Good morning, faithful readers,

Yours portly is taking today off from SubscribeStar and the main blog here.  All is well, I’m just behind on blogging with school prep this past week.

I’m ready for the first day of school, and working registration on Thursday and Friday has gotten me even more excited for the school year.  Seeing the new sixth and seventh graders coming in (my school runs 6th-12th grades), all cute and nervous and excited, really reminded me of why I do what I do.

As I wrote earlier this week, I’m also looking forward to teaching World History for the first time since the 2011-2012 school year.  I can’t wait to talk about Ötzi the Ice Man!  After the first quiz in World History, we’re going to watch this video, which recreates the doomed Ötzi’s least meal:

For now, though, I’m going to rest up and take care of some mundane chores around the house.  This last week has me beat—and I didn’t even teach any classes!

Happy Saturday!

—TPP