Don’t you hate these things? Every other bank statement we receive has one tucked inside. I know it’s probably important, but I usually just throw it in the recycle bin unread . . .
Most of you who know me well have probably already figured this out, but I thought I’d be clear about it. All student names in this blog are fictitious, as are most of my friends’ names. The one exception is anyone who also has a blog; I figure privacy isn’t as important to them! On occasion I will also change identifying details, like gender or hair color. I’ve never been good at writing fiction, so I don’t enjoy doing this, but some of the kids are quite young, everyone knows where I live or could find out easily, and I want to protect my students’ anonymity. Also, some of my friends are CIA or Special-Ops, and I don’t want to risk exposing them. (Now you’ll never know if that’s true. Did I make it up to protect them, or because it gives this site a dangerous and exotic ambience? You’ll never know. But it’s probably best to stay on my good side.)