I'm no fan of corporate giants, but I'll give credit where credit is due. Who would have thought that 100% of Dunkin Donuts coffee products are fair trade certified? That's amazing. Sbux comes in at only 3.7%. Check out www.treehugger.com for some good info.

Have you used reusable shopping bags? I'd like to invest in some. Any ideas?

Has anyone else heard about the 300% to 1200% increase in royalty fees to radio webcasters? Congress could have effectively turned off the internet radio. Absurd.

Yesterday I had the honor to volunteer at the Sunshine Foundation Dream Village for the annual reunion of kids who are born with progeria, an exceptionally rare aging disease. For every year of life, the kids age between 8-10 years, and they exhibit other illnesses that accompany old age like osteoperosis, fragile skin, heart problems, etc. The ( Read more... )

Aaron and I have recently become good friends with new pals Christie and Ishmael. They have an adorably precocious little girl named Madison who regularly joins us for some good hang out times. I should say that they start as good hang out times, but they often include a not-so-good time for Madison. The first time she visited our house, our puppy ( Read more... )

It's going on midnight, and I can't sleep because of achievement tests. Tomorrow begins the 2007 round of FCATs (Florida Comprehensive Achievement Tests). No, I don't take them, but my students do take them. Why can't I sleep? My subject area isn't even being tested tomorrow. Silly, sleepless me.

On March 20th, I'll be warming an auditorium seat at Flagler College, eating up every word that spills from the lips of the one and only N.T. Wright. Shuh-bang!!!!!!! I'm so excited---even giddy. When I meet people whose work I admire, I tend to get all star-struck and stupid. If I meet him, I might just shove out The Challenge of Jesus with a pen ( Read more... )

This week Aaron and I bought our half of the duplex. Financially, it's the most wonderful thing to ever happen to us. We've already made money on the house, thanks to my parents' generosity and a delightful thing called gift equity. It feels good to know we're not squandering our money by paying crazy rent to too-rich nameless landlords. Also, when ( Read more... )

Does anyone have a cookbook that you love? I'd like to ask for one for Christmas. I went to Barnes and Noble last night, and the selection there is overwhelming. Do you have any suggestions?

It seems I spend every Sunday evening working on lesson plans. I'm trying to figure out how to get my kids interested in the Laws of Motion. Hmm. I have other teachers coming in to observe me this week, so that's intimidating. I'm used to the administrators, but they don't tell others if you do something badly; other teachers surely will. Maybe I ( Read more... )