I Miss My Friend

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Ho ohhhhhhhhh, let me tell you something right now, and with anger.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9yG25r7scCOe9mepK5SeIC6TUd77ciZWo9ZP28mIXU-l4Lh453lm3O5IiiRkUnHIoshK44SYi1Rh7NdZAuxFmiTcZEIrUraNWoc71bw_5uEW92qppY3mo_g0e7Xx2qXrIWQOQeAgGNbc/s1600/Schmoop+ND+Shirt.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9yG25r7scCOe9mepK5SeIC6TUd77ciZWo9ZP28mIXU-l4Lh453lm3O5IiiRkUnHIoshK44SYi1Rh7NdZAuxFmiTcZEIrUraNWoc71bw_5uEW92qppY3mo_g0e7Xx2qXrIWQOQeAgGNbc/s400/Schmoop+ND+Shirt.jpg" width="263" /></a>My beloved Schmoop went into the hospital yesterday and you know what the diagnosis was?<br /><br /><i>Matt is a no-good, lousy ass, lying jerk who has no need for a car!!</i><br /><br />I kid you not!!<br /><br />Schmoop is not doing well, so I, at 7:15 AM walked her down to the car so she could drive to her brother’s house and he could take her to the ER.<br /><br />He did…However, I guess he had enough at 4 PM or so, and after failing to call me as to her condition, went through the Beer Mine and did noting but get me in trouble.<br /><br />You see, I had called in sick, should I get to go to the hospital, however, Drive-By Mike saw it merely as a ruse to get a day off and fuck up his farming.<br /><br />After his chastisement, and me saying, <i> “Fuck Him.”,</i> I kinda cried<br /><br />I was thinking…my best friend was in the hospital, Schmoop’s brother will call and/or drop the car off..<br /><br />And yet, her brother didn't call me, he merely went through the Beer Mine and drove the car to his home.<br /><br />My boss was pissed at me.<br /><br />And I’m thinking…My Schmoop’s brother is an idiot and Drive-By Mikey has no soul, and….I used to like them both.<br /><br />Monday has left a bad taste in my mouth and you know what is the worst taste?<br /><br />I still don’t know what is wrong with Schmoop, and that’s all I care about.<br /><br />Well, other than the fact that I still have no car, and that Mike and Dave need to burn in Hell.<br /><br />I do want to thank Jayman and Missalicious for talking to me today…Their words were quite helpful; they kept me from going over the edge.<br /><br />Matt-Man<br /><a href="mailto:mattmaniws@ymail.com">m<span style="color: blue;">attmaniws@ymail.com</span></a><br /><a href="https://twitter.com/MattMan_IWS" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">@MattMan_IWS</span></a></div>

I Miss My Friend

Ho ohhhhhhhhh, let me tell you something right now, and with anger. My beloved Schmoop went into the hospital yesterday and you know what th...

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Historic house tours

<span style="font-size: large;">One of the highlights of our annual visit to Key West, Florida at Christmas time is the <a href="http://www.oirf.org/page.php?p=tours">Historic House</a> tour.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">The tour generally consists of 5 houses and is held over 2 days.  You can visit each of the houses at any time during the tour opening hours. </span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">The tour costs $25 and is held as a fundraiser for the restoration and care of the oldest house in Key West.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">This years tour is on December the 27th.  Having partaken in this event for the past few years we have visited some really great Key West homes.  The houses on the tour tend to be varied in size with a mix of modest historical homes and also some high end luxury mansions.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">It's quite a social event as you see the same people at different points along the tour.  Last year we bumped into two groups of people of that we knew on the tour.  </span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">The houses will be announced closer to the tour date and we look forward to seeing the list!</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>

Historic house tours

One of the highlights of our annual visit to Key West, Florida at Christmas time is the Historic House tour. The tour generally consists of...

