Tag: education
group name: sugarandspice
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May 17, 2007 05:09 PM EDT --
I grew up in an era when childrens' TV shows were generally what I called "propaganda for being good." It was the old idea that children's entertainment should include moral instruction. . . . more
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May 24, 2007 01:52 PM EDT --
Friday night as I rushed to catch the train home, I noticed others scurrying about more madly than me. The short, but cute, stubble-faced guy heading to the Amtrak ticket window as the speakers . . . more
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July 09, 2007 06:29 PM EDT --
Somewhere in Cyberspace
July 9, 2007
Digger Burrows, GNN Political Correspondent at Large
In a press conference this morning Nippy Katz, Aleatoric Party Chairman, announced that the party . . . more
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May 22, 2007 12:48 PM EDT --
Dublin, CA 5/22/07
Tension is in the air at the Katz residence. As the third day of the Other Cat Occupation begins the fight for territory continues. Growling and spitting, especially behind . . . more
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May 22, 2007 12:56 PM EDT --
Some cats speak in complete sentences. Others speak in monosyllables. Some communicate solely through body languages. One thing is clear: Cats always have something to say.
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June 01, 2007 08:51 PM EDT --
Just thought I would poll you tonight on your thoughts about myspace. There has been alot of publicity mostly negative on predators looking for "our children" on that site. With a . . . more
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July 17, 2007 07:31 PM EDT --
In this morning's San Francisco Chronicle there was a great column by Jon Carroll. He doesn't always hit the mark but this column on genre fiction was great. Most of the column is a . . . more
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June 27, 2007 01:35 PM EDT --
This is inspired by (blatantly stolen from) an article by Elizabeth B called "The Religious Affiliations of Superoes" She alerts people to a web site that has all the religious dirt . . . more
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May 23, 2007 03:16 PM EDT --
Everyone who has a cat knows the feline secret shame--shedding. They love to sit on black garments and race for the laundry basket when clothes come out of the dryer. Large tufts of fur appear . . . more
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June 07, 2007 07:11 PM EDT --
I'm tired and dishearted. I don't know what it is about human beings. They seem not to have no respect for amphibians. I do my best to share my wisdom, expecting nothing . . . more
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June 13, 2007 04:54 PM EDT --
Before beginning, I should mention that I am a rubber frog, a rubber frog with peeling paint. I am unusual among rubber frogs because I can speak, I have the ability to move under my own power, and . . . more
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June 15, 2007 04:28 PM EDT --
Somewhere in cyberspace, July 15, 2007
Yesterday another skirmish in the Gather War took place. Your reporter was there, embedded with the troops of one of the sides. Since the details of . . . more
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June 26, 2007 01:55 PM EDT --
Yesterday I cashed in some of my points and started climbing the golden stairs again. Today I've reached a milestone of sorts. I'm pretty proud. You can see why.
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July 06, 2007 06:07 PM EDT --
Here's a nice little brain teaser for you. English words that begin with Q whose third letter is not a vowel. One word per comment.
I'll start. quxtlon
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August 14, 2007 07:55 PM EDT --
I think they all are, at least by human standards. I first noticed this with our first cat. One day we rearranged the living room furniture while he was asleep. During his Periods of . . . more
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June 01, 2007 02:33 PM EDT --
Some people aren't witless.
Others are. Often
It's not because they're shunned
By the stars or
Born brain damaged.
The plain fact of the matter
Is that
They learned it.
It was . . . more
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July 26, 2007 03:04 PM EDT --
I read about Britney Spears' dog and the expensive dress this morning. I felt bad for the assistant who had to do the poop scooping. It got me to thinking about people and their pets. . . . more
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May 22, 2007 04:25 PM EDT --
Since the beginning of time groups of people have invaded territory occupied by other groups of people. The people who were there first often called the invaders barbarians, implying that the invaders . . . more
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July 16, 2007 06:34 PM EDT --
Are you tired of games that make you have to think of things that begin with the letter E or name things that you might find somewhere? How about those toughies where you have to list things like . . . more
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July 23, 2007 12:47 PM EDT --
Dublin, CA
July 23, 2007
Yesterday the occupation forces led by General Morty withdrew from the Katz residence. Standing atop a blue cat carrier the feline general announced "Mission accomplished." . . . more
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