 days, also let them know. 

If I was teaching, not going to lie, I would be thrilled we'd be back at 5 whole days. I would have a hard enough time trying to do government in 4.5 days as it was, economics, well......I would be looking at the 4.5 week like this, " Hell, we're here on Friday until 1:30, may as well go to 3:30 like any other day. "

I know many of the schools on a 4 day week are thrilled, and it is a bonus for attracting faculty and staff.....But, still not sold. 

 

 

Minding My Damn Business this Morning Buna........

 Was listening to a combo and Billy Joe Shaver and Patti Smith, yes an odd combo when this came across my internet. 

I've been hearing about this alleged situation. 

Y'all fixing to have several new board members and in 2025, a new sheriff. Maybe it's time to investigate? Maybe time the Texas Rangers need to be called in? They have a bunch that only does accounting forensics. 

Surely this isn't true? 

If it is, the least they can do is resign?

Y'all Going to Get Me Sent to Hell

 I was behaving myself, or trying to and I get sent these photos from Buna......

I was wondering.......

Just isn't Christmas without them......I am wondering if the youth are thinking the same thing, or if their nose is buried too much into some sort of electronic device?