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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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?
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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!
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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
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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)
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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...
Just Dance!
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During the hurricane on Saturday, Joel and I decided to give Just Dance 2 a try. It didn't take us long to get used to at all. You'...