It's the time of year to give thanks for all the many blessings and wonderful people we all have in our lives, and in light of the fact that this has been a tough year for me (the death of two of the greatest influential people in my life, money issues--who doesn't have them?--four jobs, feeling very ineffective as a teacher/wife/human being, not being able to shake any sickness that seems to come my way; y'know just the usual 'ole stuff most people worry about on a daily basis), I was up last night late thinking about all the positive aspects of my life--it helps me to find the little quirky things in life when all else seems so frustrating.
SOOOO, here are a few totally random things that I am thankful for this Thanksgiving season....
I AM THANKFUL....
1). that I do not--and have never had the desire to--have either a MySpace or Facebook account.
2). that I have never watched a full episode of the following: The Oprah Winfrey Show (I've avoided that for 24 years--WOW!), Grey's Anatomy, Survivor (what are they up to now, like, Season 35?? "Survivor Attica--Escape from an L.A. Maximum Security Facility")
3). that I teach seniors whom I can vent to on my days of frustration with MEC, school bureaucracy, and the totally perplexing and frustrating freshmen class we have this year here at UCHS (except, of course, for my 1st block Lit. Center kids ;)...)
4). that I teach seniors who DON'T GET IT, and in a year or so, I'll be getting phone calls, emails, and texts saying, "yep, you were right--this IS totally like you said it was gonna be...."
5). that I have a Dyson Animal vacuum that TOTALLY SUCKS up all the cat hair that I thought I had gotten with the other vacuum. That thing is amazing!!
6). for Pepperidge Farm Coconut three-layer cake. Totally love that stuff!
7). that Jon and I have TV shows that we enjoy watching together--NCIS, CSI, and Top Gear
8). for the invention of the Snuggie. And, to all those false imitators out there--hey Slanket, I'm talking to YOU!--you'll never live up to the reputation of the original!
9). that I literally have a different pair of shoes for all five days of the week, for about 35 to 40 weeks of the year. Really, I do....
and, finally...
10). that when I go to the snack machine here--or anywhere, for that matter--that I look inside the vending area where the item you buy falls into. Wouldn't wanna get bit by any live copperheads, now would we?????
Monday, November 23, 2009
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
And now for something completely different...
WORLD ECONOMIC SYSTEMS
FEUDALISM
You have two cows. Your lord takes some of the milk.
PURE SOCIALISM
You have two cows. The government takes them and puts them in a barn with everyone else's cows. You have to take care of all the cows. The government gives you as much milk as you need.
BUREAUCRATIC SOCIALISM
You have two cows. The government takes them and puts them in a barn with everyone else's cows. They are cared for by ex-chicken farmers. You have to take care of the chickens the government took from the chicken farmers. The government gives you as much milk and eggs as the regulations say you should need.
FASCISM
You have two cows. The government takes them both, hires you to take care of them and sells you the milk.
PURE COMMUNISM
You have two cows. Your neighbors help you take care of them, and you all share the milk.
RUSSIAN COMMUNISM
You have two cows. You have to take care of them, but the government takes all the milk.
CAMBODIAN COMMUNISM
You have two cows. The government takes both and shoots you.
DICTATORSHIP
You have two cows. The government takes both and drafts you.
PURE DEMOCRACY
You have two cows. Your neighbors decide who gets the milk.
REPRESENTATIVE DEMOCRACY
You have two cows. Yours neighbors pick somone to tell you who gets the milk.
BUREAUCRACY
You have two cows. At first the government regulates what you can feed them and when you can milk them. Then it pays you not to milk them. Then it takes both, shoots one, milks the other one and pours the milk down the drain. Then it requires you to fill out forms accounting for the missing cows. In triplicate.
ANARCHY
You have two cows. Either you sell the milk at a fair price or your neighbors take the cows and kill you.
CAPITALISM
You have two cows. You sell one and buy a bull.
SURREALISM
You have two giraffes. The government requires you to take harmonica lessons.
FEUDALISM
You have two cows. Your lord takes some of the milk.
PURE SOCIALISM
You have two cows. The government takes them and puts them in a barn with everyone else's cows. You have to take care of all the cows. The government gives you as much milk as you need.
BUREAUCRATIC SOCIALISM
You have two cows. The government takes them and puts them in a barn with everyone else's cows. They are cared for by ex-chicken farmers. You have to take care of the chickens the government took from the chicken farmers. The government gives you as much milk and eggs as the regulations say you should need.
FASCISM
You have two cows. The government takes them both, hires you to take care of them and sells you the milk.
PURE COMMUNISM
You have two cows. Your neighbors help you take care of them, and you all share the milk.
RUSSIAN COMMUNISM
You have two cows. You have to take care of them, but the government takes all the milk.
CAMBODIAN COMMUNISM
You have two cows. The government takes both and shoots you.
DICTATORSHIP
You have two cows. The government takes both and drafts you.
PURE DEMOCRACY
You have two cows. Your neighbors decide who gets the milk.
REPRESENTATIVE DEMOCRACY
You have two cows. Yours neighbors pick somone to tell you who gets the milk.
BUREAUCRACY
You have two cows. At first the government regulates what you can feed them and when you can milk them. Then it pays you not to milk them. Then it takes both, shoots one, milks the other one and pours the milk down the drain. Then it requires you to fill out forms accounting for the missing cows. In triplicate.
ANARCHY
You have two cows. Either you sell the milk at a fair price or your neighbors take the cows and kill you.
CAPITALISM
You have two cows. You sell one and buy a bull.
SURREALISM
You have two giraffes. The government requires you to take harmonica lessons.
Thursday, August 27, 2009
A Teacher's Credo
We the willing,
Led by the unknowing,
Are doing the impossible
For the ungrateful.
We have done so much with so little for so long,
We are now capable
Of doing EVERYTHING
With NOTHING.
Led by the unknowing,
Are doing the impossible
For the ungrateful.
We have done so much with so little for so long,
We are now capable
Of doing EVERYTHING
With NOTHING.
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