Holder of Useless Knowledge

that damn wall

2011-12-26T23:22:00.000-05:00

That damn empty wall vexes me... what shall I do? wainscotting and paint? A lemon tree with branches that hang memories of my life? A Roman Memory, complete with wine and Goddesses? A spring full of water and new life? A modern world full of blue and white? Acient water worlds with a grand Nautilus? A Beach house with weathered shutters and white-washed walls? My kitchen awaits...

If wishes were horses...

2011-12-26T19:45:00.000-05:00

Jason Aldean would live in my house, singing to me all day long. Geoff Tate and Sara Evans would back him up. And Vice Versa, I suppose. Bryan Adams and Steve Perry would stop by for coffee every now and then... My wine glass would never be empty Hiccups would be abolished I would have the most amazing garden on my back porch Beer would not make you fat Garlic and chocolate would POOF! out

A Few of My Favorite Things

2011-12-25T18:49:00.000-05:00

1. Science: I mean, what's not to love about science, right? Science helps me see the beauty of the world. See how connected we all are, how much we depend on each other. When it seems the whole world has dissappointed me, science saves me. 2. Alcohol- I might like this more than I should. I love that buzz and relaxation. I seem to do my creating after two glasses of wine. I wonder if that is

2011-11-24T12:10:00.002-05:00

http://youtu.be/VsyE2rCW71o

Didja know

2011-11-19T13:08:00.000-05:00

The Atlantic Ocean grows about 25 mm a year... The human fingernail grows about 36 mm a year, Human hair grows about 144 mm a year

Grown

2011-10-01T19:59:00.000-04:00

thought I had something to say, but realized I was being bitchy....so nevermind. I got caught on fire today...in front of a bunch of little kids...it was fun..

Hey Hey, bad poetry for you

2011-09-25T17:11:00.000-04:00

Life is busy, life is good. Wish you all lived in my neighborhood. I've been thinking about a certain hammock on a ranch in Texas, wishing I was there....

2011-09-04T00:44:00.000-04:00

I had a small point rolling around in my head, amongst the thoughts of Hugh Grant, drinking, science experiments, and generally not being "Good Enough". And now I can't remember. But I logged in to this Forgotten Place because I had a Pithy Thought. Some sort of comparison between my life as it is and my life as I thought it would be. I can't remember now... This is not an uncommon occurrence. I

My Queen of Obvious

2011-07-04T17:40:00.000-04:00

Gotta babble about my child for a minute...my youngest. I swear, she is my smartest and my strangest. The things she thinks up....So far today she has: -painted with watercolors AND acrylics, because she like how they look together -created a a wall of pillows and blankets on the bed and pretended to be a dog. -let me paint her fingernails and toenails, using 10 different colors. -pretended all

Not Your Average Day at The Park

2011-06-18T20:54:00.000-04:00

I was ten years old the first time I ever smoked pot. It was on The Needle at AstroWorld in Houston, Texas, around 1977. In the following 12 years, I smoked a lot more, plus a few other things. I was never a big fan of amusement parks. I don't really like the rides, I really don't like heights and hate being flipped upside down. It's hot and crowded, and over-priced. But, can you imagine how

Summer time means pools and candy

2011-06-04T23:09:00.000-04:00

As a wee 8 year old, I lived in a little town in Texas, close to Houston. I went to a small elementary school there, I read a book a day. I would finish my work early and the teacher would let me go to the library. I remember really loving those books. Mostly I read biographies, but some fiction would find its way in from time to time. But what I really loved that year was the public pool and

News of the World

2011-05-30T09:22:00.000-04:00

Lots of good things happening here at HofUK. Fer example: I will not, I repeat NOT, be in college this summer, I get some time to work on the house and play with the children. Swimming, any one? I have three events to work this summer for a total of 14 days. The money for this is so good, I am embarrassed to say it out loud, or type for that matter. Not so embarrassed that I can't take it, but

Thankful

2011-05-30T09:20:00.000-04:00

This Memorial Day, I would like to take a minute to recognize a few folks: My husband's grandfather: he served during WWII and was in a Japanese POW camp. My husband's father: a Marine in Viet Nam. He was the youngest Marine to ever make Sergeant (at the time, at least). He was one of those guys you see on war movies that hung out of the helicopters manning machine guns. This July we will mark

Is it too Much to ask?

