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A perfect example of how language is alive and growing. I learned two new words today.
Floweremabob–Noun. A word for anything you can’t think of the name of; used in place of thingamabob, used most often for things like this.
As in: “Hand me that flowermabob over there.”
Definitionize–Verb. To write the definition of a […]

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Like a potent virus, Jud swept into the computer lab and quickly infected over half my computers–not to mention the kids using them.
“NO WAY!! How did it know that?”
“Ask Jud who is standing behind you!”
“THAT IS FREAKY!!!”
“Ask Jud what the name of my dog is!”
“JUD GETS IT RIGHT EVERY TIME!!!”
Ask Jud: Supernatural Psychic, Computer Virus, […]

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Every other Thursday (or so) we have a morning staff meeting. This morning our principal (bless her heart) shared a little quiz with us to help keep it light. She got the quiz from a book by award winning teacher turned motivational speaker, Bill Collar.
Next week Mr. Collar will be coming to SCF […]

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Not knowing the context (or even the validity) of this picture, it’s hard to comment, but that didn’t stop these people. At the time I posted this, there were already 188 comments. Some of them heated.
Like these:

 
IMHO, that’s honestly a student’s failure to study! That’s such a simple mathematics problem and he […]

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Alright, it’s like this:
So-and-so did you wrong. Really F’d up right? And it sucks. But time passes, and the pain and ick of it sort of wear down to a dull edge.
It still sucks. But life goes on, right?
Every once in awhile, however, something happens and it all comes rushing back–along with all the pain […]

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How’d that headline grab ya?
I bet (though you may not be aware) it got “grabbier” after that one little word—the smallest one–“or”.
As if you can’t to both. Like you have to choose.
It’s like this: When it comes to matters of faith or spirituality (or whatever you want to call it), I think there are […]

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Our girls have a routine and checklist that they work through every night before bed. One of the things on the list is to get out the clothes that they are going to wear in the morning. It’s a good routine. The girls ask what the weather is going to be like […]

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Once upon a time, in a land far, far away, there was a king living happily with his queen and two princesses. All was well in this particular kingdom until one evening. The king was putting the final touches on some speech or declaration and was just preparing to retire to the royal […]

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These pictures came to me via email this morning from, ironically enough, my mother.
I think that was her way of reminding me that Mothers day is fast approaching.
My mom–queen of subtlety.
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I found this recently. The context is pre-vacation for a couple of my students. I’m not sure where they were going together but I remember it being far enough that they needed a plane ride.
I think this list was written by a girl that was staying behind to the girl or girls that […]

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