I admit I am a bit behind. In 2006, I had reviewed the previous year and managed to set new aspirations (similar to goals but loftier in my mind) by January 2. This year it is 19 days later and I am just reviewing. Aspirations for 2006 Submit art and get published. To this end,… Continue reading Reviewing 2006
I am, once again, in the market for a new computer. My initial thought was I was going to get a laptop but since the desktop I use for work at home and my kids use for school and such has no fan anymore, it is a desktop I am getting. A little background –… Continue reading Computer Hunting
What is it about college-aged kids? I realize that they are similar to what we use to call pre-teens. They are adults. Most are on their own in some small way, but they are still children. My freshman daughter announced last Sunday, while watching her team play in a wild card game, that she was… Continue reading What is it about college-aged kids?
Happy New Year! I know, as the title says, a day late and a dollar short. I had to get my thoughts about history down. I had been thinking them in my mind for several days but was going through a “no computer” time so didn’t get them down. Actually picked up a journal and… Continue reading Day Late, Dollar Short…LOL
You know the old saying – greatly paraphrased here – that you need to know history or you are doomed to repeat it. That having been said, “How do you get kids to want to watch history as it happens?” I am not talking the huge things like 9/11 which was basically force-fed to children… Continue reading History
Well, I should start off by saying that I do believe it is way too early to be talking 2008 presidential primaries. Unfortunately, the reasonings behind today’s announcement by John Edwards all ring true so I will not hold the stretching out of the presidential election process against him. I am truly psyched! I have… Continue reading John Edwards
Not that I really need to have someone tell me to blog about holiday traditions. The Advent calendar is near and dear to my heart. I still try to send one to each of my college aged students every year. It really kills two birds with one stone. It helps them count down the days… Continue reading My Holiday Tradition
… and I am in the process of planning one of my favorite store visits of the holidays. I have start by saying I hate to shop. It is a necessary evil but not something I enjoy. The big exception to that is grocery shopping. I love finding the right ingredients for that special item… Continue reading It’s beginning to FEEL a lot like Christmas…
…. quite frankly, full! I just got off the phone with a business owner that I do contract work for. He was discussing items that are upcoming – sort of a warning in a good way. In talking, I walked to my December calendar. Wow! I hope not much has to be fit in prior… Continue reading My Calendar’s Beginning to Look…
I know that most adults get volunteerism. We understand that the cost associated with hiring qualified individuals is greater than a lot of non-profit and some for profit organizations can afford. The bigger question is, does our next generation understand. Kids are forced to volunteer. You can’t pass this class without volunteering x number of… Continue reading Volunteerism
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