A Realization...

Last week, as I was washing sand and dirt from "linker cubes" (similar to Legos) after building mountains and building models in the school sandbox, I realized that I have taken quite a turn in my life.

Four months ago, I was sitting at a computer developing "business intelligence" applications for a multi-million dollar company. Yesterday, I got to play "Father Nature" by pouring water (flooding) on sand mountains and "linker buildings" constructed by my students during an erosion simulation. Let me tell you Father Nature is a pretty bad dude, wiping out mountains in about 30 seconds.

The good thing is I don't really miss my old job. I miss the people, but not the work or the corporate red tape. Yes, schools have plenty of bureaucracy, but I think it's for a better cause...kids.