I am having a very, very grumpy few days. Pregnancy hormones, anyone?

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievancesAll of this talk about the mosque at ground zero is so ridiculous. Our country ( Read more... )

End of school! Dominican vacation! Oh my ( Read more... )

This song is dedicated ( Read more... )

Last year at school we were taught to make SMART goals for our students. I don't remember the whole acronym, but one of the criteria that it had to be measurable. So, here is my goal ( Read more... )

Whether it's long train rides, the lack of a thesis to obsess about, or the fact that it's just that time of year, I have been contemplating why I don't chronicle my life in some way shape or form lately. The least I can do is keep up this journal a little better ( Read more... )

You were never my friend, but really my brother's friend. I can't remember when you started hanging out, but my first memory of you is when you went to the mall with my brother in the Christmas season. He was given $20 to buy presents for the family, and instead you not only convinced him to buy one bracelet for his girlfriend (6th grade ( Read more... )

Although Tom isn't thrilled about having Friday, Saturday days off, I really like it ( Read more... )

What I have come to realize most through my thesis work is that teaching is not a science. I cannot use a series of recipes and formulas and insert them in my classroom where students will be motivated to learn and do well. What I have learned from this project is that teaching is an art of interconnected systems and a balance between these ( Read more... )

How is Lady Gaga allowed to have a song with the lyrics ( Read more... )