It's been a sad day in our house. My youngest son's choir director told them he was resigning to go to another school district today. My son's a bit crushed as this was his mentor, but he'll be fine. These things happen and programs adjust.

And this afternoon was a retirement party for one of the finest English teachers I have ever known. She taught all 38 years of her career at our school. Fortunately she is making the trip down to Austin with me this weekend, so we'll have some more time together.