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...
What's Wrong With My Bananas?
As part of the Beck Challenge , we were asked to pick a day where we have to skip lunch. By doing this, it is to teach us that it is actual...
Some exciting global collaborative projects for you to consider!
Introducing IEARN Projects Have you heard of IEARN projects? ( http://www.iearn.org/ ) They have so many wonderful projects that teachers c...
Keyboarding – do you still type with two fingers?
A recent post written on keyboarding by Jacqui Murray got me thinking again about my lack of keyboarding skills. I don’t know about you ...
WANT YOUR KIDS TO GET INTO HARVARD? TELL ‘EM TO GO OUTSIDE! - Richard Louv
WANT YOUR KIDS TO GET INTO HARVARD? TELL ‘EM TO GO OUTSIDE! - Richard Louv I'm reposting an interesting blog from Richard Louv, the auth...
Starry, Starry Night(s)
TCM'S ANNUAL FESTIVAL OF STARS DRAWS TO A CLOSE Since 2003, August on Turner Classic Movies has meant a 31 day parade of stars, each day...