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Just Say No

7/13/2018

 
OK, maybe we can get ahead of this thing. In a month or so, the big corporations are going to start something that is unacceptable, and you can be a part of the solution. They want to profit on lies, and the American people fall for it again and again. That's right, I'm talking about pumpkin spice.

First, I implore you to accept this flavor in two acceptable places - pumpkin pie and pumpkin bread. The fake flavors used in Kisses and Oreos, overpriced coffee, pizza crust, baby diapers, and tile grouting is completely inappropriate. Besides, there's not an ounce of actual pumpkin in there anyway; it's entirely synthetic. We must make it stop. We know the industry will exploit every weird pumpkin spice fetish until we, the consumers, tell it to stop. Vote with your pocketbook! Think of the children. The addiction is real.

Second, this is July. We've had enough with "Fall is my favorite season." You must realize that eating "fall" flavors in July and August will not bring fall earlier. The leaves will turn colors whether you eat pumpkin flavors or not; there is no related scale that flips a switch to make the foliage change. Pumpkin spice, and real pumpkin by the way, is available twelve months of the year, and if you really liked it, that's how often you would consume it. Stop letting Starbucks control you like that. Even if you could force the season change, fall only lasts for, like, two days anyway and leads into winter where daily banter consists of "Cold enough for ya?"

Finally, don't flood my Facebook feed with every picture of the latest product gimmick containing this disturbing 21st century trend. If you do, I will roll my eyes and be forced to respond with something snarky (like "Yuck."). The continued marketing of fake flavors diminishes the value of true pumpkin dishes. Dig out your grandma's pumpkin pie or pumpkin bread recipes, and get them ready for the true season, which may be defined as late September through November. And while you're at it, prepare yourself for the disproportionately short peppermint-flavored season to follow.
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This has been a public service announcement, paid for by People Against Fake Pumpkin Spice (PAFPS) - a fake consumer advocacy group I made up just to intimidate people from defending pumpkin spice in the comments below.

There's No Busyness Like School Busyness:  3 Ways to Order

7/17/2017

 
Good news!  Now it's your turn to read my new book, There's No Busyness Like School Busyness.  You can order this book from my own webstore, from Amazon, and for your Kindle.
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There's No Busyness Like School Busyness:  Physical Proof

7/15/2017

 
The physical book arrived in today's mail!  I can hold it in my hand and turn the pages with my fingers.  It's exciting to see my writing in physical form.

There's No Busyness Like School Busyness:  Proofing

7/8/2017

 
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It's always exciting to see this view.  The only thing I can't do it hold it.  I have now looked over the digital proof, and will have a physical proof copy in my hand before I know it.

This is one more reminder to proofread my text before approving it to be published.  I'm not sure how many times I have been through it on the computer screen, tweaking words here and there, making sure the titles are in the right places, checking the consistency of the fonts, etc.  I find more little errors every time I walk through the pages.

Still, with patience, this book for teachers will be headed to the printer soon.  I'm pretty determined to make it available before the school year begins.

There's No Busyness Like School Busyness:  Table of Contents

7/6/2017

 
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My new book, There's No Busyness Like School Busyness, is ready for the most nerve-wracking part of the process - publishing.  I always get a little nervous waiting for the first physical copy to arrive in my mailbox.

In the meantime, here's a preview of the Table of Contents:
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    D. Ed. Hoggatt is an award-winning fourth grade teacher.
    He taught in Oklahoma City during the terrorist bombing of 1995, and in Joplin, Missouri, during the tornado and recovery of 2011.
    His experiences at these locations are reflected in two of his middle-grade fiction books - 
    Crumbling Spirit and Out of the Wind.

    In There's No Busyness Like School Busyness, Hoggatt shares opinion, reflection, and vision to help teachers teachers improve their craft and thrive in the stressful world of education.

    Mr. Hoggatt is a former newspaper editor.
    In addition to teaching fourth graders, he currently enjoys preaching for churches of Christ when called to do so,
    and visiting schools to make history and writing presentations.


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