Tag Archives: “In Memoriam”

With honor, gratitude and hope: 9/11 ten years on.

Are we gonna learn about 9/11? Yeah, we gon’ talk about that like everybody is right now? In the first week of school my students were answering the question I had put forth to them: What do you need to … Continue reading

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Do you realize??

Do you realize That you have the most beautiful face? Do you realize We’re floating in space? I couldn’t help looking across the aisle at the two UMs. They were not traveling together, but because they were UMs they were, … Continue reading

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The brief and wondrous life of Oscar – WOW!

Sunday there was quite a lot of pre-Oscar speculation at my house as we all completed our ballots to see who could pick the most winners of the 24 major award categories for the 2010 Academy Awards. I find that … Continue reading

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