Monthly Archives: January 2010

Seven Word Sunday, Plus a Few More

I hate pumping gas in -1° wind. image credit It’s fucking COLD out, you guys.  We’re not supposed to exceed about 25° today, and right after the weather guy said that, he said that 25 is the temperature the thermometer … Continue reading

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Am I Cool, or Crazy? You Decide.

This afternoon, my husband and I are going to be host to five – count ‘em, FIVE – girls, three nearly-13-year-olds and two almost-elevens. Our plan is to take them (in two cars, of course) to the movie theatre to … Continue reading

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Yet Again…

… I’m a little too busy to devote any kind of focused attention to the blogs. I’m wrapping up last term and thinking hard about next (not to mention planning and photocopying and…). That being the case, you don’t get … Continue reading

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Quick Hit

I don’t have anything for you today. It’s wicked cold, there’s a front moving through, and my arthritis is kicking up, so I feel like the world’s oldest 41-year-old. I’ve taken a pill and I’m going to bed. More tomorrow…

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Quick Hit: The State of the Union

So far, I’m nodding in agreement. We ARE sick of the pettiness and ineffectiveness of government, Mr. President, but I have to tell you that I am a little less hopeful about America’s future than you are right now….

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Nearly Wordless Wednesday

I just got off the phone with Mom’s accountant.  He seems to be of the strong impression that I don’t have to file a tax return, either for her personally (as she had no income) or for the estate (as … Continue reading

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Ten Things Tuesday

Ten Annoying Things (in no particular order). 1.  Kids – who were given class time to finish an assignment – who don’t turn anything in.  Oh, even better?  Kids who complain to other teachers that they can’t do the assignments … Continue reading

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Quick Hit: Getting it Right

Please go here for a clear, calm, and rational counter to the claim that homosexuals are more likely than straight men to be child abusers. This is the kind of thing I’m talking about when I lament the lack of … Continue reading

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Monday Meme; The Big Read

The Big Read, an initiative by the National Endowment for the Arts, has estimated that the average adult has only read 6 of the top 100 books they’ve printed. (I lifted this from Kwizgiver). The novels I’ve read are in … Continue reading

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Seven Words for the Seventh Day

Success Warrior does this most every week – posting seven words on Sunday, that is (and he often includes the added bonus of a yummy hunk of man flesh to balance out all the chick pictures he posts all week … Continue reading

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