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It's Not About Religion
When Vacaville teacher Steven Cuckovich docked points from a student's
grade for saying "bless you" after someone sneezed in class, some of
the media sensationalized the item with accusations about the teacher
"...bringing god into his grading." I have to side with the educator on
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When Space Aliens Come
When space aliens come to take over the earth, they will have to wait to get off the spaceship, because some of them will stand in the aisles for an excruciating length of time, struggling with their luggage in the overhead bin.
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RIP Butler T. Cat
Butler was my neighbor and my friend. He died of a virus caught in kittenhood.
He was thought to be dimwitted, but I attributed some of his activities (chasing dogs, turkeys , snakes) as his way of living for the thrill of life. I will miss him.
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Dinosaurs and Adios, MF-ers
In de-cluttering/ organizing my home office this week, I came across two copies of Jack and Jill Magazine from 1965. Addressed to me. I'd had a subscription, apparently, which I think might have been a grandparent gift.
There's plenty of fun in the June 1965 Jack and Jill magazine, including my clumsy attempt on page 62 to "Draw a Dinosaur." ( Read more... ) -
Lemon Meringue Pie
FILLING
1 ½ cups sugar
1/3 cup cornstarch
1 ½ cups cold water
3 egg yolks
3 tablespoons butter
1/3 cup fresh lemon juice
MERINGUE
3 egg whites
¼ teaspoon cream of tartar
¼ cup sugar
Optional ½ tsp vanilla
DIRECTIONS
Squeeze the juice from about 2 medium lemons, and remove any seeds. Save this for later.
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Kat's Mashup Book Titles
I made these up awhile back. Some of them might be funny:
* Charlotte's Web Design, 2nd Ed.--the story of a girl, a pig, and the web designer who manages workflow, makes a great team with the girl and the pig, and meets the deadline in the end.
* A Thousand Splendid Acres--Loosely based on Shakespeare's King Lear, this work gives us a ( Read more... ) -
The Greatest Day
It was with awe and joy that I reacted when, over 30 years ago, I found out I was going to have a baby. I, who swore throughout my teen years and into my early 20's that I wouldn't bring children into this wretched and dirty world, met a guy who was avid about children, and who somehow made me enthusiastic about reproducing. When my baby was born ( Read more... ) -
Granny Smith
Sometimes you have to wait a long time for a thing.
In my case, I have waited about 15 years to make a pie.
I think it was 1995 when I ordered a "Granny Smith Apple Tree" from a catalog, and received in the mail something that looked like this twig. I threw it away. Later, I realized that the twig was the tree I ordered, fetched it out of the ( Read more... ) -
Avatar vs Castle in the Sky
I recently watched the Miyazaki film Castle in the Sky (1986), and was struck by parallels in plot and design with Avatar (2009). I decided to try to list the ones that I noticed, and will welcome any others that you want to suggest. I’m doing this not because I dislike Avatar. I truly dig it! But partly to understand that stories, films, whatever ( Read more... )