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Monday, Monday

<span style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.archidose.org/wp/">A Weekly Dose of Architecture</a> Updates:</span><br /><br />This week's dose features <a href="http://archidose.org/wp/2012/10/22/integrated-school-complex/">Integrated Elementary-Middle School Complex</a> in Rome, Italy, by Herman Hertzberger and Marco Scarpinato:<br /><a href="http://archidose.org/wp/2012/10/22/integrated-school-complex/"><img alt="this week's dose" src="http://archidose.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Oct12-22.jpg" style="cursor: move;" title="This week's dose" width="640" /></a><br /><br />The featured past dose is the <a href="http://www.archidose.org/Aug04/080204.html">Ferrari Headquarters</a> in Maranello, Italy, by Massimiliano Fuksas:<br /><a href="http://www.archidose.org/Aug04/080204.html"><img alt="this week's dose" src="http://www.archidose.org/Aug04/ferrari1.jpg" style="cursor: move;" title="featured past dose" width="640" /></a><br /><br />This week's book review is <a href="http://archidose.org/wp/2012/10/22/thanks-for-the-view-mr-mies/"><i>Thanks for the View, Mr. Mies: Lafayette Park, Detroit</i></a> edited and with text by Danielle Aubert, Lana Cavar, Natasha Chandani | Placement (L):<br /><a href="http://archidose.org/wp/2012/10/22/thanks-for-the-view-mr-mies/"><img alt="this week's book review" height="300" src="http://archidose.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/mr-mies.jpg" style="cursor: move;" title="This week's book review" /></a>   <a href="http://www.archidose.org/books/mies2g.html"><img alt="this week's book review" height="300" src="http://www.archidose.org/books/mies2g.jpg" style="cursor: move;" title="This week's book review" /></a><br />(R): The featured past book review is <a href="http://www.archidose.org/books/mies2g.html"><i>2G 48/49 Mies van der Rohe: Houses</i></a> edited by Moisés Puente.<br /><br />: : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : :<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">World-Architects.com U.S. <a href="http://www.american-architects.com/projects/reviews/41">Building of the Week</a>:</span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.american-architects.com/en/projects/project-review-detail/38481_20th_street_residence">20th Street Residence</a> in San Francisco, California, by SFOSL:<br /><a href="http://www.american-architects.com/en/projects/project-review-detail/38481_20th_street_residence"><img alt="this week's Building of the Week" src="http://c214210.r10.cf3.rackcdn.com/files/projects/38481/images/900:w/SFOSL_8.jpg" title="Current Building of the Week on american-architects.com" width="640" /></a>

Monday, Monday

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Teach This! Teaching with lesson plans and ideas that rock 10/22/2012

<ul class="diigo-linkroll"> <li> <p class="diigo-link"> <a href="http://www.kindovermatter.com/2011/01/freebie-alert-free-positive-thoughts.html">kind over matter: Freebie Alert : Free Positive Thoughts Poster!</a> </p> <p class="diigo-description">This website has a cute free poster with positive thoughts. This was printed and put in our teacher's breakroom last week and everyone loves it. People are tearing off a thought and putting it in their pocket. I'm printing some for my classroom but am planning to have students design one for use somewhere in their life where people need encouragement. It will require a bit of graphic design, but I have room in my 9th grade course for that. Great idea.</p> <p class="diigo-tags"> <span>tags:</span> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching">teaching</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/inspiration">inspiration</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/encouragement">encouragement</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/choose2matter">choose2matter</a></p> </li> </ul><p class="diigo-ps">Posted from <a href='http://www.diigo.com'>Diigo</a>. The rest of my favorite links are <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher'>here</a>.</p>

Teach This! Teaching with lesson plans and ideas that rock 10/22/2012

kind over matter: Freebie Alert : Free Positive Thoughts Poster! This website has a cute free poster...

