tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86226682009-12-08T03:59:26.357-06:00<b>"The unexamined life is not worth living." </b> SOCRATESrjcuteboyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03864264046673746250noreply@blogger.comBlogger317125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8622668.post-55504267562108416712009-11-13T21:24:00.001-06:002009-11-13T21:27:47.253-06:00

A cute online cartoon series with a naughty side!The characters are worth getting to know.

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We had a day off from school today because of the extreme cold. -20 air temperature.So, I got up just a little later than normal, made coffee and made my way to the office. I decided to finally take on some of those projects that I have been putting off for weeks and weeks. Organizing the files sitting on the file box, put away the remnants of holiday decorations and stuff and clean. As I'm

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I'm always searching for stories or ideas for my classroom. I came across an interesting article in the New York Times about Brains that might make for a great conversation starter. Research essnetially says that in the memory acquisition and storage process, we tend to suffer from source amnesia and the new information we learn reinforces what we want to remember, as opposed to what the facts

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As the school year winds down, I contemplate all the educational & instructional highs and lows of my year. I, of course, dwell on the negatives more than the positives - but of course that could be because there weren't that many positives. I felt a general sense of comfort in the classroom, connecting to the students and meeting their human need to have a person on front the class and not a

rjcuteboyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03864264046673746250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8622668.post-82738033028066319702008-05-17T09:01:00.000-05:002008-05-17T09:05:50.102-05:00

The exam I gave my government students started off with the question -What is the difference between civil liberties and civil rights?Answer: the former are individual freedoms, though at times contradictory to one another in the eyes of the courts, the latter, are equality under the law.If the California Supreme Court would have released their ruling on the legalization of gay marriages sooner -

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I think we could both relate to this song, for different reasons.Here's to better communication hon.Brandi Carlile - The Story All of these lines across my face Tell you the story of who I am So many stories of where I've been And how I got to where I am But these stories don't mean anything When you've got no one to tell them to It's true... I was made for you I climbed across the

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Came across this song for the first time while I was living in Scotland.Did I hear you right'cause I thought you saidLet's think it overYou have been my lifeAnd I never plannedGrowing old without youShadows bleeding through the lightWhere the love once shined so brightCame without a reasonDon't let go on us tonightLove's not always black and whiteHaven't I always loved you?But when I need

rjcuteboyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03864264046673746250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8622668.post-74565459987445811572008-01-19T10:17:00.000-06:002008-01-19T10:19:41.115-06:00

"Do the math: Republicans will have to defend more seats with less money and the threat of lower turnout."

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We had a wonderful staff development session in late November. The topics ranged from literacy to cultural competency, but the best activity was led by students from our school. They asked us to write and discuss "I am from..." poems. It was a powerful and memorable event. Looking at "...places, ...products, ...food, ...smells, ... common things, ...poeple, ... food, ...ouches, ... pictures"

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Once again - we had TOO much fun in Chetek on Potato Lake - at the cabin and at the Narrows.Such a fun loving crew!

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Marylin June Kothman, November 18, 1997Think about you a lot mom!

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Went out with Jenny Kettering (and Melissa, Candy & Annie) last night for her birthday! We had most of our drinks and fun at Melissa's house but did manage to get to McGovern's and make Jorge show us his six-pack abs for us... twice. Happy Birthday Jenny! 33... we're getting old.

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We visited Ted and Amy and Abbie over the long weekend! We drove down, enjoyed a barbeque evening, went to the zoo and ate at a really cool steakhouse with servers who started in the 1970's!Okay - there was something a little gross and scary about the amount of fish just swimming on top of one another. For a quarter, you could buy a handful of pebble sized fish food and fee them.Abbie, with

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It's been a LONG time since I've written - how full have my days been? Quite. I need to climb back into the routine of writing about my ideas, events and life in general. I'll start with my latest purchase. For better or worse, a bought a brand new car today. Internet research, discussion, a phone call or two, visit the dealer, bury the debt of my current car into the new one, and viola, a

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I picked up Henry and Ann from the Airport on Wednesday night. It was wonderful to have them on this side of the ocean. After stopping at the house to drop off their bags - we scooted off to Minneapolis for a meal. Chino Latino was packed, so we went to Filigios for a very nice meal. Sitting at Dixie's on Grand Avenue afterwards felt surreal - Henry and Ann were actually sitting in our

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My coworker Debbie called me up and asked if I wanted to help out the tennis team and be the 2nd assistant coach. Since I played in high school and actually watch the sport on TV with some enthusiasm (the only one) and and I thought it would be a great way to stay active and even possibly lose some weight, I said yes. Practice started on August 13th and I have been having a great time with the

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So - from the moment I woke up I was wondering why the KS95 morning crew was sounding so different - even though I don't listen to the station very much, I had to google it. Well, Cheryl Kaye has left apparently, not much news on why, and the KS95 link brought me to this histerical video of Alanis Morisette doing Fergie's "My Humps" which you can find on YouTube. ... which brought me to this

rjcuteboyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03864264046673746250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8622668.post-47669521360303387232007-08-10T00:17:00.000-05:002007-08-10T00:33:55.648-05:00

What a unique and refreshing forum! Not a debate, per se, but a chance for questions to be asked and answered fully. The panel was interesting, however. Perhaps the people asking questions should have been a little less subjective in their questioning. It gave off an appearance that was slighty unprofessional, though arguably, more personable.I believe Hillary did the best job. Strong,

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This was Molly and I (last summer) at Ann's cabin. Tomorrow we leave for Ann's once again - I'm looking forward to fun and games!

rjcuteboyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03864264046673746250noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8622668.post-84004746455355714252007-08-07T01:20:00.000-05:002007-08-07T01:27:36.249-05:00

Yeah - I saw it - Transformers! It was a childhood dream come true to see Optimus Prime and the rest of the Autobots do battle against Megatron and the Decepticons. Best part about the film - although the special effects and action were phenomenal - was the use of the real voice of Optimus Prime from the cartoon series!Visit the Website for all the cool pics and sound effects!

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It is still very early in the aftermath of the collapse of the I-35 bridge, but the number of deaths and injuries is lower than many had expected. Let's hope for the best that that number stays low as they search the river today for cars. New York Times SLIDESHOW.

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I came across a wonderful article on gay high school and college students coming out to their teammates and having more success and acceptance than one would have had in the past. I love reading these kinds of articles because they remind me that kindness and benevolence will allow for tolerance, everywhere, eventually, despite the fact that the issue is tossed around political campaigns and

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As I sit here in my hotel room in Chicago - taking a break from the HOURS and HOURS of work that I have done on my AP and regular Economics syllabi for the upcoming year, I came across an article that highlights Minnesota's number status for our kids' well-being. Pretty good news, although the article does mention that Minnesota is not without it's flaws and disturbing trends. But, hopefully

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I've often said that religion does many good things for people, communities, the poor, etc., but there is SO much room for corruption and criminal activity when you involve secrecy, power, money into it. Yuck! The Catholic church (and I'm sure many more) is in trouble again! Anything to poke foke at the hypocrisy...

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I was doing some reading online and came across a promising article on tolerance and acceptance for gay and lesbian people in the U.S.It is encouraging, and I think there is a lot of truth to the young/old divide, as well as the split that occurs in many American homes between husbands and wives - such as the one typified by John and Elizabeth Edwards.There is hope yet!

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