In one of our pre-assignments before attending PIL Institute in Redmond, we were asked to discuss our views on 21st century teaching and lea...
A Very Active Saturday
On Saturday, Joel and I did our first NROLW workout in the gym. I enjoyed this SO much better. You might remember how I was scared to go ...
Why not try using Live Writer for blog posts?
With Windows Live Writer you can write your posts offline and then publish them when you are finished. This will be a great help to me as I ...
Better For You Buttermilk Pancakes
This was my breakfast for last week. These are easy-to-make standard buttermilk pancakes, with a bit of a healthier kick to them. I ate th...
BRICS support SYRIA
Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) in support of Syria, as broadcast by Russian TV. BRICS nations support Syria one way ...
Bishop Felled In Comstock Shootout
After celebrating Ozzie Whittaker (1st bishop of the missionary district of Nevada & Arizona) Day, I hung around Virginia City which was...
Listening to our inner voice
We all have that little voice in our head telling us the right thing to do. It's the voice that told you it's time to buckle down an...
Modifying my goals
Just returned from the gym (45 minutes cardio, 40 minutes right-handed weights). I'm sitting here hooked up to my vacuum cleaner with my...
The Blurb: Track and Field Worlds
I got cable back. This was quite the wonderful happening for me. I called my large cable conglomerate (who shall remain nameless) to see abo...
“SEISMIC SHIFT” IN THE MIDDLE EAST
TURKEY...... EMERGING POWER Since the GAZA flotilla fiasco last year, relations between TURKEY and ISRAEL have become rather chilly. Tens...
Website review - The Teaching Library
Today I would like to point you to a fascinating reading website: http://www.teachinglibrary.co.uk/ . This is a site where teachers can find...
TIGF!
Howdy friends and happy Friday!!! Wednesday I headed out to continue on with my couch to 5K training. If you didn’t happen to see my tweet ...
September Goals and a Chai Tea Recipe
3 weeks in a row of losses! Yay!! Oh hey - notice something a little different? :) While my old layout wasn't bad, black wasn't ex...
How I Did on August Goals
At last! A month where I've actually met most of my goals :). This is what I said I'd do for August: 1. Print out and post my goals ...
I need a miracle
Next Tuesday the cast comes off. The orthopedic surgeon said there will be one of two outcomes of my four weeks in a cast: 1. Scaphoid bone ...
Even The Help Bleaches Reality: We Are In The Room
Let me say this up front and clearly. The Help is a great movie. What it says about race relations in the South is not only true about 1963;...
5-4-3-2-1
I saw this meme post on Gretchen and Beth's blogs and thought I would also participate. It's like, even though I've been read...
Quick update
Happy hump day everyone! Hope you’re all having a great week. Thanks for your encouragement on my post last week! I know I can do this, jus...
Wednesday's Words
After two really bad Ambien night's where I ate stuff I didn't remember eating, and even "dreamed" I drove my car in the m...