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Why I hate both major US political parties (this is probably the only political post I'll ever blog)
Lies. Switches. No real explanation of where the candidate wants to go from here (except that it won't be where that "other" guy wants to go). Using polls to show one is up, then the other, back and forth. Unwillingness to work with the "other" side ( Read more... ) -
Back to writing
I've not done much writing this past year--except for some editing. With NaNoWriMo coming up, I'm hoping that will kickstart me back into the swing. -
End of Semester
Today is the last day of the semester, and the weather is a bit drizzly and cold (but not cold enough to snow, except for some isolated flakes), and that means attendance is down ( Read more... ) -
Five things make a post
1. Having diabetes gives "legitimate" reasons to say "no" to certain foods and drinks. Saying "I don't drink" seems to be less acceptable than "I have diabetes and drinking alcohol tends to raise my blood sugars." I'm not sure why--I mean, really, isn't personal preference a legitimate reason for something ( Read more... ) -
Interesting questions for my students to talk about
I found a bunch of questions which I can mix and match to give my ELL students speaking practice. To my great relief, they actually had fun with this activity. Naturally, some got more into the topics than others, but overall I can say this was a plus. Here are today's questions ( Read more... ) -
Back to blogging
Yeah, it's been a loooong time. Let's see if I can get back into the swing of things. So, five things make a post ( Read more... ) -
Kittens!
I did get the kittens. Two of them, both absolutely adorable. I did get the yellow girl with white feet (named Bilquis), and her brother (named Sulimon) is a big grey who almost looks like a Russian blue, right down to golden eyes, except he's not a solid grey but has some stripy markings ( Read more... ) -
Cute Overload
So I went to see the kittens yesterday after lunch. They're adorable! It would have been hard to choose if I had to pick them right now. They'll be ready to be adopted in about two weeks, so maybe by then I'll have a better idea of which ones I want. So far the yellow one with white boots (probably the only female) is a strong contender. But ( Read more... ) -
Kitten Adoption Soon
I haven't really LJed since Yorkie died, I see. That's been a while now, and lo and behold I'm going to be getting two kittens in a couple of weeks. They were born the last weekend of September, so they should be old enough in about two or three weeks for me to bring home. One of the teachers where I work has a cat who had the kittens, and there ( Read more... ) -
Fall Has Fallen
Five things make a post ( Read more... )