2011-04-24T12:29:00.000-04:00

For just one ounce of Give A Shit?

Not What I Thought I'd hear

2011-04-19T18:39:00.000-04:00

So there is a lady I work with...I think(thought) a lot of her. She always had a big smile, always upbeat and positive. She seemed like a good mother. She had a special needs son whom she worshipped, and a little girl who was just too cute for words. The students flocked to her for advice and friendship. I work with teenagers. Some would say that 17 year olds are adults. Some may be, but most

Raising Hell

2011-03-28T21:49:00.000-04:00

It occurred to me on the way home from work. I was listening to my oldest talk about her day. I love that girl, I fought hard to get pregnant, I fought hard to get her into the world, and she fought hard to stay here. She is an amazing person. A heart as big as Georgia, and a drawl to match. She always takes the side of the underdog, and stands up for what she believes in. She makes me proud to

A job in Retail

2011-02-12T06:36:00.000-05:00

A horse likes to brush her hair, right? My youngest daughter likes to line things up. This "issue" manifested itself around the beginning of pre-k. She lined up a stack of paper, covering the couches, fireplace, chairs, and part of the living room floor. But they were arranged! Then came the time she arranged hair brushes and combs on the head of her large pink horse, just in case the horse

Trash man

2010-12-29T09:23:00.000-05:00

I feel bad for the trash men in my neighborhood today. It's Wednesday- trash day. We had extra guests in my house last week, and then a big Christmas bash and presents. We created more than a bag of trash a day. It wouldn't fit in the thingy. It was piled high like a trash sundae. We were not alone. Up and down the street trash was piled high. I really need to get better about recycling. I bet

Stasis

2010-12-27T12:06:00.000-05:00

This word confounds me, but seems to describe my life these days. In Greek it means "standing still". On one hand it means balanced and equal. And that certainly applies here. I have worked long and hard to get to where I am now. Years of college, doing without, pinching pennies, keeping my eye on the prize. Now it is paying off. I have a great job. I teach a subject I love- on the honor's

wow

2010-12-25T23:00:00.000-05:00

The blog is still here... I would have thought it would have shriveled up and died by now. My son asked me why I didn't post anymore... I guess I couldn't find anything important to say... I heard the phrase "The physics of thought" and my first thought was BULLSHIT then I looked online..... one site went into great detail about thought creating discrepant events and such and another site

2010-08-21T01:17:00.000-04:00

Life is good. My classes are great. My students are awesome. My time is my own (no more school!). I am contemplating starting a Girl Scout troop. My daughters are happy and well. My son is becoming a man. My husband is as wonderful as the first day I met him. I am losing some of my doubts and seeing the good things in my life. Life is good

If two people tell you the same thing, should you listen?

2010-07-16T07:26:00.000-04:00

I have had several people give me the same message in unrelated conversations in the last few weeks. Mostly, it is about their faith in a God. I used to believe, I did. I have come to the conclusion that there isn't one. And that realization has created a sadness deep, deep inside. I kept seeing all the shit happening: Casey Anthony and other parents who kill their own begotten, children who

2010-07-11T23:35:00.000-04:00

I graduated from college (the first time) in 1995. My oldest (and only at the time) was 6. We tried to get pregnant again, but without much success. Then in 1996, we tried Clomid. That stuff would have turned Mother Theresa into a screaming Bi-otch! We gave up, and I enrolled in college to get my master's degree. Only to find ourselves pregnant a few months later. I could not manage work,

John mayer

2010-06-27T20:21:00.000-04:00

I could listen to John Mayer every day till the day I die. He plays the guitart just like he's ringing a bell (Go, Johnny, Go, Go!) The end of this song is a bit different than the one on my ipod.At the end of my version he says, " How come everything I think I need seems to need batteries" So, enjoy a great song on me...too hot and tired to do much else than listen to music.

