Testimony of the Day

"I have a testimony that Laie is a very unusual spot." -- Overheard at church this afternoon. (I know that the speaker meant something more like "unique" or "special")

Warning of the Day

"No running down the trail!" -- Warning yelled at me from a 6 or 7 year old who was on the trail with his grandparents.

Quote of the Day

"A.D.D. is contagious!" -- Conclusion drawn from a conversation with a fellow teacher about how we now get easily distracted and cannot stay focused on one task at a time...just like a lot of our students.

Quote of the Day

"I got the idea right from the newspaper." -- A coworker's revelation of where he got the idea to unroll some toilet paper, slip in a new $10 bill, re-roll the TP and leave it for his wife to find on April 1st.

Question of the Day

"Where did Mr. Hwang go?" -- Asked to the teacher who was covering my class by the very same man who assigned me to go to another room to proctor exams.

Conversion of the Day

"That's only like a mile and a half." -- A coworker's reaction to my telling him that I would do a 5K "Fun" Run/Walk this Saturday.

Quote of the Day

"So shame." -- One student's surprising reaction to finding she lived close to her teacher.

(Smart) Quote of the Day

"Garlic!" -- Uncle's smart aleck answer that elicited a scowl from my aunt who had just said, "Mmm. This garlic chicken is so ono. I wonder what they put in it?"

Quote of the Day

"Isn't that terrible? I can't tell that joke in front of too many people." -- Admission from a coworker who got a courtesy laugh from me after he told an off-color joke.

Standard of the Day

"We would hang out more if you swore more often." -- A friend's criteria for our association.

Ungrateful Quote of the Day

"Can I just have the money instead?" -- A student's response after I thought I'd reward him with a plate lunch for some (unusually) exemplary behavior during testing.

Misunderstanding of the Day

"You're going to stay till 4:00 to help count the votes?!" -- A friend's bewildered reaction to my saying that, "I'm waiting for Taly." at today's teachers union polling session. I needed Taly's signature for an official document.

Hybrid of the Day

"The more the berrier." -- Overheard from someone talking too fast. I think they meant to say "The more the better." or "The more the merrier."

Assist of the Day

"He stuck the vacuum cleaner too close to his neck." -- A student's (un)helpful assistance to put an end to the teasing his friend got because of a hickey.

Told-You-So of the Day

"Just wait, he's gonna play 'In My Life' next." -- The skeptic sitting next to me during a luncheon where Jake Shimabukuro was the entertainment. Apparently, Mr. Shimabukuro says the same intros and jokes for his set pieces, and the skeptic had heard it all before. BTW, he DID play "In My Life". :D

Quote of the Day

"I don't know. I'm not a man so I don't need that. Hurry up and choose one already!" -- A younger brother's frustration at his older brother's indecision at which Axe body spray to get.

Question of the Day

"It's so pretty. What kind of fertilizer is that?" -- Grandma's friend asking about the thin blanket of fallen mountain apple blossoms.

Word of the Day

"That's the word of the day." -- an overworked teacher's reason for using the words associated with B & S twice in the span of a short conversation about something frustrating. Unbeknownst to her, her word of the day made my quote of the day. :D

Guess of the Day

"Wait! Let me guess: you teach math." -- One of the visiting accreditation panel member's deduction right after she asked me what I taught. I didn't even use my pocket protector that day.

Answer of the Day

"It was a long arduous process." -- A teacher's answer to the accreditation panel's question of  "What did you learn about yourselves (through focus group meetings)?"