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Snicker ... snicker ... Bwa ha ha!
From our local news insert inside yesterday's Washington Post, in the section that details calls to the humane society ( Read more... ) -
The stupid, it burns!
Amy's middle school swim season starts this month, and they had the call-out meeting a few days ago. She came home with a packet of info from the coach, but the first thing she mentioned when handing it to me was how ATROCIOUSLY it was written. She said she could barely concentrate in the meeting because she was too busy counting the number of ( Read more... ) -
The downside of modern technology
There is clearly a downside to modern technology in education. You'd think having a school district that has the latest in computer technology would be a plus. But what happens when the teachers rely so heavily on the technology that they can't teach without it? My daughter found out today at her middle school -- apparently you do nothing all day ( Read more... ) -
ROTFL!
OK, drop whatever you are doing and go watch Stains the cupcake dog ( Read more... ) -
Facebook
Well, I've finally got myself a Facebook account, something that still feels weird to me, after all these years of being semi-anonymous on the internet. I mean, putting your full name and all your personal details online? Really ( Read more... ) -
Snow day
We had a snow day here today ... for a whopping two inches of snow. *g*
Not only that, but they closed school early yesterday afternoon ... because they were expecting two inches of snow. ;) Hee ( Read more... ) -
Kathy's Inauguration crowd experience :)
Given the number of people who have asked me if we went into DC today for the Inauguration, I figured it would make a good LJ update ( Read more... ) -
16 Random Kathy Facts
I was tagged by rosewarren, which was kind of cool 'cause I never get tagged. *g*
Rules: Once you’ve been tagged, you are supposed to write a note with 16 random things, facts, habits, or goals about you. At the end, choose 16 people to be tagged.
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We annexed Toronto!
Jim and I took a last look at the NORAD Santa Tracker before heading off to bed for the evening. And he just happened to scroll by Toronto's entry, showing that Santa had just visited ...
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Christmas Eve by the numbers (aka Happy Things, Day Eight!)
Types of cookies made so far: 1. The apricot cookies, which, after eating three four of them over the last few hours, I am reminded of why I only make these once a year. They are truly dangerous. Cream cheese, butter, flour ... with a spoon of homemade apricot jam in the middle. I refuse to figure out an exact calorie and fat gram count ( Read more... )
