A tale of two cities

For those of you out of the loop, I am currently employed as third- through sixth-grade general music teacher at Martin Luther King Jr. Multicultural Institute, a pre-K through 8th grade public school in Buffalo. It’s my first full-time position as a music teacher, and I am happy to be working there despite the many challenges facing me.

The Buffalo Public Schools were closed today due to -20 degree windchills, so I used my day off to return as a substitute teacher at the Maryvale Intermediate-Middle School complex in Cheektowaga NY, where I began the year as a long-term sub, and where I have subbed many times. Only a short drive down the expressway from Martin Luther King School, subbing at Maryvale Intermediate-Middle School is a very different experience than teaching at Martin Luther King MCI. I have a few minutes of downtime today, and I would like to blog about the similarities and differences between these two worlds.

Kennedy Addresses the Greater Houston Ministerial Association 9/12/1960

… I believe in an America where separation of church and state is absolute; 

The famous dressing and marinade

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 1/2 cup red wine vinegar
• 1/3 cup lemon juice
• 1-1/4 teaspoons garlic powder
• 1-1/4 teaspoons dried oregano
• 1-1/4 teaspoons dried basil
• 1 teaspoon pepper
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon onion powder
• 1 teaspoon Zatarain’s creole mustard
• Pinch of Sugar

You don’t have to refrigerate it!