Drinks are on me!

2010-06-27T09:41:00.000-04:00

Laura, at Fetch Me My Flying Monkeys, can't go to California. In a show of solidarity, several of us have all agreed to not go, either. I went one step farther and said I would drink a Tequila Sunrise for everyone not going. But I might be short a little Tequila. But then I remembered her beautiful blue Beta. No, I'm not planning on substituting fish for tequila, but something else blue.... in

Dad

2010-06-20T22:44:00.001-04:00

You know what I miss the most about my Dad? So many things... But today, I miss playing cards with him at the kitchen table. Listeing to the sounds of his cards being shuffled together, a cup of coffee, or more likely a cold beer. My folks had a round wooden table, I can still see my Dad making a fist and then using the side of it to swipe crumbs off the table top.

A correlation between teaching buffalos and teenagers....

2010-06-19T21:35:00.000-04:00

I am currently furthering my edjumacation in...well, edjumacation...I have been teaching for 15 years now, high school science. I am currently working on my Specialist degree. I have my BS (bullshit), MS (more shit), now I'm getting my EdS (even deeper shit). After July 19th, I will Specialize in Shit. But the mind wanders away from my point. Which is....lemmee think... Yes. I am writing a

personal space- i need it

2010-06-15T22:54:00.001-04:00

First, let me state for the record that my professor is very smart, and can make some pretty interesting connections between politics and education. He also name- drops. "I'm the so and so for the this group"..."I taught with this person, and studied under this on"..."Funny you should mention that, I've written three books on the subject...." What was that guy's name on Harry Potter who was so

no more rocks

2010-06-10T18:03:00.000-04:00

Today, the anethesiwhatsiologist said when it was all done I would feel like I'd been hit in the back with a 2 by 4. Or is that 2X4. When I hear " 2 by 4" I see 2X4. whatever. that's too much thinking. anyway. i made it through the procedure, still groggy, sick to my stomach, and i feel like i got hit in the back with a plank of wood. dont really want to be awake. or use capitals or much

piedra de riñón

2010-05-23T10:18:00.000-04:00

Warning- this is kinda gross. You were warned. Last month I got what I thought was a kidney infection. Lots of blood in the urine, some pain. So much blood the doc asked me if I might be on my period! I said, "I've been having my period for a while now, think I'd know." Got my prescription, drank lots of water. All gone....until about 3 weeks later. When the symptoms came back. More

B is for Bummer

2010-05-10T16:20:00.000-04:00

Risky business

2010-05-06T22:31:00.000-04:00

At my work, the toilet is unisex. It's also an industrial strength flusher. If anyone ever sat down on that thing and got a good seal on it before they flushed...Well, let's just say the results would be something like you'd see in a bad B-flick about some guy who wants revenge on his ex-high school buddies, invites them over, sucks the intestines out of one poor schmuck's ass with his toilet,

Special Priviledges

2010-04-21T20:12:00.001-04:00

Want to hear a good story? There is a "teacher" at my school who has been in the classroom for over 25 years now. I won't say "teaching" because that's not what is going on in there.... Said teacher regulary kicks students out of her class room, for a wide variety of transgressions. One kid got kicked out for laughing, another for eating an apple. We have such terrible students at my school!!

