2.3.24 I’m a bit out of sorts. Got the stomach bug that’s been tearing through our school this past week. It’s far from the sickest I’ve been, but it’s enough that I don’t feel entirely like myself. And when I get sick, I don’t connect with music like I usually do. Most nights I have …
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Professor Sandman’s Cosmic Jukebox of Harmonic Consciousness: DARE TO BE STUPID by Weird Al Yankovic
2.2.24 It was the summer of 1985, the first Saturday of summer vacation after 5th grade ended. I was wound up and waiting for my parents and sister to hurry up and get in the car already. My parents had the afternoon off from working at the barn, and we were making the hour-long trip …
Professor Sandman’s Cosmic Jukebox of Harmonic Consciousness: TIME AFTER TIME by Ava Cassidy
2.1.24 I beheld a wonderful thing today. While my students were out to recess, there was a mild hubbub in the hallway. A good sort of hubbub, which is always nice. Especially in the middle of winter with 16 more days of school until winter break. As it turned out, a couple of students had …
Professor Sandman’s Cosmic Jukebox of Harmonic Consciousness: EVERYTHING IS BORROWED by The Streets
1.31.24 Tonight’s selection is one of my Bad Day Songs. It’s also one of my Good Day Songs. Whatever mood I’m in, it makes me happier and gives me a bit of a perspective readjustment. Tonight, it’s decidedly a Bad Day Song, but it’s already making my day a bit better. I came home from …
Professor Sandman’s Cosmic Jukebox of Harmonic Consciousness: WAKE UP EVERYBODY by John Legend and The Roots
Jan. 30, 2024 Not a lot to say for this song, other than that it inspires me, makes me want to do better and be better, and compels me to closely examine my life as a human and my practice as a teacher. Life is change. Good enough is never good enough. There’s always a …
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