Let me just say, for the record, that I hate trivia games. I’m terrible at them. My mind just doesn’t roll that way. I am in awe of people whose minds do. This includes, “Name That Tune” types of games. That said, I got an email this morning that was jam-packed with stupid useless trivia …
Monthly Archive: February 2008
Feb
07
The “knifey-spoony” mystery
Sarchasm : The gulf between the author of sarcastic wit and the person who doesn’t get it. Because I have a few posts that get relatively large chunks of traffic (and so larger chunks of stupid, meaningless or inappropriate comments), I’ve set my administration of comments to “approve”. That way I can quickly mark dozens …
Feb
04
Brain Damage: A quicker path to enlightenment?
Did anyone ever tell you, “Don’t worry. Be happy!”? Didn’t you want to punch that person in the mouth? Lisa shook her daughter and whispered sharply. “Emma!” “Mffhh.” “C’mon, honey, it’s time to get up.” “I’m tired.” “I know but we’ve got a lot to do today. So you have to get up now.” “Why? …
Feb
04
Kinda Funny Vocabulary Test Answers
Almost every day, my students get a vocabulary word. Then, every ten days or so, they have a quiz. There are three parts to this quiz: Matching Fill in the blank, and Using in a sentence. I’m correcting just such a test right now and thought I’d share a few of the more interesting sentences …
Feb
01
From the mouths of middle schoolers
I like sugar in my coffee and was stirring a hot cup this morning when the question came. She’s a sweet girl, really. “Mr. Wondra, can we eat fresh fruit in here?” “Yes.” “Can I go get my apple?” “Sure.” A few minutes passed. “Mr. Wondra, do you have a knife?” “No.” “Of any kind?” …
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