Rants
No Reading Aloud, Mr. Troublemaker
Monday, April 27, 2009
Husband visited with Mr. Troublemaker and asked him how things were going this year. What he found was a teacher on the verge of losing his spark; the thing that keeps teaching exciting for him. Earlier in the school year he was caught reading "The Phantom Tollbooth" out loud to his classroom and received a written reprimand and the threat of a suspension without pay if he ever does it again... Read More...
No Fwd:
Saturday, April 11, 2009
We all get them, those noxious (and obnoxious) forwards. The platitudes, the schmaltz, the misinformation -- the horror! My favorite lately was the one about how Mister Rogers was a Navy SEAL and he wore those long-sleeved sweaters because his arms were covered with tattoos...
Read More...How Do We Love Our Neighbor If We Don't Even Like Them?
Sunday, February 22, 2009
Note: This post is NOT about my
neighbors who are pretty likeable...
Our friends have neighbors who are odd and for some reason seem to enjoy causing problems for all those around them... Read More...
Our friends have neighbors who are odd and for some reason seem to enjoy causing problems for all those around them... Read More...
Some Helpful Thanksgiving Tips
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
This holiday, take a deep breath and relax with some of our very own StoryRhyme.com helpful hints. Here's number 9: Don't serve that greenbean casserole with the canned mushrooms and shoestring onions because it's just gross...
Read More...Interesting Times
Friday, October 17, 2008
I first heard the ancient curse, "May
you live in interesting times," a few years ago. I've always liked
this curse. It seems innocuous enough, not harsh like the
traditional "May your cattle die and your crops wither" type
curse... Read
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"HFCS is Good..!"
Monday, September 15, 2008
"Something's happening..." When my son
was in kindergarten, I started noticing that there was something
different about the kids. Their body shapes had changed since I was
a kid. More children were pudgy or overweight. With each passing
grade, I noticed this more and more...
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More...Uncredible Sources
Monday, September 08, 2008
Every now and then (and it happens way
too often for my taste) we receive an email (usually a forward)
that claims to uphold some truth, expose corruption, injustice;
whatever the cause... Read
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Gravity: Friend or Foe?
Friday, August 22, 2008
Gravity has not been kind. I examine my face, looking for the right angle of attack for makeup application... Read More...
My Worst Songs of the '70s List
Friday, August 08, 2008
Shag carpets, swag lamps, fake wood
paneling, macrame belts, and leisure suits with white shoes. Billy
Beer. This unique time seemed to spawn some really bad music...
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The Toxic Eye Roll...
Friday, June 20, 2008
"Eye rolling can be a predicter of
divorce." What..? I roll my eyes at least 50 times a day (jeez, I’m
doing it now). Over the time I've known my husband, I've rolled my
eyes at him at least 5 million times... Read
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Clean My House. Please.
Thursday, May 29, 2008
I live with cavemen, I really do. Now,
they're charming cavemen. The ladies love them, and they're very
polite, but around the house, they really regress back to the ol'
cave. My dog is a cave dog. His shedding has been in overdrive
lately and I could fill at least one pillow each day with his
cast-off cave dog hair...
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Adult No Talk Good
Saturday, May 17, 2008
At this point she raises her eyebrows,
not expecting to hear this coming from the mouth of a 10-year-old.
She then asks, "Do you have your pee-pee cup..?" Read
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No Reading Aloud (Allowed) in the Classroom? Fido Update.
Sunday, March 30, 2008
Just how are we serving our children
by turning them into unimaginative automatons? Who will be our
future artists, musicians and inventors, not to mention the great
scientific minds..? Read
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Help Me Not to be a Bad Blogger
Friday, March 14, 2008
So, I know nothing about blogs, hadn't
read them and wasn't really familiar with them, but one day Husband
suggested I write a blog for our little site. "What do I write
about?" I asked. "I don't know," said Husband very
helpfully...
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A New Mother Freaks Out
Thursday, March 06, 2008
Poor Vicki describes waiting with her
screaming baby while her bedspreads dry at the laundromat. She
calls her husband, who's at work, for guidance, sustenance, words
of wisdom. Anything... Read
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Painting. The bad haircut.
Friday, February 15, 2008
Have just finished painting our master
bedroom and am happy at last. Major undertaking (for me at
least)...
Got a bad haircut today. I miss Michael. He cut my hair for years. He moved to the desert a few months ago. Against my better judgement, out of desperation, I went to one of those chain salons... Read More...
Got a bad haircut today. I miss Michael. He cut my hair for years. He moved to the desert a few months ago. Against my better judgement, out of desperation, I went to one of those chain salons... Read More...
Lord of the Rings? Politics.
Thursday, February 14, 2008
Just finished reading a long, very
boring article on the religious symbology in the "Lord of the
Rings" movies (and books) in an online literary journal. I think I
can sum it up much more simply...
Now, I know I said before that this wouldn't be a political blog, but I just had a thought to share. I think that Ann Coulter and Rush Limbaugh should get married and go on a very long honeymoon... Read More...
Now, I know I said before that this wouldn't be a political blog, but I just had a thought to share. I think that Ann Coulter and Rush Limbaugh should get married and go on a very long honeymoon... Read More...