I have three words: disgusting, pathetic, scary.
"Proud non-reader" Kanye West turns author
Sunday, May 31, 2009
Saturday, May 30, 2009
The Case for Working With Your Hands
One shop teacher suggested to me that “in schools, we create artificial learning environments for our children that they know to be contrived and undeserving of their full attention and engagement. Without the opportunity to learn through the hands, the world remains abstract and distant, and the passions for learning will not be engaged.”
True, but how do we fix it?
Read whole article here.
True, but how do we fix it?
Read whole article here.
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
DYK: Did You Know?
Did you know that AllRecipies.com has a search engine that allows searches by ingredient! Awesome! I want this for my fave recipes. I'm hoping my super-smart, super-hot, super-satisfied-by-a-home-cooked-meal-computer-programmer husband might make something similair for me.
Thursday, March 5, 2009
Holidays March On
Tuesday was square root day: 3rd day of 3rd month of year '09 - 3x3=9. (It won't happen again until 4-4-'16.)
Yesterday was Grammar Day*!
What's today? Molecule Day?
And is tomorrow Pangea Day?
*The Grammartini
How to Mix a Perfect Grammartini
Pour two-and-a-half ounces of gin, a half-ounce of dry vermouth and several ice cubes into a martini shaker.
Shake. (The shaker—not your body or your dog’s paw.)
Strain into a chilled martini glass and garnish with an olive. If you must, use a lemon twist instead. The Society for the Promotion of Good Grammar likes olives, however. When life hands us lemons, we make lemonade.
Yesterday was Grammar Day*!
What's today? Molecule Day?
And is tomorrow Pangea Day?
*The Grammartini
How to Mix a Perfect Grammartini
Pour two-and-a-half ounces of gin, a half-ounce of dry vermouth and several ice cubes into a martini shaker.
Shake. (The shaker—not your body or your dog’s paw.)
Strain into a chilled martini glass and garnish with an olive. If you must, use a lemon twist instead. The Society for the Promotion of Good Grammar likes olives, however. When life hands us lemons, we make lemonade.
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Hard to Imagine T.J. Wrote These 200+ Years Ago.....
Via Carey via email
John Kennedy once said to a assembled group of scholars in the White House: "I think this is the most extraordinary collection of talent, of human knowledge, that has ever been gathered at the White House - with the possible exception of when Thomas Jefferson dined alone."
The quotes below could prove his point.
When we get piled upon one another in large cities, as in Europe, we shall become as corrupt as Europe.
The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not.
It is incumbent on every generation to pay its own debts as it goes. A principle which if acted on would save one-half the wars of the world.
I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them.
My reading of history convinces me that most bad government results from too much government.
No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms.
The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government.
The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
In light of the present financial crisis, it's interesting to read what Thomas Jefferson said in 1802:'
I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies. If the American people ever allow private banks to control the issue of their currency, first by inflation, then by deflation, the banks and corporations that will grow up around the banks will deprive the people of all property until their children wake-up homeless on the continent their fathers conquered.
John Kennedy once said to a assembled group of scholars in the White House: "I think this is the most extraordinary collection of talent, of human knowledge, that has ever been gathered at the White House - with the possible exception of when Thomas Jefferson dined alone."
The quotes below could prove his point.
When we get piled upon one another in large cities, as in Europe, we shall become as corrupt as Europe.
The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not.
It is incumbent on every generation to pay its own debts as it goes. A principle which if acted on would save one-half the wars of the world.
I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them.
My reading of history convinces me that most bad government results from too much government.
No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms.
The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government.
The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
In light of the present financial crisis, it's interesting to read what Thomas Jefferson said in 1802:'
I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies. If the American people ever allow private banks to control the issue of their currency, first by inflation, then by deflation, the banks and corporations that will grow up around the banks will deprive the people of all property until their children wake-up homeless on the continent their fathers conquered.
Saturday, February 28, 2009
Book-A-Minute or Ultra-Condensed Classics
English teachers have the inconsiderate habit of assigning mammoth-sized works of literature to read and then actually expecting you to do it (I should know, I am one, and I do). This wouldn't be so bad except that invariably the requisite reading is as boring as fly fishing in an empty lake. Half of those books don't even have discernible plots. And let's face it -- the Cliff's Notes are pretty time-consuming too. Worry no more. Your troubles are over. We here at Book-A-Minute Classics have come up with a solution. We've taken all kinds of great works of literature and boiled them down to their essence, extracting all the filler (and believe me, there's a lot of it sometimes). In just one minute, you can read entire books and learn everything your teachers will expect you to know.
"That's nice," you say, "but I don't believe you." Yah hah, skeptical soul! We've got our collection of ultra-condensed books right here! We've got everything from Shakespeare to Steinbeck! See for yourself!
Mr. Darcy: Nothing is good enough for me.
Ms. Elizabeth Bennet: I could never marry that proud man.
"That's nice," you say, "but I don't believe you." Yah hah, skeptical soul! We've got our collection of ultra-condensed books right here! We've got everything from Shakespeare to Steinbeck! See for yourself!
Pride and Prejudice
By Jane Austen
Ultra-Condensed by Anu Lahtinen
By Jane Austen
Ultra-Condensed by Anu Lahtinen
Mr. Darcy: Nothing is good enough for me.
Ms. Elizabeth Bennet: I could never marry that proud man.
(They change their minds.)
THE END
Romeo and Juliet
By William Shakespeare
Ultra-Condensed by Taran Horter
By William Shakespeare
Ultra-Condensed by Taran Horter
Romeo: Oh, Juliet!
Juliet: Oh, Romeo!
Romeo: Oh, Juliet!
Juliet: Oh, Romeo!
Romeo: Oh, Juliet! (dies)
Juliet: Oh, Romeo!......Romeo?......Dammit.
Juliet: Oh, Romeo!
Romeo: Oh, Juliet!
Juliet: Oh, Romeo!
Romeo: Oh, Juliet! (dies)
Juliet: Oh, Romeo!......Romeo?......Dammit.
THE END
Monday, February 16, 2009
Romance: Ardent emotional attachment or involvement between people; love
2 Vine Ripened Tomatoes: $0.97/lb
2 Bulbs Garlic: $1.67/lb
Organic Mozzarella: $4.99
Tillamook Smoky Chedder: $5.99
Whole Wheat Pita: $2.45
1 bottle Cynthiana: ~$12.99
Spending our first Valentine's day at home cooking dinner together and eating a picnic in the living room floor on the red ottoman: Priceless
2 Bulbs Garlic: $1.67/lb
Organic Mozzarella: $4.99
Tillamook Smoky Chedder: $5.99
Whole Wheat Pita: $2.45
1 bottle Cynthiana: ~$12.99
Spending our first Valentine's day at home cooking dinner together and eating a picnic in the living room floor on the red ottoman: Priceless
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