A Flock of Seagulls – I Ran

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I know, I know….that’s not how you pronounce it (phonetically “Ron”), but after years of mispronouncing the title of this epic Kurosawa film, I finally got around to actually seeing it, this past Saturday, during a rainy Los Angeles afternoon. It’s usually this time of year that we can’t really decide if it’s still winter, or whether it might actually be spring.

My students find themselves much in the same dilemma. Some days are fantastic where they ask great questions, show immensely high degrees of intuition, effort, and drive. Other days, like the soggy March rain that comes out of nowhere, seem to suggest otherwise.

Yet, spring is around the corner, and although I’m sure I don’t appreciate it’s coming as much as my Northeast readers certainly do, it’s great to be able to walk outside without a jacket, to breathe the smell of the freshly mown lawn, and to be able to begin trash talking baseball with some of my colleagues.

Bring it on…