You’re familiar with trail mix, right? A bunch of random food items thrown into the same bag, uniting as a single product? Little of this, little of that. That’s what this post is: trail mix. Note: I started this post during a slow stretch on Friday afternoon. The slow stretch quickly turned into an avalanche … More I promised intelligence but you’ll have to settle for this
The National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory for my area. Up to a quarter of an inch of wintry precipitation could fall tonight. That’s right! Enough snow/ice to make a footprint is coming this way! Local meteorologists and newscasters have warned people to take cover, and the grocery store lines are backed … More Urgent notice!
I would really like to blog about the fight that occurred in our gymnasium on Tuesday afternoon involving three 18 year old boys who started throwing punches over who could bench press the highest weight. I’d like to recount how a coach tried (unsuccessfully) to stop the fight by tripping the boys with a power … More The post I’m not writing
I spent last night reading about Ashley Judd and her incredible devotion to Youth Aids. I spent the final moments of my planning period this morning talking with a friend about the importance of doing what we can with what we have. I have spent the last hour brainstorming with my 2nd period about how … More Full of sound and fury, signifying everything
I started the morning crying my eyes out with Ellen Degeneres, who began her third talk show season today not with a flashy premiere filled with dancing and jokes and uber famous guests, but with a show dedicated to raising awareness, raising money, and raising consciousness. I’m not saying there was no laughter, but in … More Division problems
I have shelf-top cabinets and vaulted ceilings in my kitchen. On the highest wall the space between the cabinet top and the ceiling’s surface seems vast and open, so shortly after I moved in I purchased two obscure members of the philodendron family to grace that lofty margin. They grew, not in viney tendrils like … More If you can read this….
Discovery Channel has just posted its list of the 25 Greatest Americans. Check it out. See if you see what I see.
This is what greeted me on the AOL news page today. It seems our President is…reformed (she says while trying not to choke on her latte). This is the second reference to the President’s “new and improved image” I’ve come across in the past 10 days or so. The accompanying caption is “Bush Seems Confident, … More it’s always something (my regards to gilda radner)
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