4:32 a.m. - It's election day, and there's no school, and I didn't sleep very well last night, so I'm up early. My sleep issue isn't because of election day or no school; I decided to fast yesterday, and when I do that I don't sleep as well. I need to cut down on calories, though, and finally lose some weight, so it's time to get focused and do the job that needs to get done. I'm never going to be 21 again, but I can be a lighter 58; I just need to set my mind to it.
It is election day, though, and I fear that Donald Trump is going to win the election. I think there are too many people in our country that are anti-government and are nationalist in nature and don't really care that he's a really bad person. Let me be clear, anti-government and nationalism are necessarily bad things in context, but the combination of anti-government, nationalism, and criminal behavior is not what I want our country to be led by. The other big event of the day is voting for the school referendum. I do think it will pass, and I have a wager of buying dinner with Mr. Bush that it will pass by 65% margin or better. That may be too bold, but I do think the proposal will pass, which will be exciting news for our school district.
Today, then, I'll be voting and reading my book and I would like to visit the camper and try to do a little work on it. I need to try to "mouse protect" it as much as possible. Hopefully the little buggers haven't already gotten in and started exploring. I'd also like to get in some exercise, and I might head to the farm and help my mom move some chickens around.
Yesterday was not easy; it wasn't hard, though, either. We had an election for president at school, and I'm glad we did that. Amber had a hard day with a couple of dad's that didn't like her election activity, but I didn't hear anything from anyone at our school. Of course Trump won by something like a 72-35 vote, which wasn't surprising. We also had a new substitute teacher in the building, and she did okay, which was nice to see. I had to deal with a "frequent flyer student", and I had a couple of bus referral incidents to deal with, and there was an additional student that needed some "downtime", but those things aren't highly unusual, and those things are part of my role in assisting staff and students.
Things for School
- absent days for staff entered into SDS by the 15th of each month
OTHER THINGS.
- check out Knauf's block for 25-26
- bounce sheets - mouse trap in Eagle
- take pool motor to RIM for cleaning/maintenance
- Dec. 19 8:30 a.m. Wang physical
- Dec. 23- Carmen, Tyler, Caleb, Chase, Cole Christmas
OFFICIATING/UMPIRING UPCOMING
November
6 - JHBK at Rockridge - 5:30
7 - JHBK at Sherrard - 5:30
8 - open
9 - JHBK at AlWood - 9 a.m.
10 - SUNDAY
11 - BLOCKED RR BOE MEETING
12 - JHBK - at MerCo - 5:30 p.m.
13 - JHBK - at RR - 5:30 p.m.
14 - open
15 - MonRose Girls Scrimmage - 5:30
16 - open
17 - SUNDAY
18 - at AlWood - 6 p.m.
19 - BLOCKED - bus class
20 - BLOCKED - bus class
21 - at Geneseo 6:00 p.m.
22 - MonRose Boys Scrimmage - 5:30
- APPLICATION DEADLINE FOR BASKETBALL OFFICIATING PROMOTION MARCUS
23 - at Galesburg 10:30 a.m.
- at AlWood - 3 p.m.
24 - SUNDAY
25 - at Williamsfield - 5 p.m.
26 - at Galesburg - 7 p.m.
27 - at Wethersfield - 2 p.m.
28 - THANKSGIVING
29 - at BPC - 7:30 p.m.
30 - at Riverdale - 11:00 a.m.
December
1 - SUNDAY
2 - at MerCo - 5:30 p.m.
3 - open
4 - at United - 6 p.m.
5 - at Erie - 7 p.m.
6 - at MonRose - 5:30 p.m.
7 - at Erie - noon
8 - SUNDAY
9 - BLOCKED RR BOE MEETING
10 - at Moline - 7 p.m.
11 - BLOCKED - Winter Program
12 - at ROWVA - 6 p.m.
13 - open
