PROPS TO BLACK CRUNCH!
Just imagine, on 5 different occasions, with 5 great teams, more experienced players, and lots better moral Norhtwood has entered the High School Postseason and finished at the Dome!
With the title at their fingertips, it was squandered away. Of 311 teams that have played for a State Championship Northwood Ranked a measly 311.
0-5 Why would fans even show up?
This year started out abismal, going 3-6 during the regular season. Pitiful, dispicable, shameful.
Sad eh!
Chatard on the other hand has never lost in the dome. Unblemished 7-0. The epitomy of perfection. Ranked 1 of 311. Nothing but the best!
For more proof 2 years ago these teams met and it was a blowout...see above records if ou don't know who won! Not even close. One team fired up, another on vacation!!
Not this year though. 7-0 now has a new meaning. No longer does Chatard hold the rights to 7-0...Now it stands for PANTHER POWER! I could not believe my eyes when the dust settled and Northwood had a 7-0 victory! Against all odds, with a freshman and sophmore dynamic duo scoring the lone touchdown of the game. The only Chartard shutout since 2001!
Rags to riches! David beating Goliath! HISTORY!
I am not impressed by much, but this is definitely impressive in my book. My hats off to that entire squad, the coaches, inexperienced and experienced players alike, and the fans who would never dream of counting their team out.
Soak it up, it may never get any sweeter!
OH SNOW!!
Don't you just love those days where you awake to a peaceful dry morning? I do! However, on this morning by the time I showered and ate, my morning was nightmare! Snow fell, roads iced, and I about took out a stop sign, 2 kids, and even more cars!
This was just a really good reason to have a car with anti-lock brakes!!
Happy Turkey Day Eve!! Hope your holidays are grand, and you and yours have traveling safety!
Thanksgiving
Here it is Thanksgiving again, and really truly I have a ton to be thankful for. My wife is hot, I have a house, can save some money, a good career, I don't want for much...I don't ask for anything that I know I can't have or afford! I have a wonderful family, great in-laws, good friends. I have traveled, done much, have a great church, and am well adjusted!
But I gave my students a writing prompt the other day that made me think too. What would a person who has absolutely nothing to be thankful look like? Now I am not talking about someone who thinks they have nothing to be thankful for, but someone who genuinly doesn't. I have to admit I honestly have a hard time considering this. Everyone has something, even if it is skewed. Abused people seem to be thankful for the person who abuses them, sick people can still be thankful that they are being treated, have people with them, or at least have the knowledge that they are going to meet their maker (hence having time to prepare for it). Homeless have a shelter that they can go to if they choose (in most instances).
So I have to ask myself was I unfair to my kids, is there really such a person? Is there truly anyone out there who has nothing, absolutely nothing to be thankful for?
Boards
How come in this day and age, noone uses the board to control children. Now I am not saying to beat your children within an inch of their lives, however when used properly 18 inches of wood can be very effective!
As a teacher, I find it attrocious that schools have stopped using corporal punishment! I believe that students would respond to this better than sitting out of class. I LOVED being out of class, and bawled like a baby when I was boarded (even in middle school). This surely wouldn't be a solve for all children, but the white collar clowns variety would be dramatically cut down!
