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Thoughts from my noodle: June 2009
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Wednesday, June 17, 2009. 6:30 am - Take Skeeter to work. 7:15 am - Back home, unpack car, take shower. 8:30 am - Take urchins to McDonalds for breakfast. Because I promised in a moment of weakness. 9:30 am - Volunteer at food pantry. 1:15 pm - Leave food pantry. Stop home for a snack and to gather the library DVDs. 1:25 pm - Library. 2:10 pm - Home from library. Start laundry in washer. Sass conks out on the couch. Spyder starts reading his book. I sit for mindless computer time. 11:20 pm - Give up beca...
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Thoughts from my noodle: July 2009
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Thursday, July 30, 2009. My 11 year old took this Science Knowledge Quiz. My 11 year old. And he scored better than 90% of the people who have taken it? Considering the questions, that worries me. In all truth, he did ask me about one question, so I suppose technically we collectively scored 12 out of 12. But still, he would have gotten 11 of the 12 correct without me. H/T to The Common Room. Wednesday, July 29, 2009. Flight of the Bumblebee. Accordion style. Pretty amazing, actually. How about some A1?
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Thoughts from my noodle: Facebook
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Wednesday, June 08, 2011. I think I'm over the whole Facebook phenomenon. I have an account, as do (it seems) most people in the electronically gifted world. Checking what other people are saying seems to be almost a necessity, since . well, I'll get to that in a moment. But as a forum? I think I'm about finished. Then more and more people found me, and it was nice hearing from old friends. Unfortunately, those old friends don't post much. For this man is shocking. Skeeter had been in town, gotten a ...
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Thoughts from my noodle: Manners
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Wednesday, February 09, 2011. I've never truly lived in the suburbs before. We lived in midtown Memphis, then we moved to a suburb of Memphis, but it wasn't The Suburbs as I had seen portrayed in movies. The houses were all older and different from one another, on unevenly spaced plots of land. That was our old neighborhood. Now, we DO live in one of those neighborhoods that looks like a movie set. Every time I hear the "Over the Hedge" version of " Rockin' the Suburbs. The dogs in action, but I'm cleani...
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Thoughts from my noodle: Radish Salad
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Tuesday, March 01, 2011. I got a new recipe last week that is too good not to share! Yes, as the title suggests, it's radish salad. I'm not a great fan of radishes because they are so spicy, but this uses a Daikon radish, which has a much more mild flavor. The recipe actually reminds me of my Memaw's cucumber salad. 1 Daikon radish, peeled and sliced very thin. 1/3 cup diced scallions. 1/4 cup black olives (whole, sliced, diced - whatever you fancy). 2 T olive oil. Salt and pepper to taste. Serving Up Li...
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Thoughts from my noodle: June 2011
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Wednesday, June 08, 2011. I think I'm over the whole Facebook phenomenon. I have an account, as do (it seems) most people in the electronically gifted world. Checking what other people are saying seems to be almost a necessity, since . well, I'll get to that in a moment. But as a forum? I think I'm about finished. Then more and more people found me, and it was nice hearing from old friends. Unfortunately, those old friends don't post much. For this man is shocking. Skeeter had been in town, gotten a ...
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Thoughts from my noodle: May 2009
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Thursday, May 21, 2009. Spyder performed three magic shows today. My friend is a first grade teacher, and today was the last day of school. First grade last day = nothing planned. Several weeks ago, she asked if Spyder would be interested in coming to her classroom to do a little performance. Naturally, the answer was, "OF COURSE I WILL! And had ice cream for dessert to celebrate. I am really proud of him. Even though I get tired of being the practice audience sometimes. Monday, May 18, 2009. I had told ...
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Thoughts from my noodle: September 2009
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Thursday, September 17, 2009. Those children o' mine just make me laugh so much. Just for reference, we play a game in the car where we call out "JuicyFruit" any time we see a yellow vehicle. It's mindless fun. Try it. You'll never miss a yellow vehicle again. In our version, commercial vehicles don't count.). SASS: That was a man driving that JuicyFruit. SPYDER: How do you know? SASS: Well, he was bald . SPYDER: That doesn't mean it was a man. It could just be a REALLY UGLY woman. The new school year.
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Thoughts from my noodle: Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial
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Wednesday, August 03, 2011. Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial. Sassy studied Abraham Lincoln at the end of this past school year, and she was fascinated by him. It was a great study, and I always love it when the children get sincerely interested in history. Because so much of history can be dry facts and long-ago dates, I always try to do hands-on history whenever possible. When the opportunity came to travel south last month, I chose our path to take us by the Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial. They al...
