Arming Ms. Apple

Of all the things that could be done to education, the worst would be the arming of American school teachers. Seriously, it would be disastrous...Countless teachers would quit or retire in order to avoid having to carry gun in a school or work around them.  Many more would never entered the profession.  Teachers are under-fire …

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Sick Day… oh Sick Day

It's Monday and I am sick. By some strange miracle, I stayed home.  A rare occurrence.  Normally, I would have pushed myself to get to school in order to do my job and be there for the students. And I would have been horrible at it. So instead I have trusted my classroom to a …

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Book Review: All Cats Have Asperger Syndrome

Book: All Cats Have Asperger Syndrome Author: Kathy Hoopmann Available: Barnes & Noble, Amazon ($10.95 - $14.95) Rarely do I venture into bookstore or any major retail store during the holidays unless it Target, but this year I went in search a present for a very special two month old girl.  Truthfully, I had spotted it …

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Getting Back in the Saddle

The past couple of months, I have continued to read with a passion, but haven't produced a book review.  My brain just wasn't in the game.  Not sure where it was, but writing reviews or keeping up with this site wasn't apart of its plans. Then I won two books in a Thanksgiving Contest which I …

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I believe… I really do..

I believe in Santa Claus.  Never stopped.  Never doubted. I have been faithful since childhood. As I grew my understanding of his powers and presence grew as well.  I know he is well and alive.  He lives in each of us.  We are all Santa.  We all have the power to give just to see …

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Gratitude…

My absence from this blog hasn't been intentional. Life of late has been running me more than me running with it.  My car broke down last week among other things. The tires on my bike keep deflating.  Despite the stresses, I have been writing daily and the coming year is going to be far more …

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