Dream-teaching and tamales

2010-04-13T21:40:00.000-04:00

I really must finish college. And quickly, if my dreams are of any portent. Last night, I dreamed... that I taught in my sleep- all night! And I was teaching something with math. And in my dream I had to keep waking up to check my math and make sure I was doing it right. And then, in my dreams, I had to go back to sleep and finish teaching the problem. And then I would start on another problem in

Sprung Break

2010-04-08T21:30:00.000-04:00

Spring Break is here....I'm up to my eyeballs in work. No rest for the weary and all that.... but in a little over 90 days, count them- 90! Days!, I will be a college graduate (for the last time, I promise!).... All I have to do is keep from losing my shit between now and then... My back porch is beeyooteefull- new adirondack chairs, umbrellas, and lots of flowers. Lots and lots of flowers! Saw

posty posty posty

2010-03-27T16:30:00.000-04:00

I'm posting this so I can see myself in LeeAnn's sidebar. I imagine this is how I would feel if I ever met my future self in a time-space disturbance and didn't know what to say because I don't want to mess up the whole time-space continuim thingy and blow up the whole universe. Or something... Maybe I just want to hang out with the popular "fun" people every now and again... Or as my youngest

Heil Obama!

2010-03-23T17:47:00.000-04:00

Vampire Birds

2010-03-20T08:36:00.000-04:00

I remember what I wanted to tell you! We've all seen them- those birds that sit on the backs of cows. I've heard them called cowbirds and cattle egrets. Supposedly, they sit on the cows and eat the bugs that bother the cows. Mutualism. A win-win for both parties. You learned about it in biology. Right? I read in my evolution book that a guy decided to watch these irds for a while. Here is what

Red-heads

2010-03-20T08:28:00.000-04:00

I have a thing for red-heads. And I just saw a really good-looking one in my back yard! Okay, it's a red-headed woodpecker. I think. It was about the size of a duck! But the head head was bright, bright red and the back was black with some white on it. It was on the ground pecking at a log. In other news, I think out mourning dove pair has abandoned their nest on the back porch. They have two

Census Footprint

2010-03-18T21:09:00.000-04:00

Not really interested in filling out my Census this year. Doesn't really matter though. I expect if the government wanted to know the color of my pee this morning, it very well could. (Red-brown, thanks to some kind of infection, in case you were wondering). But Ellison, and Jerry, plus probably other, more interesting bloggers than myself, have posted their whereabouts for a the Census years.

Dr. Long

2010-03-16T22:01:00.000-04:00

I started college in the fall of 1991, when my son was 18 months old. I knew if I wanted his childhood to be different from mine I would have to get a college degree. There were a lot of bumps on that road, some of which I put there myself. But I made it. There were several key players at my college that helped me and mine along the way. There was a history professor that gave my husband $50 to

"That's what children are for."

2010-03-15T18:12:00.000-04:00

I was just wishing that my foot spa would fill itself with hot water and epsom salt and make its way to my tired achy feet. To which my husband replied. "That's what children are for." Smart man. My feet thank you.

Bat balls

2010-03-11T06:59:00.000-05:00

In my evolution class we are studying adaptations. For the record, an adaptation is any trait that enables an organism to get its genes into the next generation better than the next guy. As I tell my kids, " Reproduction is the name of the Evolutionary Game." So some people went into cave that had large bat populations and measured the size of the males' testes. Yes, you read that right. And by

Ghost of Textbooks past

2010-03-08T06:53:00.000-05:00

I've been visited by several of my former students lately. One brought her daughter along to introduce. I really love it when I get to see former students- usually. I hate it when I see them when I'm trying to buy beer or tampons. You know they look in my cart to see what I have! I keep running into them at the gym. Which wouldn't be so bad if I saw them as they were leaving, or as I was leaving.

Learning lessons the hard way!

2010-02-27T10:41:00.000-05:00

One of my (now former) students was arrested last week. The student had a couple of weapons in her purse. The response was "I didn't realize they were there." 2 felony charges later.... said student will spend two years in an alternate environment, if she doens't end up in jail. I could almost buy her excuse of not realizing the switchblades were there...except that she had already been

Mark your calendars

2010-02-25T18:29:00.001-05:00

I will be graduating college (for the last time, I promise!) around July 22nd. There will be a party. You are invited. Bring beer. and Bloody Mary's. and some bitchin' brisket from Texas. I'll be one in the inflatable pool in the shade having gorgeous guys fetch me drinks. It might take me two days to sober up.

