Steve Jobs died today. Someone wrote a twitter stating that it was sweetly ironic that most people were learning of this news via a device that his genius helped to create. I myself learned through twitter, but I could have... Continue Reading →
I have been psychologically tested by online surveys and surprise surprise.... I'm an extrovert!!!! From the Latin "extr-" meaning "out of" and "vert" meaning "to turn." So I like to "turn it all about." I am a human hokey-pokey. If you... Continue Reading →
I did a dangerous thing today. I took a walk in the rain. No, no I didn't melt. But I left my iPod at home. I just walked with me and my thoughts and a Giants World Series sweatshirt. To... Continue Reading →
i got a beautiful text message yesterday that read "made some gnarly fadeorade today and thought of you! miss you!" from someone i used to call my soulmate. we haven't seen each other in years. it made me nostalgic for... Continue Reading →
By popular demand...I write this follow-up to my controversial "Disney's Hottest (Cartoon) Men." For research, I went on a high school retreat with my church, driving four teenage boys to Santa Cruz in traffic provided plenty of time to debate... Continue Reading →
My eye hurts. my knee hurts. is this what it feels like for old people? random body parts start tingling and aching and then one day you're old? i read a book about a leper colony in hawai'i at the turn... Continue Reading →
Question: How do you spell the letter "H" ? Question: Who is the hottest Disney princess? Question: Who is the most awesome Disney sidekick? Question: How much can high school boys eat? if i hadn't thought about these things before... Continue Reading →
What did we do before the internet? Sometimes I have a hard time remembering using things like a dictionary, a map, a phone book, an address book. I can remember our family's first modem...the dial up sounds "wreeeeeeEEEEEE whirrr whirrrr.....DEE... Continue Reading →
One of my favorite questions to ask of my junior high students is: "What do you want to be when you grow up?" I get all kinds of fantastic answers....the most famous being "a raper" when he meant to write "a rapper."... Continue Reading →
A few days ago, I wrote about seeing "Lion King 3D" and my somewhat weird feelings about Simba. He's hot. He's a lion. He makes me giggle. And I hope Nala is good enough for him. Today I am struggling... Continue Reading →
Fav Moment of the Day: Text from my stepdad at 7am reminding me that its National Talk like a Pirate Day. This weekend I... was uncharacteristically social! I've been hermitaging myself since the enslaught of school and teaching rained into... Continue Reading →
Sunglasses Always Fit 