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Kickstarter

March 24, 2012

So, there’s this website where people post ideas for things they want to build or produce that are going to cost money. You browse through the ideas and pick any where you think, “Wow, the world would be a better place if that actually existed.” Once you’ve found one that appeals, you decide how much [...]

Spring-a-ding-ding

March 23, 2012

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The weather is warmer, the squirrels and birds are foraging in the yard, and Lloyd and I need to go shopping. At the time of this writing (9:18 p.m. Friday night), I have plans to go on a quest on Saturday. I have some Christmas wish list money from school that needs to be spent [...]

Happy Leprechaun Day!

March 16, 2012

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St. Patrick’s Day should always be celebrated on a Friday. The kids get excited, then we all go home to process it for a couple of days. On Monday, it’s a distant memory. I really like the holiday, mostly because it doesn’t come with any pressure to make gifts – unlike Christmas or Mother’s/Father’s Day. [...]

Sortofamap

February 8, 2012

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I think I’ve mentioned before that I really like maps. Every once in a while I’ll see a link to a site about maps or remember to visit Strange Maps. Yesterday I ran across the “map” below. I spent a long time looking at it that I could have spent on more-or-less productive things. Click [...]

Reintroducing 8-square

February 2, 2012

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It’s been about three years since I’ve taught a middle school class, and in that time the average number of middle schoolers playing 8-square during break has declined from roughly 73% to roughly 0%. I take this as a personal insult. Before Christmas break I told my access class (think homeroom) that we’d have to [...]

Weird Winter

February 1, 2012

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This has been such a strange winter. We’ve really only had three snows, and two of them were back before Christmas. We might see a little this weekend, but the past week we’ve had highs in the 60′s! It’s still rather cold in the mornings, so the protocol is: wear a winter coat in the [...]