2010-02-22T19:09:00.000-05:00

You know, there are some things I don't understand. Most of it has to do with science, or the human condition, or a combination of the two. Fer 'zamples- why does the hormone plummet- and by this I mean the days after ovulation when my hormone levels plummet- produce such a staggering change in me? I go from thinking about how busy I am and how much I want to accomplish to Why can't I just shut

Olympics Watch

2010-02-14T09:43:00.000-05:00

I love watching the speed skating, they make it look so effortless, but beautiful. And last night I realized that it's a bit ruthless. Seems to my untrained eye that they were trying to trip each other up a bit, but right at the end it backfired- two guys from one country. That's got to suck. All that hard work down the toilet right before the finish line. We have over 200 altheletes there right

ping ping

2010-02-13T10:12:00.000-05:00

oooooohhhhhh! Go try this!

Ooooh pretty

2010-02-12T17:57:00.000-05:00

The view from by back door. You'll notice the baby gate in the corner, partially obscured by snow. We put it up some days so Riley can go out there and stare longingly. You can see him in my sidebar. Cute dog, huh?He wants no part of that white shit now. My husband could not coax him out with love or snowballs.

Music!

2010-02-07T08:32:00.000-05:00

Yesterday Pete, who is now 12, went to her 1st middle school choral event. She and two of her classmates got to sing with 500 or so talented middle schoolers. She has such a great voice, and she loves to sing, and it it such a pleasure to hear her. I get puffy chested and teary eyed. I asked her how felt about singing in front of 3,000 people. Her eyes got a little wide and then she just smiled.

Clowning around

2010-01-31T00:31:00.000-05:00

I came up on this through SWG and Tommy.. good grief!

Lovely Lady with the Dirty Face

2010-01-22T09:09:00.002-05:00

We are off to see the Lady for the weekend. Y'all play nice. Don't do anything I wouldn't do. That means no cantalope!

Cukes

2010-01-20T22:22:00.000-05:00

I'm teaching biology this year, I'm sure I've mentioned. We're starting on cell reproduction, and sexual vs. asexual reproduction. The following conversation took place, with my {{thoughts}} added: Me (to the class): So, what do you think might be the biggest difference between sexual and asexual reproduction? Student 1 (male): One has sex, while the other doesn't. Me: {{that didn't take long}

Darwin

2010-01-16T12:36:00.001-05:00

Just finished watching this series for one of my college classes. The video is set up in 10 minute increments. Go see. Discuss

Random thoughts at the ass end of night

2010-01-16T01:05:00.000-05:00

If you have a Middle Eastern Accent in a Hick Town, don't try to say you are from Boston. Just because I speak with a Southern Drawl doesn't make me stupid. I can't go anywhere- and I do mean that- in this town without seeing at least one former student. I was at a pool hall tonight. Just wanted to play a little pool, drink a little beer, laugh a bunch. And of course I saw no less than 4 former

2010-01-07T20:23:00.000-05:00

We have had 1/16 of an inch of snow. The supermarkets are out of food...wrecks litter the highways, reports of cannibalism are leaking out on Facebook... when will it end!!! Will we ever see the sun again!!! Maybe we could catch Al Gore's ego on fire and bask in the release....

2010-01-04T10:09:00.002-05:00

I had to turn on comment moderation, stupid spammers. Sorry bout that.

Birds

2009-12-30T10:24:00.000-05:00

Just as I was drifting off last night I was thinking of some happy times in my life. I remember one perfect day at Coligny Beach in Hilton Head. It was late afternoon. I couild feel the land breeze blowing against my back as I sat facing the water. It was cloudy and just barely warm. The tide was out, we sat on the hard, wet sand. Both girls were running around. I sat there, listening to their

Niiiiice

2009-12-18T22:12:00.000-05:00

Everyone if fine, except the car of course. It's a thing, it's a thing it's a thing (yes, I'm chanting). I have found myself twitching all over when I realize how close my son came to get a large chunk of steel in his chest.....