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A Recess for Teacher

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZNjtWATkHzDdioxZ2k_qMe27NYg5TLkKdJKmbFooKWyWN5TDNhyU3Jc-bNPfmoxwFx_KCaXGLBYVsNFTVzaZ8KiG5LgPfC05-pudb2keg3LTF2ZRQwBb7ORmbfoWKQp0NiQJ_0hfhawIy/s1600/bigstock-happy-children-group-in-school-14833940.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZNjtWATkHzDdioxZ2k_qMe27NYg5TLkKdJKmbFooKWyWN5TDNhyU3Jc-bNPfmoxwFx_KCaXGLBYVsNFTVzaZ8KiG5LgPfC05-pudb2keg3LTF2ZRQwBb7ORmbfoWKQp0NiQJ_0hfhawIy/s320/bigstock-happy-children-group-in-school-14833940.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Dimpled cheeks and frizzy hair<br />arms in slings and fashion flair.<br />You enter here different but green<br />not knowing what this short life means.<br /><br />A spider's wisp of unknown length<br />ripped away by angels' blink.<br />A ripple, a spark, a falling leaf,<br />transient, short, sadly brief.<br /><br />But as you near my magnetic grasp<br />enticed to seek and excited to gasp<br />we dance with apples and Newtonian stares<br />traipsing like nymphs to Siren's lairs.<br /><br />Learn with me fair children of men<br />come sit on my Socratic rock again<br />inquire to know and settle not<br />life's too short for learning to stop.<br /><br />Rock I shall till life's last bell<br />then carve my stone and wish me well:<br /><br />"She who taught best <br /><br />has finally earned recess."<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVIfDS0z3F65bcLyCyBtvORiFwyQpshoeyeY25YKIdvgSuKvuID5KK3PpQ4UVEccYALLfa1zMHoWXLR9QpNSCVryCqefs8_AfyanB0nmZtu0gOOn4YRt3TaiajmjfAL6H3x-HrdY9xxoUJ/s1600/bigstock-Blank-Tombstone-4097540.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVIfDS0z3F65bcLyCyBtvORiFwyQpshoeyeY25YKIdvgSuKvuID5KK3PpQ4UVEccYALLfa1zMHoWXLR9QpNSCVryCqefs8_AfyanB0nmZtu0gOOn4YRt3TaiajmjfAL6H3x-HrdY9xxoUJ/s320/bigstock-Blank-Tombstone-4097540.jpg" width="212" /></a></div><br /><br />- Written on my iPad using Blog Press by Vicki Davis, author, Flattening Classrooms, Engaging Minds<br />Photo Credit: <a href="http://www.bigstockphoto.com/" target="_blank">Big Stock</a>

A Recess for Teacher

Dimpled cheeks and frizzy hair arms in slings and fashion flair. You enter here different but green not knowing what this short life means. ...

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Daily Education and Technology News for Schools 10/22/2012

<ul class="diigo-linkroll"> <li> <p class="diigo-link"> <a href="http://www.onlinecollegecourses.com/2012/10/17/popular-educational-twitter-hashtags/">Popular Educational Twitter Hashtags - Online College Courses</a> </p> <p class="diigo-description">A fantastic infographic about the most popular education hashtags- share this. It is a very useful infographic.</p> <p class="diigo-tags"> <span>tags:</span> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/twitter">twitter</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/hashtags">hashtags</a></p> </li> </ul><p class="diigo-ps">Posted from <a href='http://www.diigo.com'>Diigo</a>. The rest of my favorite links are <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher'>here</a>.</p>

Daily Education and Technology News for Schools 10/22/2012

Popular Educational Twitter Hashtags - Online College Courses A fantastic infographic about the most...

