Krazy Pic 1 As a (former) lover of desserts, this is very tempting. As a (former) math teacher, not so much! 🙂
KrazyPic 2 In the category of helpful-but-perhaps-not-needed advice?
Cartoon of the Week I miss Peanuts almost as much as Calvin and Hobbes! Here, Snoopy shares the common lament of prospective writers everywhere! 🙂 (Thanks to Paul Lawrence!)
Inspirational Blackboard A service station in South Africa began posting daily thoughts on a blackboard out front. Now folks drive out of their way to read each day’s quotes. Read more – and see several good examples! Sent along by subscriber Carl Wilson, just in time for inclusion – thanks, Carl!
Two Years Back – One Year Ahead Exactly two years ago today (July 23), I set out from Branson headed to the Missouri River for the adventure of a lifetime! (To reminisce with me, see my first blog from the trip, headed to Montana). A little over one year from today (Aug 2), we’ll begin the one-week Missouri River in Montana Adventure. Progress is being made, with more detailed itinerary and final cost figures coming soon. We’d love to have you join us! Click the link above for a teaser of the current information.
Brain Teasers – Solutions from FIVE subscribers already – with a month to go!! Three new ones today, including a [ridiculously easy?] old classic!! Check them out and join the fun!!
August Birthdays Here’s a list of our (known) subscriber birthdays in August.
A Violin and a Faux Pas? Received what struck me as a particularly inspiring you-tube clip this week. Should I have forwarded it quite so quickly? Still puzzling over whether I committed on of my own pet peeves, but (surprise!) it triggered some thoughts related to education! This week’s News-Leader column.