"Leafpile"

Waxing - or more appropriately waning - nostalgic now at this time of the season when everything feels like it's winding down, and I wonder where yet another season has disappeared to while we weren't looking.

...wheee...

So many times I've just jumped right in and made a real mess of things, mostly on account of being clueless about what's really going on behind the scenes. Apparently right beneath the buffed-up vellum of our social fabric is a stressed-out, festering furry monster. These days more than any other before it seems that folks are on such thin ice, and it's even evident in classroom behavior - and not just the students.

Just let go man...