...Not gross like the other boys...

2009-12-11T20:29:00.002-05:00

Pete is 12 now. A fantastic age, if you ask me. Lots of great things happening. You start getting the adult's jokes for one thing. Those snide references are no longer lost on you, you get to chuckle along, or fume along if said reference is directed your way. She and I stopped a that place that invented the chicken sammich to get a chicken biscuit the other morning. All of a sudden she starts

Don't drink the Fool-Aid!

2009-12-10T21:45:00.000-05:00

My students figure our pretty quickly that I don't drink the Al Gore Koolaid. I start sputtering nonsense when I think about that gasbag. He really should ashamed of himself. I wonder if he even reads the reports he is supporting.... So I found this at my buddie's, GGDF, site. Seems rather appropriate....

Proud

2009-12-08T18:17:00.000-05:00

One of my jobs this year is to oversee attendance appeals. It is heartbreaking what these kids have to deal with in a year- death, cancer, homelessness, suicide attempts, crappy parents. And yet most of them still manage to keep their grades up. Makes me very proud of them, it does.

All I want for Christmas....

2009-12-05T12:34:00.000-05:00

Moo!

2009-11-30T22:01:00.000-05:00

One of my friend's daughter came to Thanksgiving dinner at my house. Her family is several thousand miles away, and it's too far of a swim. Both Pete and Re-Pete love her dearly. And she loves them back. One evening the girl/woman and Re-Pete were reading Knock-Knock jokes. One went some thing like this: Rachel is sitting on the little couch, Re-Pete in her lap, whispering and reading the book

LHC

2009-11-21T18:37:00.003-05:00

The LHC is back online, after a bird poo'ed in it a few months back. I can't wait to see the science that comes out of that....

True Worth

2009-11-16T21:05:00.002-05:00

It occurs to me that a person can't really appreciate the true worth of an other person if they don't believe in their own worth first.

2009-11-13T20:46:00.000-05:00

We've just finished our study of waves and the transfer of energy. Students must be able to explain the differences between sound and electromagnetic waves. It's one of the hardest units, really, since it's so technical. They have to know longitudinal, transverse, medium, energy changes, relationships between wavelength, frequency, amplitude and energy of both mechanical and EM waves. They also

What Birds

2009-11-09T21:18:00.000-05:00

We are currently talking about light and color. I say to the class: "White light is composed of all the different colors of the rainbow. Each color has it's own unique wavelength. Each waves carries is own unique amount of energy. Different materials, like fabric, absorb differrent wavelengths of visible light. The fabric kicks the others out. A "red" shirt absorbs orange, yellow, green, blue,

Overheard

2009-10-31T09:49:00.000-04:00

Re-Pete, the almost 7 year old, was trying to tell me she thought I was funny, said, "Mommy, you're so SOL!" I think she meant to say LOL... The stroke I had was minor, I'm pretty sure. Now you go find out who's been saying SOL in front of her.... Oh, right.....it was probably me.....

Overheard today

2009-10-29T21:28:00.003-04:00

"You can't call a female over 30 a chick! She's too old!"My students say that a woman below 30 is a chick, 30-50 is a lady, and after that she's a old woman.Little do they know....

Got a little spot on you, Or Pete, the Birthday Edition

2009-10-24T12:54:00.006-04:00

Pete's real name rhymes with a piece of fruit, so she has had a particular nickname her whole life. Someone started calling her Orange, just to be different. And it sorta sticks...She turns the big 12 today....She wanted her room decorated. Blue walls with orange spots. We are also painting all her furniture white, with accents, somehow. She decided to paint her nickname on the wall. Which I

Random response generator, or Re-Pete in action

2009-10-24T09:35:00.002-04:00

Re-Pete has been cracking me up the last few days.....She's been repeating (Ha! I'm funny) random parts of other peoples sentences.She's our random response generator.....I really must start writing these things down.....

