I haven’t found many notes this year for some reason. But when I do, they’re almost always amusing. Found these two today: Fine I will give you your leo bacfk on Monday. But first what did I say if I was talking about you. And someone. . . I’m not saying who but they told …
Category Archive: Children
Mar 20
You see silly male adolescence. I see masters of double entendre.
From Webster’s College Dictionary: double entendre n. a word or expression used so that it can be understood in two ways, esp. when one meaning is risqué. Book projects/reports are due next week. For most, this is not news. Of course, these four had no idea this was coming. Well, maybe they thought they might …
Mar 11
“Tracking something,” said Winnie-the-Pooh very mysteriously.
Pooh was walking round and round in a circle, thinking of something else, and when Piglet called to him, he just went on walking. “Hallo!” said Piglet, “what are you doing?” “Hunting,” said Pooh. “Hunting what?” “Tracking something,” said Winnie-the-Pooh very mysteriously. “Tracking what?” said Piglet, coming closer. “That’s just what I ask myself. I …
Mar 05
Global Warming: A Free Interdisciplinary Curriculum
The picture above is of my family (minus me, I’m taking the picture . . .duh) and Will Steger. It was taken at this year’s St. Paul Winter Carnival in January. The temperature that day was about 5 degrees and the wind was really kicking out of the north, so the wind chill was actually …
Feb 27
I love the smell of dead squid in the morning . . . smells like victory
I love great movie speeches. Don’t you? Here are maybe my four top movie speeches of all time–as I remember them. Though you may have to forgive me. The seventh graders down the hall started dissecting things this week. I may be a little foggy on exact wording for a few of these.
Feb 27
What to do about those pesky boxelder bugs
I’m wondering if anyone else out there has noticed anything suspicious about the bugs around their house lately. The word “bug” is a scientific term biologists use to combine two species: The Family of Animals That You Can Kill With A Rolled Up Magazine, and The Family Of Animals That Are Too Quick For That. …
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