This week I am loving things that are bright, shiny, or spots of happy in a day. Crafty things and the time to play with them. Last weekend I spent some time playing with fabric. Fabric makes me happy. It’s bright, soft, and it makes things! I make things because I love the chance to…
This may be one of the slowest renditions of an abecedary you’d ever heard… read… noticed…. A very brief history…. This is my Abecedary of Cape-Wearing. The topic is less about superheroes and more about the cape-wearing qualities of people who champion learning. Educational cape-wearing is why I started the blog. We wear capes, you…
It’s Sunday evening. I want to post a mentor text, but my brain, she be empty. I tumble through my thoughts, flip through my mental card catalogue, scroll through my Twitter feed, and… nothing. And then I remember–books! I read books, own books, and display said books in an easy-access shelving unit otherwise known as…
Today’s New Favorite Things Friday is dedicated to the geeky things I am loving. 1. Logitech’s Unifying Receiver I like external mice. I have plenty of them. I used to have to carry all of the little receivers around with me and all of my USB slots were filled with receivers. Now I have one…
Dear Louis C.K., We don’t know each other, but I heard that you sent some tweets about the Common Core State Standards. More than heard about them, actually.They’re everywhere! I’m guessing you might be surprised by the response. I’m guessing that many things are being said about your tweets–hailing them, using them as leverage, attacking them. In…
Okay, not really. The old Culture Club was enough to tide us over for a few more decades at least. Admittedly, I did just scour Culture Club lyrics for something witty. There may be a Culture Club mentor text coming soon. For today, I want to thank one of my amazing siblings for this mentor…
For my new favorite things this week I have focused on things that are orange. There is no reason for this other than the things I thought of first were orange and themes are always fun. Happier I found this app accidentally one of the many nights this week that I couldn’t sleep. It reminds…
It’s Slice of Life time with Two Writing Teachers! A story from the story well… The first chapter book I ever read by myself, from front cover to back cover, every single page, understanding the whole thing without any help, was The Mouse and the Motorcycle by Beverly Cleary. I remember the day I finished…
It’s SOLSC Tuesday! It’s time! It’s for me to share the #1 person I would follow to an ashram anywhere. Click here and here to see what the heck I’m talking about. So, super duper, a-number one, longest standing person I would follow to an ashram anywhere is… Edgar Martinez–retired designated hitter for the Seattle…
Last week I visit our newly-built San Diego Public Library. I had been once before, but hadn’t gotten to wander around. My favorite places are the main elevator, the blue chairs in the reading room, and the 9th floor views: The elevator–because it is a visual shindig: The blue furniture because it looks like a…
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