Life is good

2009-10-14T17:51:00.002-04:00

Today was testing day at my school. Each grade takes some type of predictor test. We stay in class for several hours. Luckily I have my best class then. The Principal came over the loud speaker to let us know we would not be saying the Pledge of Allegiance because of time constraints. I said to my students, "It feels funny not to say the Pledge." One of my students stood up and said, "Let's do it

love songs

2009-10-10T15:05:00.001-04:00

You know what would be cool? For someone to write a love song about me....or at least an obsessed song about me, I'd settle for a lust song....

Cheater Pants

2009-10-10T10:19:00.004-04:00

Re-Pete is reading Cheater Pants aloud today, I am falling in love with this little girl.... Re-Pete adds inflection, she whispers, she even smiles large when she reads the funny bits. Ah, to be young and falling in love with reading again...

Goodbye Sweet friend

2009-10-07T19:41:00.004-04:00

We say goodbye to this good friend who served us, and by us I mean me...Turns out if you mix this with lemonade it's pretty damn good.But it got me thinking- I haven't drank this much since, well, since my last degree.

because I have nothing else

2009-10-06T21:22:00.003-04:00

and this sums up my feelings about music so well....

Add airpline pilot to the list of jobs I don't want

2009-10-06T16:29:00.002-04:00

Last night I dreamed I had just finished learning how to fly a plane. This is not the first time I've been on board a plane in my dreams, but definitely the 1st time I've flown. Both dreams were scary.I had been given the task of flying a very large, very complicated airplane across the Atlantic with no help. I was terrified and I knew I couldn't do it, but I didn't know how to get out of it.I

Serendipity and butt-dialing

2009-10-06T16:27:00.002-04:00

My son's butt dialed me today and it was just what I needed. I called his head back and talked to him a few minutes, it was just what I needed...made my day!

My new ear worm, or A Sign of the Times

2009-10-04T10:35:00.002-04:00

Too many things to get done, and I'm running out of days....

Bears

2009-10-02T18:10:00.004-04:00

We are covering osmosis in my biology class right now, much like any other biology class in my state right these days.We do a lab with gummy bears. Students take measurements, color, volume, density, mass, etc. then place the bear in water over night- if you don't drown the little guy, you will end up with a HUGE GUMMY BEAR that has soaked up most of the water. This shows then that water travels

2009-09-30T22:32:00.003-04:00

I still remember the first time I met Sandi. I was a freshman at college. Married with a young son, trying to better my future. We were standing in front of the library at West Georgia College, now the University of West Georgia. She was behind me with a group of people, talking about baby food, and how expensive it was. I turned and said, "Have you thought about making your own?" And thus began

writing of a different sort

2009-09-29T21:07:00.003-04:00

What I've been doing....( if you read this with a Southern Twang it sounds better. Of course, I think everything is better with a little Twang.)....This (differentiation) might be the toughest challenge for all teachers, especially at the high school level. Secondary teachers have many demands on them in the classroom already. High school classes cover a wide array of topics through the course of

2009-09-29T06:20:00.001-04:00

I haven't forgotten or forsaken you, friends, just ass deep in work. I'll be back....

What doesn't kill you makes you stronger

2009-09-20T21:26:00.003-04:00

I'm taking a class on human development and one of the assignments is to create a poster of some aspect of life. My theme is "What doesn't kill you makes you stronger".I thought about asking my students to anonymously write the best and worst thing that ever happened to them put some of them on the paper.So tell me, what's the best and worst thing that ever happened to you?

sitting in a tree

2009-09-20T09:33:00.002-04:00

A koala was sitting in a gum tree smoking a joint when a little lizard walked past, looked up and said,'Hey Koala! What are you doing?'The koala said, 'Smoking a joint, come up and have some.'So the little lizard climbed up and sat next to the koala where they enjoyed a few joints. After a while the little lizard said that his

