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About msmouce

I teach English, primarily online, at TCC through the Virginia Beach campus, on one of our five campuses. We are spread out through Virginia, Chesapeake, Norfolk, and Portsmouth, Virginia. I teach composition most of the time. I no longer teach developmental English online, although I think that developmental English is important for our students. I just think it does a disservice to most of our developmental English students to put them in this environment because they need a more stabilizing influence as they find their way through college (and college-level English) than we can provide online. My English 3 students have been wonderful; however, I don't want to give them short shrift in class, which is what seems to happen online.

What’s This?

I have melting cats on my screened-in porch right now. OMG it’s HOT in Virginia!!!

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You Just Never Know, Do You?

So much has happened over the last couple of years, that I don’t even know where to begin. The most significant occurrences to me have been the tribulations my poor children have been going through. It’s so strange to me … Continue reading

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Are People Basically Good or Evil?

Sadly, I believe people are basically evil, not good. Our characters are usually “me first” in nature. Our first inclinations do not tend toward “the other”; our inclinations tend towards “the me.” If you doubt me, look around. We even … Continue reading

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Raindrops Keep Falling…

I love the rain. I guess I’m in a minority here. I’ve always found rainy days to be sort of magical. That may be because I’m from the southern California desert area, and rain was a big deal out there. … Continue reading

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Cats Are My Favorite People.

I have three cats, for now, who live in the house. I also have a number of semi-feral cats that come around to mooch a free breakfast and/or free lunch. The logical assumption would be that I like cats. Okay. … Continue reading

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“Stupid” People

Most people, I think, are pretty smart. For me, the definition of “stupid” has nothing to do with intelligence. For me, stupid people are those who hate and despise others because they are members of another group, so this makes … Continue reading

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