Bet you thought I was going to miss a day, didn’t you? Never, darlings.

But I will say that if there was ever going to be a day I missed, this would be it. This was a day for the record books (and it ain’t even over yet). Everything — truly, everything — went wrong. On top of that, everything that went wrong was dumb.

I won’t go into what it was, but suffice it to say that it had nothing to do with my students. They were great today. It was the 40-and-over crowd, for dang sure. What to do with them? From poor service on an order that I needed for tonight’s awards banquet, to ____________ doing a _____________ for __________ (sorry, students read this so I must resort to clandestine tactics once in awhile), it’s been a rot-filled day.

Looking forward to going home and relaxing after the awards banquet. Oh wait….I FORGOT.

Fink (down and) out.

Inspiration. When you think life is basically stinky, and people are basically stupid, and basically nobody seems to be giving you a break, watch this video. Basically incredible.

Hubris. Two-word definition: Bill Belichick.

Yawn. Ellen DeGeneres is engaged. Again.

Nuts. Indians lose to the Reds. Sheesh. (Enjoy it while it lasts, D – the Tribe shall rise again, um, someday.)

Quote of the Day. “Student misbehavior isn’t a school problem, it’s a community problem. Kids don’t come to school and suddenly act differently.” –Mansfield City Schools Superintendent Lloyd Martin. (Rock on. Good luck convincing some parents of that fact.)

Horrifying. Makes one wonder what lesson God is trying to teach us.

Tragic. What would possess a 49-year-old woman to pose as a 16-year-old boy on MySpace, and ultimately cause a 13-year-old girl to commit suicide?

Your opinions on any of the above? Priceless. Feel free to post. Discussion is good.

Fink out.

Three hours of sleep ain’t gettin’ it. More later.

RtB Contest Winner!

Congrats to Steven A., who knew that the slogan

“You’ve come a long way, baby” belonged to Virginia Slims.

He’s munchin’ on a huge Hershey chocolate bar ASAP.