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rollin' down the river

I've been workin' it like Tina in her best leather mini skirt all weekend long. And I've got the pictures to prove it. Here are some sneak peeks...<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0u9oJSleL8IB2QOhk9yq2PnBSTAu1HTB1l-S7YB4aKX-EfrGFX2EtmHxgMr2xZw0sBRXamcmP3wUxdzkhZmVXn-88FeyKwFoS9O9X48egeewdXnZmtLWiT8PZCXKMgG3VwnKRbqc7Q9Um/s1600/LBDLRColor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0u9oJSleL8IB2QOhk9yq2PnBSTAu1HTB1l-S7YB4aKX-EfrGFX2EtmHxgMr2xZw0sBRXamcmP3wUxdzkhZmVXn-88FeyKwFoS9O9X48egeewdXnZmtLWiT8PZCXKMgG3VwnKRbqc7Q9Um/s200/LBDLRColor.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje09nKY5zg1jWc_UQ5NDrONPBjLRaWbHrZ50bXYtiwVXqLZpSO5DVLDypyX3kqstbIveSvuYwZnhV1N25wGk6FroTytrW2HU-Uo0H_aO1WctkL9_bXdgLmFlf1J_iBZoMXxYNpNfI1a41T/s1600/BallFringe.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje09nKY5zg1jWc_UQ5NDrONPBjLRaWbHrZ50bXYtiwVXqLZpSO5DVLDypyX3kqstbIveSvuYwZnhV1N25wGk6FroTytrW2HU-Uo0H_aO1WctkL9_bXdgLmFlf1J_iBZoMXxYNpNfI1a41T/s200/BallFringe.jpg" width="147" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCpTyRjO4wX2MH-CtOwrAzf1k29Bz2u1-LNg-hKX3UZ-YbsHznz6gAbJ0tg2AYCT6cmL3e4jUcQsbp6NMCTBkT1glN9GtoeHfTweZktLdJBa30tHtCrNhL4VM-olEZ3RdSO-XuJWr6miNo/s1600/CloseUp.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCpTyRjO4wX2MH-CtOwrAzf1k29Bz2u1-LNg-hKX3UZ-YbsHznz6gAbJ0tg2AYCT6cmL3e4jUcQsbp6NMCTBkT1glN9GtoeHfTweZktLdJBa30tHtCrNhL4VM-olEZ3RdSO-XuJWr6miNo/s200/CloseUp.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgexoXbDgwagn05t9XRm67qn5k32O-6-tw4QtWvj_poazC7OBfgWSz3IYPfxO7ir3PUQ7OF5ocqVP1dUwM1O5Nsu3fqxQn4d48IO21MI-bE9GQnTGgVfrl3Jq4Q4ecL85xNNIG1nI4yT_lD/s1600/IMG_0261.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgexoXbDgwagn05t9XRm67qn5k32O-6-tw4QtWvj_poazC7OBfgWSz3IYPfxO7ir3PUQ7OF5ocqVP1dUwM1O5Nsu3fqxQn4d48IO21MI-bE9GQnTGgVfrl3Jq4Q4ecL85xNNIG1nI4yT_lD/s200/IMG_0261.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Rt4U8A42ApaRJ7W9dToyNnMljYxLu9OVcHLNC_JdQ4L5py4CbKLhrTO-Hf-FxowY42gf54t9bQmm3ntjBJ7kDlKzy0QSIFH7KiLFrT-xvATxKvW6KxaivMfH3jFmQ5G7CpEj8XHHtLIc/s1600/IMG_0457.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Rt4U8A42ApaRJ7W9dToyNnMljYxLu9OVcHLNC_JdQ4L5py4CbKLhrTO-Hf-FxowY42gf54t9bQmm3ntjBJ7kDlKzy0QSIFH7KiLFrT-xvATxKvW6KxaivMfH3jFmQ5G7CpEj8XHHtLIc/s200/IMG_0457.JPG" width="200" /></a></div>More on all of these things in the coming days.<br /><br />Now I need a weekend to recover from my weekend! Did you do anything exciting? Jump in any leaf piles? Discover that you love cucumber water? Me too!

rollin' down the river

I've been workin' it like Tina in her best leather mini skirt all weekend long. And I've got the pictures to prove it. Here are ...

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