One Down...

Today was a non-student day at school. That's because the last day of the first quarter was yesterday, and today was a day for teachers to finalize grades and get everything entered into the system. I got to school around 8:00 this morning (I got to sleep in!) and by 4:15, I was done. All scores are entered, all final grades are tabulated, recorded, and saved to the school's I: drive.

In other words, I have officially survived my first quarter as a teacher.

And there was great rejoicing in the land!

Pics of the Week

I have two pics to share today, both taken by yours truly.

This first one was on a sign in a Jamba Juice store earlier this summer. Given that we had found out only a couple of months earlier that we were expecting, it really made us laugh.



I'm convinced to this day that this is the entire reason my Dad decided having kids would be a good thing.

This second pic comes from my chemistry class this past Thursday. Period 2A, to be precise.



He's heroic. He's patriotic. He's safety-conscious. He's the complete package!

Kyle Orton for MVP!

Having closely followed the first four weeks of the young NFL season, I hereby nominate Denver Broncos quarterback Kyle Orton for the NFL's Most Valuable Player award.



The offseason for the Broncos was tumultuous, with a new head coach and the resulting soap opera that led to Pro Bowler Jay Cutler being traded to Chicago. In came Orton, along with expectations of a rebuilding year in the Mile High City.

Instead, Orton has quietly but competently led the Broncos to an undefeated start. He hasn't thrown an interception in four games and has managed games well down the stretch to bring his team out on top.

The Broncos are the NFL's most unexpected 4-0 team, and they owe much of that success to Orton. He is The Man in Denver. He clearly deserves the MVP trophy. The NFL should give it to him—right now.

After all, if President Obama can be a Nobel Peace Prize laureate nine months into a four year Presidential term, certainly Orton can be the MVP four weeks into a seventeen week season.