In my motivation for blogging post, May the Blogging Begin (http://wp.me/p5jxvv-6), I explained that I love movies, old and new. For this reason, I get excited when award show nominations are introduced. I look to see if reviewers’ opinions agree with […]
My students are learning that at the beginning of the Middle Ages, China was very violent. Kings fought with neighboring kings, and farm owners fought with their neighbors as well–not a friendly time. Simulations are encouraged in education since acting as the historical characters we […]
Last week I had the pleasure of having dinner with a blogging celebrity, at least a blogging celebrity to me, Carolyn West, the co-founder of the Southern California Lady Bloggers. Not often in the company of blogging stars, I used the opportunity to pick her […]
One factor of blogging that’s been such a blessing is one tends to make blogging friends. They are virtual friends in the essence that we’ve never actually met each other but friends nonetheless. One such friend is Laurel Regan of the blog Alphabet Soup. Friends […]
Are you frustrated at the holidays with just too much on your plate? Welcome to my world. A new reader wrote me last Friday inquiring how I can do so much. I blog, I teach, I advise yearbook students and chess players, all the while […]
And Justice For None This post could also be subtitled, Eric Garner–A parallel post. Last month I penned another blog post called, “Ferguson: Right or Wrong” (http://wp.me/p5jxvv-2y, 11/25/14). I felt an injustice had occurred when it came to Michael Brown’s death. An unarmed teen shot […]
Don’t get me wrong; I like getting out with the crowd. I really do. Although born in New York, I’m an L. A. girl. I relish rooting for my boys, the Dodgers. The most thoughtful present a guy can give me is theater […]
Can you even believe it? I have been nominated for the Liebster Award. It is an award for new bloggers with 200 or less followers. I definitely qualify! It’s purpose is to recognize and promote new bloggers. Liebster means dearest, so this is the dearest […]
Dog Lovers! In 2005 Diane Lane and John Cusack starred in “Must Love Dogs,” a movie about a divorced preschool teacher looking for love. Her criteria for the perfect man is simple. He must love dogs. John Cusack’s Jake shows up on the date […]
Don’t Go See Gone Girl. (Welcome to my first movie review. Mature content and spoiler alerts are coming.) Don’t get me wrong, I love a good murder mystery. I could rave about Agatha Christie’s Ten Little Indians all day. The problem with Ben Affleck’s new […]
What is the theme of READY PLAYER ONE? In 2012, Ernest Cline wrote a book called READY PLAYER ONE. It details a virtual society in which people befriend (and marry!) others they never meet. They get educations from schools they never physically attend. They travel […]
How to Get Over the Death of the Family Dog in 8 Easy Steps Many of my readers know that my family and I lost our little dog Angel last month. (“I Once Had a Dog Named Nasty“). Knowing Angel’s death was imminent, I […]
Bill Cosby! Don’t get me wrong. Like the rest of America, I grew up loving Bill Cosby and the Huxtables. At the time, four-year-old Raven Simone got her start on the show, and I’m still her fan. Theo, Claire. and the rest of […]
also known as… Fitz’s Scandalous behavior. (Note: Spoiler alerts may be coming.) Scandal viewers ask me if I’m Team Fitz or Team Jake. In the past, I had to give it much thought. After all, Jake had murdered my favorite character, James, in cold blood. […]
