Ramblings and Reviews

So I took the morning off today. My kindergartner had his first official music program at school--a very cute Thanksgiving program. Yep, I had to be there! He's such a ham. Luckily for me, the program ended at a reasonable time, giving me some much needed "alone time". Of course I ended up at Barnes & Noble, where else would I go? I grabbed a Pumpkin Spice Latte and started wandering. Went to listen to samples of Josh Groban's Christmas CD (ick, sorry, it was not at all what I … [Read more...] about I Need A Vacation!

I can't remember how I found this video. When I surf the internet, I just sort of meander from site to site in a pseudo-neurotic daze and if I find something good, I bookmark it so I can find it again later. (This would explain why I have over 300 bookmarks.) I haven't decided if I can categorize this as "good" per se, but in honor of Halloween, I am sharing it with you. I give you... Michael Jackson's "Thriller"... done with Legos. Trust me, you'll want to watch this.... [youtube … [Read more...] about This Is Crazy!

Earlier this week I created my latest mind movie, after watching the DVD "The Secret."  In doing this I am continuing my explorations into the Law of Attraction.  One of the biggest eye-openers in that DVD was the idea that if you constantly focus on something negative--even if your focus is REMOVING that negative thing--you will continue to draw it to yourself.  The speakers on the DVD postulated that anti-war protesters, although their intentions are good, inadvertently continue to attract war … [Read more...] about Stunned

It's the nightmare of every teacher who teaches in the arts: getting fired over artistic work you pursue outside of the classroom. An art teacher in Virginia was fired recently for his extracurricular artistic endeavors. Granted, he painted with his *ass*. However, I found his work to be tasteful and interesting. Furthermore, he took sufficient steps to keep his artwork separate from his teaching, using a pseudonym instead of his real name, and refraining from discussing it in his class. … [Read more...] about Professionally Outraged

I'm going to start this post by saying I love my home, my planet, and I am not out to intentionally destroy the thing. That would be stupid. But equally stupid is this rush to create "green" products in a frantic dash to "Save The World". Yes, we should take care of our home and try to keep it clean. But mankind spent centuries being ignorant of the ways of the earth, and the planet is still spinning along. I could go off on an entire tirade about perceptions of global "warming"--as if the … [Read more...] about More Harm Than Good?

Dear Lord, thank You for this evening of peace and quiet; for this time to be still and reflect on my life. Thank You for my health and my home, for my family and my friends. Thank You for my job, my co-workers, and my students. Yes, even the high schoolers... actually, especially them. Thank You for silly things like MySpace and Facebook, where I can pour out all the drivel that my mind creates and it makes me feel better, and where silly little notes like birthday wishes from friends and … [Read more...] about Peace, Quiet, Gratitude