New Year, new me. Nah. I'm fine just the way I am. Doing the things I love. Like enjoying

a latte on the bus with some music or on a walk with a friend. My only resolution is

to enjoy more of what I love. Like switching up my usual with oat, soy, almond or coconut.

All delicious non-dairy alternatives available at Starbucks. For no extra charge. While Stox

Last, subject to availability.

Gendameris Morse is exactly the person you want your twin to have as a school counselor.

I love middle school students. They're so warped. They're so warped. I just love them.

You know, you say warped? Yes, they're warped in all the best ways.

It's funny because I have such strong memories of middle school. Like I think I could smell my

middle school right now if I wanted to. Like it's that school lunch smell. Yep. And like adolescent

sweat or acts. Oh my gosh, I think acts ought to be banned from the play.

It's Jan Works in Elkhart County, Indiana. We are the RV capital of the world. A lot of RV

industries and lots of manufacturing in our county. Usually this time of year,

Jan's kids are getting ready for the big eighth grade dance. I hate this but it's like the mini prom.

This year though, no one's reserving limousines. COVID took care of that. And we always have that

in February. And so there there isn't that right now.

Jan's district has tried doing school just about every way school is possible. They've done it

virtually. Then they brought the kids back first at four days a week, then just two.

Around the holidays, they went back to zoom. Then they opened the buildings up for younger kids.

And so our seven through 12th graders just came back last Tuesday.

What a roller coaster. Oh, it has been a roller coaster.

I haven't been allowed into my kids school building since last year. As I spoke to Jan,

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