"This is the Day .....

..... your life will surely change."

I just downloaded The The - Soul Mining yesterday. Really have a thing for Matt Johnson. Yes, I know, most know this song (This is the Day) from the M&M's commercial now. Yet, I have always liked it along with the rest of the Album and also The The - Mind Bomb which features Johnny Marr formerly of The Smiths.

So, anyway, spent the day with This is the Day buzzing around in my mind. Buzzing during my easy 5 miler (which seemed more slog than ease today), care taking the sick - strike that - very sick wife, youngest child (who are both getting better) and now my second oldest. Yes, for those keeping track - it has been a full week of sickness in our house. Yet, me, the only one to actually get the flu shot - not sick. Go figure? The first time in years I actual get the shot, so I can spend the entire week pretending to be an RN Daddy.

Then, tonight, This is the Day still head buzzin' while I take the two healthy kids to their schools Monster Ball. Their Elementary School Halloween Party, just in case you need the clarification. It was fun. They have a really good school with some great teachers from Kindergarten to about 4th grade. Our oldest is in 4th, so I know nothing beyond that. While I was there in the schools library, buying our usual haul of books from the scholastic book fair they have every year - it hit me! Talking to their schools fantastic librarian, This is the Day came back into my mind. Maybe coincidence or some direction in the Force was trying to tell me - I NEED TO TEACH!

I always say the Force. Really, it is that feeling or once upon a few years eureka, aha notion that hits ya. Hits ya with some direction to something you have been thinking about, but have not done yet. I have been thinking about changing careers for a year now. Each time the thought of changing pops up - teaching is the one constant idea out of all of them. It is something in my blood I guess. Most in my family end up being Lawyers or teachers. Although we now have a generation of Medical/Health workers now.

Teacher? I guess it fulfills something. It fulfills the closeness I have been having with my Sister who died of Cancer this past April. She taught. She was a great Kindergarten teacher. I have also been following a really fantastic persons blog who is a runner and Kindergarten Teacher - Meg Runs. Teacher? Well, This is certainly THE DAY. Something to start thinking about making happen anyway.

My run. Not the best, but got it done today amongst everything else which needed to be done. 5 miles is all. It was a mid day run actually. Which is unusual weekday running time. Realworld time of day for me. Sun was high, bright and much warmer than anticipated. We have been near 80 degrees in the Southern Nevada desert of late. It will cool down next week. Tomorrow, very busy day. However, I will try and peel myself out of bed early for at least a 13 miler if not more. Report back later on that. Everyone have a great weekend!

Cheers!