Apologies

So I found out yesterday that my job is safe. For now, I guess I would say. From what I’ve been hearing things are bad all over the state. Money’s drying up everywhere. Nobody’s wanting to lend to us any more and Californians have resoundingly voted “no” on raising their own taxes. As Margaret Thatcher once said, “This is the problem with socialism. Sooner or later, you run out of other people’s money.”

But it feels good to be safe for now. Thank you Lord. Our cups constantly run over.

I want to sincerely apologize for the “jumping out of a one-story window” crack from my previous entry. It was a pathetic attempt to be funny, but it was wrong. I thought about it later when I found out a former student of mine ended his life this week.

It floored me to find this out. This student was one of the brightest, most determined young men I’ve ever come across. He had joined the Marine Corps and he showed so much promise. His mother worked at the school and I would constantly tell her what an incredible kid she had raised.

I just feel a deep sadness. It's hard to put this into words.