I worked 10 hours straight today (11 if you don't subtract breaks from the shifts), on three hours of sleep, and I truly felt very good.  Tomorrow... we'll see.  I said many things, and heard many things, and I don't quite remember all of it, although I do remember smiles, laughs, interested looks, and the occasional human being looking up from a smart phone to feign amusement at my antics.

Actually, the classes were very good today.  I began the day by substituting for an ill teacher at the same location in the same room 3 where I teach in the evening, and it was obviously much brighter.  Then I went to midtown to teach my usual class, but we started a new session Monday, so there are plenty of new faces, and a handful of returning students.  We're talking about immigration.  After that I went back to 100th street to greet some of the most familiar faces I get to see on a regular basis.

Magic: in just two days I've met my first students from Egypt, Pakistan, Indonesia, and Belgium, and yes, even two students from Canada, home of the sweetest flag in the world!  Stars are brilliant, but my mouth waters every time I think of maple leaves and flowing rivers of syrup...