Whee! Canada at 50 weeks! On the other hand, what’s also missing from the chart is Hong Kong: 10 weeks paid maternity leave (if you fulfill the criteria). Good stuff.
Ouch.
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I really want to go hide in here for a while. Bring a book and some hot tea.
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I don’t even know
Some who read this blog (to the few out there that do: hi!) may remember that I’m a high school teacher. One of my students was shot and killed today. I’m pretty numb at this point. I can’t hardly begin to wrap my head around the fact that he’s not here anymore. He’s not the first one I’ve lost in my 5 years teaching, but I was closer to him than the other few I’ve lost. I helped him graduate. He was following his dreams and making music. He had found a new crowd of friends in college that was hopefully better than the ones he used to run with. And now, nothing. Gone. Like that. I keep randomly tearing up. And I’m sure I will for a long time coming. It’s not right, it’s not OK, it’s fucked up. It’s hard when you pour your heart and soul into these kids, you get them graduated, and then hope to god that you don’t have to worry about them anymore. I can’t even imagine how his mother feels right now. To lose a child must be the worst thing you could ever experience. RIP Justin. My heart goes out to your family tonight.
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Self-respect is a discipline, a habit of mind that can never be faked but can be developed, trained, coaxed forth.
Joan Didion
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Well, I’ve gone and done it. I’ve decided that I’m going to run a half-marathon. I’ve got 18 weeks to train, so that should be plenty long enough to ease my way up to that far. I got all geeky and made my own training plan/chart ^ and color coded it and everything. I’m planning on running the Denver Rock and Roll Marathon on September 22. Just throwing this out there to keep myself on track. :)
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