Tag: United States

100 Things About Me (v: 1.5)

I have noticed that having a 100 Things About Me list is pretty standard for blogs. So, I went to work on one. This was very hard for me to do actually and has taken 5 (+1 more = 6– since I upgraded to v: 1.1) days to complete. I don’t think about this kind of thing on a conscious… Continue reading

Alan November

I heard Alan November speak today.  Actually, this was the second time I’ve heard him in the last 4 months. He is bright, humorous, articulate, and spoke on the challenges of substantive technology implementation in the classroom. Bottom line: with globalization of high speed connectivity our desk jobs can be immediately transported to China or India at a fraction of… Continue reading

President Ronald Reagan Died Today

I am deeply saddened to see that President Ronald Reagan died today at age 93, living longer than any other US president.My liberal friends are always horrified to know of my personal admiration for President Reagan.  And my conservative friends find it hard to believe that liberal me met Reagan personally and even worked for the Reagan campaign back many… Continue reading

Emory Forest

I must have acquired my love of the woods from my many childhood romps with my father. We camped a great deal, probably the majority of the weekends of my childhood, and would go on long uncharted hikes through the woods in the north Florida panhandle. He loved being outdoors, and it was infectious. So, even to this very day,… Continue reading

I Just Don’t Get It!

I saw a bumper sticker a couple of weeks ago that summed up what I had been steamed about for several months, but I couldn’t find a sympathetic ear anywhere. Finally, a like-minded person: When Bill lied, nobody died. Why is no one calling for the impeachment of this president? He lied to us and to the world at the… Continue reading