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Revealing Riddles

February 26th, 2008 · 9 Comments

The car skidded off the road, and the two occupants, a man and his son, were badly injured. In the ambulance, on the way to the hospital, the father died. The son was taken straight to emergency surgery. The surgeon on call took one look at the patient and gasped, “Oh no […]

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Ask Jud: Evil Spirit or Scary Prank? The Answer is Magic

October 10th, 2007 · 9 Comments

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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Tags: Learning · Humor · Fun Stuff · mysteries · Puzzles

Welcome to The Belly of the Whale: Playground for the rich and successful

June 6th, 2007 · 12 Comments

I’m one of those types always on the lookout for life’s most lucrative secrets.
You know what I mean:

Why does he always seem so confident and at ease?
Why does that person seem to keep making the same mistakes?
Why can’t I ever figure this out?
How can I transform myself from a lowly English teacher into a powerful […]

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Tags: Learning · Growth · mysteries · Puzzles

Peter Answers and Igod: Artificial Intelligence Logs In to the Spirit World

April 15th, 2007 · 34 Comments

Chat bots: Artificial Intelligence Links Us to The Big Guy (and other interesting personalities)
First it was Peteranswers.com, then it was Ask Jud, now my students are hooked on igod. I’m all for 21st century skills, shrinking the world with electronic dialog, better opportunities for learning and all that—but this is getting ridiculous.
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Proofread for Spelling? Fuggetaboutit.

April 11th, 2007 · 8 Comments

I ran across this a few years ago, but it recently resurfaced in my email from a colleague, who had it forwarded from someone else. So apparently it’s still getting passed around.
I’m working on a couple more meaty posts. But this is pretty interesting in its own right:
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“Tracking something,” said Winnie-the-Pooh very mysteriously.

March 11th, 2007 · 15 Comments

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 ask myself, What?”
“What do you […]

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