epiphanies in the early morn

I don't really know what that title has to do with what I might blog about right now, but I said it this morning and liked the way it sounded, so I'm sharing it with my blogging audience.

I'm not sure I enjoy teaching middle school. I think it's because I strongly disliked those years for the most part in my own life and I find no joy in teaching it.

For the first time in ages, the crowd in my section was behaved. I had one incident with some jerks, but they didn't belong in my section anyway, so I kicked their asses out. I sent people to the back of the crowd waiting to go to their seats after a whistle and then I used my famous "we attempt to teach manners at hockey games" line to a man who was bullshitting me and called me "mean." My meanness paid off and one guy thanked me for doing my job well yesterday night. That makes me happy. A little appreciation and good behavior, especially from my rowdy section rats, goes a long way in an usher's book.

My eyes are burning. I'm gonna go take care of that right now.
My closing thought ~
I don't know what is worse: comcast internet or mr. illitch's monthly insulting reminder that I am just a slave in his empire.