This isn’t a fancy roast beef recipe. It is meant to be eaten at more casual gatherings: weekend football parties, picnics. And ideal for a family holiday buffet. It certainly can be served up at a sit-down dinner eaten off your best China, but my recipe has more humble origins. That’s how I intend to …
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#7: Most Frightening May 24, 2019
I was once asked, “What’s the scariest horror film you’ve ever seen?” My answer was non-hesitant. To be sure, the movie is a horror classic, not for the feeble-hearted nor those with over-active imaginations. However, it is the circumstances I automatically associate with the film that make it personally terrifying. It was 1974 and as …
#6: The Glory of Morning Glories May 20, 2019
Hey, I never have taken the classes nor the exam to earn my Master Gardener’s License, but experience has given me the same education or better. My wife did take the courses and pass the exam. She is a certified Master Gardener; well, …she’s a Mistress Gardener. As such, she and I often don’t see …
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#5: Who Is the Best Literary Critic Of Young Adult Fiction? May 18, 2019
The answer is simple. There are two types of people who write these reviews. Bad literary critics of young adult novels are full-fledged adults who are judging the books from an older adult’s point of view. These are the book-bashers you refer to. The majority of these people are condescending, self-proclaimed pundits of literature. They …
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#4: You Can Never Be Ready Enough to Teach Overseas. May17, 2019
Despite what the school you’re headed to has told you, how thorough your research has been, nor how many people you’ve talked to, you never know what you’ll encounter at your first or next international school post. My first ever professional stint overseas didn’t happen until I was 40. My chaperoning that singular Caribbean cruise …
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#3: Student Advice, Writing an Introductory Paragraph May 16, 2019
In writing, there are four basic genres of essays/papers that everyone must know. The better you master these, the better you will do in school and in any future career. Descriptive—Describe a person, place thing, or idea Narrative–storytellingPersuasive—Convince that your opinion/point of view is validExpository—report on/expose information Of course, in virtually anything you write, these …
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#2: Yorton the Who May 15, 2019
It doesn’t take long in this profession before every teacher has that student in class who is admittedly much smarter than he is IQ-wise. Only experience and age hold the two in their appropriate roles. Like his first puppy love, no teacher ever forgets that extraordinarily superior kid. Yeah, that one who ultimately challenged him …
#1: Introduction May 13, 2019
Okay, it’s time to do this—write my first post for my new Blog. Now, …how do I begin? Shall I start with the standard “Welcome to My Blog” tagline? Nope, that’s too candy corn trite. Do I tell about myself? Nope, if you’re reading this, you’ve already had the opportunity to read my “About Page.” …
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