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Every weekday I take attendance for each of my music classes. The options I have when I take attendance are: “here/not here” or “present/not present.” After several months of this teaching thing I’ve noticed that some students who answer “here” are never really all there. On the other hand, I have students who are sitting in a math class and I know their minds are actually present in my class (I know this because I often have students ditch to come to my class). My newest practice is to take attendance in my own life when I am loosing focus. Am I “in attendance” when I am teaching? Am I “in attendance” when I am reading my Bible? Am I “in attendance” when I am listening? This little life hack has helped me spotlight my current responsibilities and to do well at them. What do you do to focus?

I can’t believe TBS is still in the dark ages! In this age of the internet everything should be accessible to everyone. The TBS site is not requiring Windows Media Player to watch videos. They are actually requiring Microsoft Windows to view videos. As a Mac guy this drives me crazy! I am still one of those die-hards who refuses to touch anything that is tainted with MS Windows. Do I have the ability to install Windows on my Intel Mac? —yes. Will I ever install Windows on my Mac? — NO! So much for FrankTV. I’m sticking with Youtube. TBS needs to take a clue from Hulu (instead of driving people to use Bittorrent)!

I’m not sure if my health today is a result of taking cold showers. One of the supposed benefits of standing in freezing water is an immune system boost. That was not the case last night and today. I’ve been tending to my schnozzola for 20 hours or more. The drugs are not working, steam is not working, and none of the online home remedies seem to work either. At least I’ve been able to get caught up on finances today. So here is a warning to yesterday’s post—take ice cold showers at your own risk!

In the past month I’ve decided to take cold showers every night. I originally got the idea from a blog that said to put three bags of ice in bath water and jump in. I didn’t have the guts to try this so I opted for the cold shower instead. This painful practice apparently has many benefits. I do it because I run everyday and I hate smelling myself as I go to sleep. I’ve noticed a decrease in my screams each time I take the cold shower. I also feel much warmer when I go to bed. For those of you who enjoy trying new things, this is something you can try out this week! Keep it cool.