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Hi-Ho The Derry-O, A Junking We Will Go!
All of my life, or at least for the portion that I was able to walk, I have been a garbage picker. In my mind a garbage picker is kind of like the American Pickers, only less “picky”, not as … Continue reading
Posted in Antiques, Children, Family, Friends, Garbage Picking, History, Humor, Irish Roots, Junking, Shanty Irish, Teaching, Trench Art, Uncategorized, Women, World War II
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It infiltrates. It permeates. It saturates. And, at times, it really stinks. I’m not talking about politics…I’m talking about change. “Things” have changed…again. The older I get, the more I see change worm its way into every area of our … Continue reading
Posted in Aging, Attitude, Bad Words, Children, Chiropractor, Christians, Family, Handwriting, Health, Home, Humor, Life, Teaching, Uncategorized, Women
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Change is Here to Stay
One thing we can always count on, besides death and taxes, is change. Change is a constant (how’s that for an oxymoron?) in all of our lives; and in most of our minds, most of the time, “change” is negative. … Continue reading
Posted in Attitude, Change, Christians, Death, Erma Bombeck, Eternity, Faith, Family, God, Humor, Life, New Beginnings, New Years, Students, Teaching, The Human Spirit, Tragedy and Triumph, Uncategorized, Writer's Workshops
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The Pledge
I think The Pledge of Allegiance is important and so on my Student Questionnaire this year I asked, “Do you know The Pledge of Allegiance?” Just about half of my students answered, “I don’t know.” I was more than a … Continue reading
Posted in America, Childhood, Children, Courage, English Teacher, Humor, Pride, Students, Teaching, The Pledge of Allegiance
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A Room ‘Without’ A View
I have a thing for windows. I love them big, small, curtained, shuttered, and naked. I don’t even mind them dirty, as long as I can still see out. In the summer in NJ, I loved them open so … Continue reading
Posted in Children, English Teacher, Florida, Humor, New Jersey, Teaching, The Human Spirit, Uncategorized
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Revenge of the Words
At the risk of sounding like “Rain Man”, I would like to say, “I’m an EXCELLENT speller.” I don’t know why, but it’s something that has always come very easy to me. I can spell almost anything including, “supercalifragilisticexpialidocious”. Maybe … Continue reading
Posted in English Teacher, Humor, Students, Teaching, Uncategorized, Words
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Not That Big A Deal 