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Books

2008-06-30T04:03:26Z

The Big Read reckons that the average adult has only read 6 of the top 100 books they've printed. 1) Look at the list and bold those you have read. 2) Italicize those you intend to read. 3) Underline the books you LOVE. 4) Put an asterisk next to ...

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Yaa Summer

2008-06-22T02:15:41Z

I've been enjoying a few days of summer before heading off on my other adventures. Last week i volunteered at a GS outreach camp. It was rather interesting since most of the other volunteers were in high school....but it worked out pretty well o...

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100 word action research

2008-06-15T13:45:39Z

I came across this cool little program on a friends LJ page. What you do is to paste in a bunch of text and it creates an image with the words you use the most. For anyone who is slightly interested in what i spent the past semester working on...

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QotD: Friday the 13th

2008-06-14T02:35:30Z

Has anything unlucky happened to you today? Nothing horrible per-say....do out of control kindergarteners count (it wasn't even their last day of school....[maybe that was the problem???] i was at a year round school)?

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QotD: Summertime Bests & Worsts

2008-06-07T13:12:10Z

What are some of the best(and worst) things about summer? Submitted by L33tchica. I think this is a fairly straightforward questions. Summer is a great time to travel to new places, play outside, go to the beach, have a break from school/work ...

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Firework Surprise

2008-06-07T02:12:13Z

I was driving home from barns & noble tonight when the FF fair started setting off their fireworks. I was right by FF corner so i pulled over (& was even able to find a parking space) and watched the show. Twas a nice little surprise, especially...

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Vox Hunt: Way Back Wednesday

2008-05-29T00:21:32Z

Share a song you loved way back in the day. MAGIC When I was young I thought the stars were made for wishingon And every hole deep in a tree must hide a leprechaun Old houses all held secret rooms if one could find the door But who believes ...

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QotD: Memorial Day

2008-05-28T00:16:01Z

How are you spending this Memorial Day? How will it differ from Memorial Days past? I twent on a picnic w/Kimmiez. We had a ton of foodage then walked around the Botanical Gardens in Tysons where we saw a bunch of animalz. The best was the goo...

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Vox Hunt: Cut & Paste

2008-05-17T00:07:51Z

Ctrl-V (PCs) or Command-V (Macs) Time! Paste whatever text you copied last. The Whole Wheat Tollhouse Cookie Here's a version of a cookie classic from 1937, made a bit more nutritious with whole wheat. Excerpted from Bob's Red Mill Baking Book b...

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Adventures in Subbing

2008-05-15T23:51:19Z

I've had fairly routine days recently, mostly i've been subbing (in kindergarten, ESL or special ed classes.) Today was no exception. I was an aid in a kindergarten class. Last night the class ant farm arrived, so during science the teacher intr...

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