Third, fourth, and fifth grades represented with a sampling of journal entries and a story. Reading this after 24 years (or so) gives me a hint of the boy I was.

The last day of school for 2006. Two pounds of grapes for staff treats. Remembering to get my paycheck (which later I forgot all about). Swimming fun and the mental gain. A stranded minivan; doubting my decision not to offer my help. Joy of Christmas carols.

Geminids are here again (note I meant the Perseids, not the Leonids, as the last meteor shower I viewed). Thoughts on re-reading _A Feast For Crows_ by George R.R. Martin. Details, character motives, and piecing the story together. The Gospel of Judas. Writing a novel where each copy is different due to a reader generated seed.

Uncertain of the day, a quiet beginning. First coat of the new wall color; initial reactions, finding a "dangerous" color. TSA breaking *your* suitcase lock to protect *you*.

My brother David's birthday. Two to the fifth power. Thoughts on Andre Rieu's 12/7/06 San Diego concert. Brief description of The Heritage of the Americas Museum in El Cajon, California which gets interrupted at the end by chit-chat with a teacher.

Crimson leaves and silver moon. Making fire in class. Dreams. Pepsi can revisited with Wallace Stevens (reference to "Anecdote of the Jar"). Embarrassing story dealing with a forgotten lock combination.

A chill Santa Ana. Not quite the Christmas season without the decorations around the house. Shiny blue Pepsi can on the pitcher's mound. Thoughts of how Christmas changes throughout our lives; rememberances of Christmas past. One spider! The paradox of senses and feeling beyond the senses.

The recent upheaval of my room provides rich opportunity to find lost treasures as well as items to discard. I spend most of my time discussing Degas' "Giovanna and Giuliana Bellelli". I mispronounce Giovanna's name as Giovanni. At the end, with not enough time devoted to it, I ponder getting rid of photos of my mom and grandpa taken at my wedding.