Spring into Spring!

I'm greatly looking forward to the warming temperatures. We've hit 50 degrees the last couple of days here and it is long overdue. Add to that the upcoming completion of the college semester and the start of the Major League Baseball season, and spring fever is in full effect.

Things have been crazy busy. The better half started working this week and we're all still making the adjustment. It has been emotional at times and certainly exhausting. And we're only 3 days in! I am hopeful that over the next week or two we are able to settle into an adjusted life routine and develop a comfort zone. We'll see.

I had to turn in a paper in one of my two classes yesterday. Fortunately, the only real assignment I have left in that class over the next 5 - 6 weeks is the completion of a 5-7 page paper. The writing should be a piece of cake but there will definitely be some reading required to get the appropriate level of research done. While I'm not very religious, I chose to write my paper about the Philadelphia Bible Riots of 1844 that pitted Catholics against the in-power Protestants of the time. So far it seems like a pretty interesting study. During class last night, we had some very sobering discussions about what life is like for a teacher in some of the area middle schools. Another warning that I'm not preparing to enter the Valhalla of idealistic career choices.

I also had to read a book called Blood Done Sign My Name by Timothy Tyson, a professor at University of Wisconsin. This is a very well written book that looks at the civil rights movement in the South, primarily in the 60s and 70s, although the book does jump around to other time periods quite a bit. Not something I would have picked up on my own, it was quite illuminating in regards to the struggle our country went through related to integration, racism, etc. The book focuses on the author's childhood hometown but also how national events related to it as well. If you're looking for a thought-provoking book (although a little melodramatic at times), this is a good one.

Soccer kicks off next week. Hopefully we'll have balmy weather to bring us through.

Musical note for the post - Ace favorite Seven Mary Three is in the midst of touring the US at the moment. I've already attempted to recruit the normal cast of characters to attend my local show - check out their tour dates to see if they are stopping by near you. You won't be sorry you checked them out.

Song lyric of the day "On the road again, just can't wait to get on the road again" - Willie Nelson

Enough for now, I've got to get back to the baseball game!

Until next time.

Ace.