Category Archive: Fun Stuff
Oct
02
Creativity (and talent) Strikes Again
Heres the link to George Vlosich’s web site. Incredible.
Sep
30
Yeah but . . . what about aliens?
Every day I have students work on their editing skills by finding and correcting mistakes in a paragraph. Today one of the sentences was: In September 1846, a german astronomer Johann Galle became the first to observe the planet Neptune. One of my students wanted to make this change: In September 1846, a german astronomer …
Sep
29
Another Reason I’m a Twins Fan
There are 114 posts here at Chris Wondra . com discussing a myriad of different topics–non of which have anything to do with baseball. That’s about to change. For a number of reasons beyond wins and losses, beyond geographical allegiances, beyond media coverage, or experiences at the ballpark–I am a die hard Twins fan. And …
Feb
23
Pick a card . . .
It’s about a thirty-minute drive from our house to my parents’. Getting to Lisa’s parents’ takes twice as long. For a 5-year-old, this is an excruciatingly long time to be strapped into a car seat with nothing to do. In fact, in a 5-year-old’s universe, this is roughly equivalent to what an adult would perceive …
Feb
11
Unconfirmed Language Trivia
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 …
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