Sammy at Work at SammySocks Etc. by Mark Lyons SammySocks Etc. Blog - Comments and Observations from Someone Who Is a Retired Educator and the Father of Sammy of SammySocks Etc. Samuel has several chores that he performs at SammySocks Etc. He puts individual components of our Bells and Whistles Bag into organza bags. He also packs baggies with a variety of items that are included with each customer’s order. These are not difficult tasks, but they are important and time consuming. Once learned, they are repetitive. This is both good and bad. Good because the same thing is done over and over. But that is also what makes them bad. It’s boring! To...
Overheard in a Faculty Lounge One Day at Lunch by Mark Lyons Image by Ty Swartz from Pixabay SammySocks Etc. Blog - Comments and Observations from Someone Who Is a Retired Educator and the Father of Sammy of SammySocks Etc. “The bullet-shaped, rubber-tipped, hangable, wooden pointer!” “The aluminum, super-light, clip-on-your-shirt chalk holder!” “The pointer!” “The holder!” “Pointer!” “Holder!” “Hey, what are they arguing about?” “What’s the 2nd most educationally significant innovation to come out in the last 100 years?” “Oh, yeah? Second? Is it the hole punch?” “No.” “Socks from SammySocks Etc.?” “How’s that?” “Well, a comfortable, stylish, and well-dressed educator follows the 5E Model of Fashion and...
Wearing Socks Is Like Binge Watching Your Favorite Old TV Shows by Mark Lyons SammySocks Etc. Blog - Comments and Observations from Someone Who Is a Retired Educator and Sammy’s Dad Wearing a great pair of socks (especially socks purchased from SammySocks Etc.) is like binge watching your old favorite TV shows. It is! Really! And here are several reasons why. + Socks make you feel comfortable just like watching your favorite old TV show(s). + Wearing socks creates or brings back memories like when you were watching your old favorite TV shows when they weren’t old. + You can wear socks all day just like you can binge watch all day. + Socks are...
Sammy Sayings by Mark Lyons Image by mediamonk from Pixabay SammySocks Etc. Blog - Comments and Observations from Someone Who Is a Retired Educator and Sammy’s Dad There are some sayings that seem indelibly seared into our brains. “A penny saved is a penny earned.” “A rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” “Experience is the teacher of all things.” “The best way to create your future is to create it.” “The good we do today becomes the happiness of tomorrow.” Well, in the Lyons’ household there are sayings that are just as indelible. “It’s taking too long!” “Go around you!” “Take it back!”...
Ah Poetry! by Mark Lyons SammySocks Etc. Blog - Comments and Observations from Someone Who Is a Retired Educator and Sammy’s Dad Ah, poetry! It is the life blood of literature. It is the sinew that binds our lives together! It is the deep, mystical force that tells it like it is. There have been so many great poets. Here are just a few: + Poe + Shakespeare + Angelou + Silverstein + Frost + Whitman + Dickinson + Hughes + Lyons, ….. uh, I mean, Longfellow. Well, Lyons...
