The American Honeybee is in sharp decline. This is seriously bad news for crops, flowers, everything ( Read more... )

2 corn hole game boards
12 corn filled bean bags (home made)
1 1/2 pairs of socks
1 1/2 cell phones
2 tubes of lip balm
9 pens (8 working)
30 dictionaries ($0.50 at Target)
23 other books
2 unused sports bottles
1 blanket
3 t-shirts (2 never worn)
1 blanket
1 jacket
4 ties (ruined)
3 unopened packages of two sport hair bands
2 packets of dried crystal lite
2 ( Read more... )

This summer I'll be earning my living by teaching writing to high school age refugees who have very low literacy levels. The program is for students who never learned to read or write in their own languages and are learning it now, as teenagers in English ( Read more... )

I have the day off.  This by itself is no novel thing for a public servant, we get a day off whenever the post office does and that "neither rain nor snow nor sleet nor hail shall keep postal carriers from delivering the mail" does not apply to teachers.  What's neat about today is that my wife (yes, newly married Feb 17th) does not have the day ( Read more... )

The ring: 1.2 carats, radiant cut, white gold, tiffany vaulted setting ( Read more... )

Yep, Meredith accepted the ring last night.

We are thinking next spring or summer.

I'll try to post a picture of the ring, but we neet to take one first.

http://www.ps260.com/molly/SHINING%20FINAL.mov

The Presidents of the United States of America have a new album and are touring again.

Maybe there is hope for the country.

Their new video was shot completely on camera phones.

I did it! I finally did it! Just so you don't worry, I will tell you the outcome before you know what I did ( Read more... )

My grades are due this week ( Read more... )