Sometimes you need to make some changes...

Okay. Take a look at this picture. Ask yourself if you see anything wrong. Anything at all. Go ahead. I dare ya.

Anyone see it? The whole thing about having "electricity" in your pants? And how big is that charge that you're hiding in there?

Oh, it sure is big. Is that a light bulb or are you just happy to see me?

And in case you were wondering what level class that this screenplay was written for, that would be 2nd grade. Yes, 2nd graders came very close to talking about having a big huge electric charge that turned into a big long electric snake that suddenly jumped out of their pants.

And that is why, as a teacher, you need to preview EVERYTHING that comes your way. You can't even take a corporate prepared play about electricity for granted, because clearly there are some jokers in the lot.

What to make of getting crushed...?

There is this one thing about bike racing and the attempt to become a professional teacher, the one golden, great equalizer amongst both: as an individual, you really, really put yourself out there.

There is no one to blame when I fail. There are never excuses, only the hard truth that today, yesterday, I was not good enough to succeed.

Will I be good enough tomorrow?

I am expecting good things both on the bike and in the classroom. For now, I will keep the details close to heart in an attempt to shield myself from the possibility of allowing my hopes to reach a new high.

I have visions of personal achievement, a larger bank account, and that sense of accomplishment. They dance through my mind like the apparitions in Disneyland's Haunted House Ride.

They're there, I'm not sure how, I can't touch them, but they're there.