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What Kind of World Do You Want?

October 25th, 2007 · 6 Comments · Humanity

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One of the messages of the Five For Fighting video “World” is that we are all connected, our actions touch everyone else, and that each person has [...]

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Aching Heart

October 24th, 2007 · 2 Comments · Life of a teacher

Believe it or not, I have a rather scary heart condition, and I need to see a cardiologist on a regular basis for different sorts of tests. Recently I had to wear a heart monitor for 24 hours. I also needed an echocardiogram, a strange experience in which you get to see your ticker on [...]

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Journalism Working Late

October 24th, 2007 · No Comments · Classroom Stuff

Several members of our Paw Prints staff stayed late to finish typing their articles for the first edition of the paper. We’re doing our best to meet our Thanksgiving week deadline. Be patient. We’re taking baby steps this year. My staff is new and inexperienced, so our learning curve is quite steep.
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1984

October 15th, 2007 · 3 Comments · Videos

Some people think this is the best commercial ever to appear on American television. It’s the Apple Macintosh commercial that aired only once — during the 1984 Super Bowl. In it IBM is depicted as Big Brother, whom Steve Jobs appears to resemble as the years roll by. See for yourself.
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Pinky the Cat

October 14th, 2007 · No Comments · Videos

Man, this is one wild cat. Go Pinky!
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Introspective Day

October 10th, 2007 · 1 Comment · Thoughts on Teaching

Today was one of those days. Teachers know what I mean by that.
It was the sort of day that might have found me sitting at a coffee house writing in my journal…if I had a journal and if I had the time to stop on the way home.
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Hello Students!

October 7th, 2007 · 6 Comments · Blog Stuff

Another database error has wiped out everything. Time to start over.

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