Posted in Uncategorized, tagged be the change, blog 365 '08, in the news, inspirational, stuck in the middle on February 29, 2008 | 2 Comments »
And, so is this little freak of nature. Let’s hope he has the academics to go … all … the … way!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged be the change, blog 365 '08, signature thoughts, stuck in the middle, TMI on February 28, 2008 | 7 Comments »
I professed here much earlier today (actually late yesterday) that my inner child is a mean little fucker. I wrote a Thursday Thirteen post enumerating 13 school pranks I would like to pull at work in light of the week’s events. After a heart-to-heart conversation with my husband this morning, I decided to [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged blog 365 '08, cryptograms, wordless wednesday on February 27, 2008 | 9 Comments »
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged blog 365 '08, books movies and music oh my, ohmygod, stuck in the middle on February 26, 2008 | 10 Comments »
Ssss-aaaa-ffff-eeee-tttt-yyyy
Safety-dance!
Whether this song is about safe sex, slam dancing, or the fear of leaving familiar and well known surroundings for something new, it has been playing over and over again in my head today. While some may find it annoying, it has been a fun diversion with the media, communications division, concerned parents, [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged blog 365 '08, cryptograms, ohmygod, stuck in the middle on February 25, 2008 | 12 Comments »
Oh, yeah. It is Monday.
Today was the longest and scariest Monday in all my years as an educator. It was my first and hopefully last student involved shooting. I wish I could say that at no time were our school’s students in jeopardy or danger, but that is not true. Thankfully and unfortunately, [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged blog 365 '08, books movies and music oh my, quizzes tests and surveys oh my on February 24, 2008 | 16 Comments »
Edited to add on 3/1/08: Saintseester! Gmail me with your address and I’ll send you a prize. I have removed the strikethroughs and emboldened the correct answers. I have also added comments to the ones you missed.
1. Pick 15 of your favorite movies.
2. Go to IMDB or somewhere else and [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged and music oh my, blog 365 '08, books, cryptograms, emo, fish and relatives, movies, signature thoughts on February 23, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Hope is the thing with feathers
That perches in the soul,
And sings the tune–without the words,
And never stops at all,
And sweetest in the gale is heard;
And sore must be the storm
That could abash the little bird
That kept so many warm.
I’ve heard it in the chillest land,
And on the strangest sea;
Yet, never, in extremity,
It asked [...]
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