the cynical plasticman winced slightly as his brain returned from its lunch break

I reckon I've spit up about half a lung so far this week. The 'flu just doesn't seem to want to quit, but I reckon that I'm not helping things by continuing at full steam ahead instead of taking the chilly pilly. Yesterday, I was out & about getting my work documents sorted out in the morning, plus I went to the gym and then I taught in the afternoon. The class wasn't too bad, though I was a little nervous because the VD of the school sat in on my class. But she wasn't too hard on me at the end & that kinda cheered me up.

I reckon I accomplished something yesterday, at least - I taught the kids the expression "dig deep" and explained that I would probably deploy it at regular intervals during class. Don't want to come to class? Dig deep. Too much homework? Dig deep. Cat died? Dig deep & bury the damn thing before it starts smelling.

I gotta go.