Author: Mark E. Johnson

Let the Big Dog Bark

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It’s that time of year again, one of the two seasons in the south – football and the rest of the year.

I’m at the stadium, gear is st up and I’m just waiting. Have talked to severalstudnts. Giving tips on what to shoot, how to cover The Game.

Waiting for colleguea to show up, too. Scotty B. is suppsed to be here and Woody just showed up. Given the number one rankingfor the Bulldogs, there doesn’t seem to be as many shooters in the media room.

What it takes to shoot football now - MacBook Pro, three bodies with three lenses - 28 mm, 70-200 mm and 400 mm.

(Not) Morning Sickness

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Life has been a little different the last 15 months. While I have suffered through my fair share of rubber-chicken dinners and MREs, nothing really prepared me for Breakfast With Your Fifth Grader.

So glad I always ate before going to school.

To Teach or Not to Teach

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Since I made the conversion from do-er to teacher a few years ago, I get a lot of people telling me that they would love to teach. Whether it’s a desire to give back, to help the next generation or a desire to get out of the newspaper industry, they all seem to believe the teaching life is a relaxed way to pursue their passion.

It is not. 

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Meals for the Masses

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A week before classes start every fall, incoming freshwomen go through sorority rush. I haven’t studied this intensely, by any means, but what I have observed is entertaining. They gather outside the student center, get on buses, ride somewhere, then come back and eat.

Honest, that’s all I know. And they use a lot of buses …

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Clean Board

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A year or two ago I spotted a white board in the hall. A classroom was getting a light remodel and the dry erase board was being replaced. Since I believe in recycling, I grabbed it and hung it in my prison cell/office.

I’d like to say I use it every day, that it helps me think in two dimensions … but, really, I got two great ideas and then let them sit for two years.

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