For the past couple of weeks, I’ve been on the go. Last week my family and I vacationed in San Antonio, and now Little Thing and I are visiting family in Illinois through next week. If I had been smart, I would have written blogs to post prior to gallivanting across the country, but of … Continue reading Mrs. Ram’s Jams Reading List for May, June, and (the First Half) of July
I just don't understand. I believe women should wear whatever they damn well please, BUT I SAW WOMEN SWIMMING TODAY IN YOGA PANTS (at SeaWorld/Aquatica in San Antonio). To the ladies traipsing about outdoors in yoga pants in 97 degree heat and a million percent humidity, I truly respect you, so please excuse my following … Continue reading A Poem: A Pseudo Ode to Women Wearing Yoga Pants in Melt Your Face Heat
Happy one year blogiversary to me! What a fun journey it’s been! Blogging has satisfied my creativity, challenged my writing comfort zone, and opened my eyes to great blogs across the web. Gaining followers, getting likes, and breaking view records are welcomed pluses, but never my intent with posts. Unlike some bloggers, I’ve forgone a … Continue reading My One Year Blogiversary
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Like many teachers on summer vacation, I'm in the middle of deep cleaning my house and purging accumulated household clutter. Yesterday, I came across a red folder that my mom had sent me awhile ago. In it, I found some of my EARLY poetry. My best guess is it's from middle school based off grammatical/mechanical/capitalization … Continue reading Poetry: Embarrassing Poems Mrs. Ram Jam Wrote in Middle School and High School.
Because of chronic illnesses (fibromyalgia, Meniere’s disease, Raynaud’s, and IBS), I frequently contact my general practitioner, rheumatologist, ENT, and gastroenterologist. Unfortunately, talking to someone alive the first go-round never happens. My doctors work for large hospital systems. For patients, no direct lines to a specific doctor’s office exist. I call the main hospital phone, listen … Continue reading Chronic Illness: Playing Phone Tag with Doctors’ Offices
Yesterday morning, a former student of mine was murdered. He was found in his car with multiple gunshot wounds. He was only 25. He had just completed his first year of teaching middle school and will not experience his first summer off as a teacher. He is Baton Rouge’s forty-second murder victim this … Continue reading Losing a Former Student to Gun Violence
hashtag throwaway pictures today's social media keepsake scripture posting photos and videos ad nauseam a new age forsaken filtered to perfection sophism courtesy of oversharing a newfangled way of overhearing a star-spangled display of overbearing overcompensation to keep up with the Joneses to hell with stopping and smelling the roses because it's impossible with a … Continue reading A Poem: Throwaway Pictures
As you might have ascertained, Little Thing is cat obsessed. Habitually, she meows instead of speaking English and gives kitty nuzzles for kisses. Her knees remain smudged with dirt from crawling around like a feline. If her dress isn’t pink, it has a cat on it. Saturdays are now “Caturdays” and involve a cat-themed activity. … Continue reading A Little Thing Cat Tale: The Disappearance of Queen Elsa the Kitty
Because I was relatively immobile (Read more about that here) during March and April, I went a little book crazy. Here’s what I read with quips about the books peppered in. March: The Crown (The Selection, #5)--Kiera Cass Origin (Robert Langdon, #5)--Dan Brown The Dry (Aaron Falk, #1)--Jane Harper--I loved this murder mystery … Continue reading The Books I Read in March and April