2009-09-19T10:38:00.003-04:00

Still trying to kick this cold, feel like an elephant sat on me. Still loving my life, feel like I am being useful to somebody these days. I mean, there have been times in my life that I felt like a stingy, selfish old hag. But lately I feel like a contributing member of society. My life is going great, and I am grateful for it. I want to pass that along and want to be a positive influence on my

Bullet the Blue Sky

2009-09-18T17:09:00.004-04:00

Suppose you have two identical bullets. One will be fired from a gun that is parallel to the ground. At the same instant as the first bullet leaves the end of the gun the second bullet will be dropped from the exact height as the muzzle. Which one will hit the ground first? Assume that you have a wide open space and minimal wind.Discuss**Answer**Both bullets will hit the ground at the same time.

Something extra

2009-09-17T06:52:00.003-04:00

Brought home a little something extra from my conference this week- a sore throat and body aches. Great. It's off to work I go...

2009-09-13T17:42:00.004-04:00

Here is a perfect example of Re-Pete's Doing's. She loves to make forts. She has pulled half of her bedroom into our living room and setup shop. Took her hours, it did, to get it just right. But this looks a bit like a "Where's Waldo" with all that stuff going on. Can you see her? Here she is, passed out cold from all that hard construction work. And that red and white thing around her waist-

Onesies

2009-09-12T17:38:00.003-04:00

saw this at Peopleofwalmart.com. The Caption reads"I think he has a onesie on…like a gangster leotard."I almost needed a new laptop... man, that's funny

Butterfly Nebula

2009-09-12T08:31:00.007-04:00

Had to post somethnig just to get that shit off the screen about The One's Speech. I know, I'll tell you stories....Pete, a 6th grader, has enough hair on her legs that I could just about braid it. Echh. So it was time. I got her a decent razor- not a disposable, and taught her how. It took forever! Her hair was so long she had to swish the razor with every pull up her leg. Damn. But she was

The Speech

2009-09-08T06:41:00.005-04:00

Both the elementary and middle schools in my district are watching the speech. Re-Pete, the first grader, can sit in the hall and read while everyone else watches (read- be excluded). I'm not sure what is in place for Pete. My opinion? I think they should hear differing opinions, but with my supervision. So I am letting them watch with their class and an open mind, and without any rude behavior.

2009-09-07T18:24:00.002-04:00

I am no music expert, but Jack White's newest endeavor , The Dead Weather, just seems to grow on me. I have listened to this song now several times and I really like it. They are coming to town in a few weeks and I would love to hear them live. The video is interesting. I prefer the "live look" to themed videos any day, so I like that part, but I'm not sure about it in general It seems at

dudum dudum dudum

2009-09-05T09:06:00.002-04:00

Cape Cod, looking suspiciously like that town in the movie, Jaws, is very crowded this weekend, it being the last official summer holiday and all.So it's probably not a good time for sharks to be hanging around. Not for the people, anyway. Great time for the great whites, though. Plenty of food.Think I'll just stick with the pool...

She must have missed that day in math...

2009-09-03T19:55:00.002-04:00

Heard in the classroom today:Sally had the following answer on her paper:47.32325666 (or something like that)I said, "You only have to go to two decimal places, then stop."Sally says, "Which side?"Good grief, it's going to be a loooooooooooong year.

Is this legal?

2009-09-01T20:19:00.003-04:00

stopped at the local mini-mart in my small town. And saw this picture. Now, the picture doesn't do that poster justice. What a young face he has- a baby face even. Smooth skin, bright white teeth unmarred by the ravages of time and coffee and cigarettes. So I have to ask, is this a case of underage sponsorship or Photoshopping his face too much?

Pissed to a Fare-Thee-Well

2009-08-31T20:58:00.004-04:00

Pretty disappointed in certain people in my life. Not even trying to understand "their side". I asked for one simple thing. Something that would take 5 minutes a week, but seems that person just cannot see past the end of his nose......

If only...

2009-08-30T15:51:00.002-04:00

If I could build a wall around this sweet girl to protect her from the media maelstrom she is about to go through I would. I wish her the best...