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I’m really enjoying the relaxed pace at our house now that the holidays are winding down. I’ve even got the time to work on my favourite jigsaw puzzle and have  it spread out all over the dining- room table. I’ve put this puzzle together many times over the years, and it’s become  an old friend that I look forward to visiting each year during the Christmas holidays. The problem is this year the visit is turning out to be very frustrating, very frustrating indeed. Why?  Well, I’m not seeing those 1000 tiny puzzle pieces as clearly as I used to. Pushing my glasses higher up the bridge of my nose isn’t helping much and putting my head down closer to the puzzle pieces  is hurting my back. Oh, the joys of aging. Time for a cup of tea.

Enjoying my cup of tea, I noticed the business section of the paper lying folded in half on one of the dining room chairs so I picked it up and idly paged through it.  I wasn’t too interested in learning more about the state of the economy and what we should or shouldn’t do in the coming year.That was reality, and I don’t have to face reality until Monday morning when the first bell rings at school. I was just about to put it down when my eye caught this headline: Madcap moments from the wide world of work. (www?) Madcap moments?  I was up for that.  These were some of the madcap moments

A Romanian school teacher was suspended for allegedly shooting a misbehaving student in the hand with a rubber bullet during class.

A Chicago public school teacher was pulled from the classroom after she taped a nine-year old special education student to his chair because he wouldn’t sit down.

German federal policewomen are being outfitted with bullet-proof bras designed to offer additional protection under their bullet-proof vests.

I think I’ll just go back to my jigsaw puzzle. I’ve learned more than I need to know. Now, where was that magnifying glass?

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