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Thursday, May 2, 2013

Mother Nature

Mother Nature (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

If you live in the middle of the United States, you are prolly wondering what has happened to the weather this year. Warm sunny days one day and two days later, snow. Global warming? Climate change? Are we heading intoa new Ice Age? Speculate on why the weather is doing funny things.

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Wednesday, May 1, 2013

May Day Festivities

And we're back...Sorry for the brief time away, had a few things I needed to do. To get things rolling, here is your Blog Spark.

Nederlands: Tijdschrift De Notenkraker. Jrg. 28, no. 17 (28 april 1934). Aan al onze doodbidders. "En we gaan nog niet naar huis, nog lange niet, nog lange niet!". (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Today is May Day, the first of May. In many cultures this is a holiday. How do you celebrate May Day?

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Tuesday, March 26, 2013

Down time.....

Image by lorenkerns via Flickr

Taking a bit of break, be back in May.

Friday, March 8, 2013

It's a toon thing...

Aprilmaze (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Cartoons have always been made for adults. Sure, they make them for kids, but there is always an adult cartoon around the corner. With that in mind, what is your favorite adult cartoon character and why?

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Wednesday, March 6, 2013

The Math Word Problem

Math (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

I don't know about you, but one of the things I hated in math class was the dreaded word problem. But, thinking back on it, some of them were kind of cool. There always seemed to be something thrown in to trip you up, finding that part was what keep me from going insane.

So, my challenge to you today is --- Create a word problem that is solvable, throwing in as many red herrings as you like. Be creative, none of that Mary brought five apples and Johnny eight, but Ben took six crap. Put some flare into it. You will be graded on your creativity.

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Tuesday, March 5, 2013

When I was your age...

Rotary dial wall telephone. c. 1930s. Also seen: candle in wall sconce (that comes off to be candle carrier). (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Technology is making strong leaps and bounds with each passing year. One outcome of all this progress is the disappearance of objects that we used to take for granted. The 8-Track, rotary dial phones, Private Band Radio, the typewriter, the list goes on and on. What object was around when you were a kid that miss the most? Write about it as if you were introducing the item to one of your kids that has never seen it before.

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Monday, March 4, 2013

If I grow up...

Books I've Read: Quarter Share (Photo credit: Myles!)

A few years ago, I came across a wonderful sci-fi coming of age story by one Nathan Lowell, Quarter Share. Somewhere in the story, the main character uttered the words, "I don't know what I want to be if I grow up." Those words have stuck with me ever since.

So, what do you want to be when you grow up? Have you ever thought about it?

Oh, and I still don't know.

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