Musical Ability

For many years, I have wished to have some type of musical talent – some type of ability to play a musical instrument. My lone try as a musician occurred in the seventh grade, when I attempted to learn to play the trombone. I spent one summer and one semester navigating the course, only to discover I had issues not only with playing the instrument, but also reading music. I gave up that quest during the middle of my seventh grade year.

If I had a choice, I would like to play the drums. That’s always been a dream of mine. And while I doubt this will ever come to fruition, it’s never too late to start pursuing a dream.

Randomness…

I sit here, on this Monday morning, the 23rd of March, contemplating the day ahead. I’ve taken an assignment today for a sixth-grade Language Arts class, a group that I worked with on Thursday of last week. My hope is that today’s lessons will go much like they did last week and the week will be off to a good start.

I didn’t get much sleep last night, for whatever the reason. It was one of those nights where the circuits in the brain were overloaded and just didn’t want to turn off. Those nights come several times a week and there’s not much I’ve found is helpful in combatting the sleeplessness. I’m hoping that the hours of being awake will not affect my performance throughout the day today.

It’s the 23rd and of course 23 is my favorite number. It doesn’t mean I’ll face the day any differently than any other day, it’s just neat that it’s the 23rd. And no one knows what this Monday might hold.

David Lee

Drawing to a Close…

The season of Lent is less than two weeks from completion and with that time drawing near, my hiatus from social media also gets closer to ending. It’s at this time that I also contemplate whether or not I want to go back to Facebook and other social media outlets I’ve stayed away from. And it’s not always an easy decision to make.

As with the other times during Lent that I’ve taken a leave from social media, it was more difficult during the first week or so to stay away. But as time goes on, it gets easier with each passing day. That’s what creates a situation where, as you continue to stay away, you realize life is survivable without it. Eventually it becomes more natural to not even think about the time you used to spend on social media.

I will admit that I’m still on an app called “Threads” where you make posts each day, but I have found it’s a far cry from the interaction I experience on Facebook. I would, in fact, suggest that Threads is, at least for me, not social media in any stretch of imagination.

Also, as I post from my WordPress blog account, to be able to share on FB I have to log in for a short period of time. I don’t consider this to be any violation of my decision to stay away from social media for the season of Lent.

David Lee

11:11 and other Magical Times….

My fascination with numbers, which I relate to my time as a middle school math teacher, has led me to many interesting thoughts. One of those surrounds the time 11:11. Whether it’s in the a.m. or p.m., it gives me a boost when I see that’s what time it currently is. Come to think of it, there are plenty of other number combinations that do much the same.

11:11 – “Make a wish” is the first thing that comes to mind. It’s especially meaningful in the p.m. when military time is 23:11 (23 being my fave number) And another magical time on November 11th (11:11 on 11/11)

22 – This karmic number has come up more than a fair number of times here of late. Being married on the 22nd, divorced on the 22nd one year and nine months later. It’s not always a bad omen, just one I take noticed of. I recently got the number 22 placard at the local cafe’ and the next day, was in room 22 while substitute teaching. That was pretty neat.

59 – My year of birth…self-explanatory

23 – Number of years I worked in the Hickory Public Schools, number of years I was married, both my parents’ ages when I was born, my uniform number in JV baseball in ’75…and no, we didn’t get to pick our numbers, they were assigned….the sum of the last five digits of my social security number….the first two numbers in my social security number…this is the short list.

David Lee