It is dark and snowy--ah, March.

Ahh, both Monday and winter have returned. Friday was a delightful day, in every respect. The weekend was wet and chilly, but still comfy. This morning it is dark, snowy, and cold. What a living metaphor. Except, I have good ideas about how to help kids write a good Macbeth essay, and my Am Lit kids need to get back into a groove--and with a little nudging, we should be fine. We are working into Transcendentalism, kind of a nodding acquaintance, and they have a midterm project to begin today about New England history. So, at least I have a plan, right? One way to dispel the darkness, at least the metaphor, is to have a clear idea of what you want to do with your day. It will require coffee (dang hour change), but that is something I can rectify.

I did not watch the Oscars last night, but I will check in on the chatter about it. I have not been to a movie in a theatre in about two years, so I generally wait until they are streamed. Our movie theatre summarily closed, and it's too much of a pain to orchestrate a movie date elsewhere, unless it's a movie we really want to see. Add to that more health-related cautions, and I'm just as happy to be home, watching a film in my comfy chair.

But speaking of movies, my Brit Lit kids want to see the Fassbender version of Macbeth. I'll have to figure that one out; I can't find my dvd (it might be at work in a box?), but I'll try to make it happen. Any time kids want to watch a Shakespeare play, I'll make it happen. We are also going to dive into Julius Caesar this week, so that ought to be fun. Especially given the points Wild Bill was making about politics and self-serving politicians. There was already a lot of that embedded in Macbeth. It never fails to impress me just how much has not changed, when it comes to people and the misuse of power.

I hope you have a plan for today, too, even if it's only moving forward. 

C