CNN’s Lou Dobbs on the Amnesty Bill

Yep, as you all know, this bill being debated in Congress right now…and it’s pretty scary. Check out this (very pointed) analysis of the 5 worst things about it:
Lou’s Top 5 List
Top 5 Dumbest Things in the Immigration Bill
5) Taxpayers will pay for the immigration lawyers for illegal aliens if working in agriculture.
4) [...]

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98 degrees in the moonlight

Welcome to Arizona! I just sat at the pool and read 2 chapters of _Getting Things Done_ while my little sis swam for an hour. It was starry, with a big half-moon, and it was 98 degrees, at 11 PM.
Still, there’s a BIG difference between sitting in the sun in 98 degree weather vs. sitting [...]

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creativity project, week 2.5-3

OK, things I’ve learned about creativity thus far:

It takes a LOT of mental energy!

Just thinking of different ways to show the WunderHusband that he’s loved and appreciated takes up at least 20 minutes a day (scattered throughout the day, but still!). For instance, I might think, “How can I show him that I love him [...]

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obamagirl (www.barelypolitical.com)

WOW…talk about creative… A team of only about 4 people has caused a huge stir in the political sphere, just by making a sexy, semi-witty music video, combining sex and politics. The only bummer? The sexy, beautiful girl in the video isn’t actually the brains behind the scheme. She’s just the alluring front used by [...]

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Any _Princess Bride_ Fans?

Then you will LOVE this shirt! I want one! :)

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father’s day freebies for scrapbookers

Lisa Vollrath (one o’ my favorite artists) is doing a Father’s Day Countdown, and giving away free, original printables every day ’til Father’s Day. Grab ‘em while you can–she takes down everything just a few days after the last day of the countdown! :)

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lessons on being a pirate…

while kayaking in the Dana Point Harbor.
No matter how witty your taunts or how massive your splashes,  if you capsize your OWN kayak while taunting or splashing your opponents, your piratical credibilty drops significantly.
yep, that’s especially for you, wunderhub!:) love you, babe!

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Creativity Project Update, Day 7-10 :)

No, I haven’t stopped!! :)
Sorry for the lack of updates–my laptop decided to die which makes posting a bit more challenging.
I’ve also been dealing with a few unexpected life changes:

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a tiny piece of parenting…

I got to experience a miniscule but very moving bit of the parenting experience today. I was blessed enough to be able to spend time with the wuggies (who are heading out to Texas this week!) The wuggies are a pair of 3 year old boys (twins), and a 1.5 year old girl.
The day was [...]

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::happy sigh::

One lovely, fabulous, AWEsome characterstic of being in the artifical womb of higher education is that irreplaceable feeling of closure and accomplishment at the end of a quarter/semester. WOW…after 3 years in corporate-drone-land and 4 years working with a non-profit organization, I appreciate that feeling so much more. There’s just nothing else like it in [...]

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Day 6

 
1) Wunderhusband creatively cared for…by filing and sorting the piles on his desk for him. He’s normally VERY good at doing this himself, but having been sick all week, there were some sizable stacks!
2) Word picture: still refining this one…
Honey swirled down into my mug of green tea: tiny, amber-gold droplets tumbling slowly, like sunbeams [...]

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Disney Fun

The Wunderhusband and I Actually SAW “PUSH” the talking/moving trash can at Disney’s CA Adventure. He is absolutely captivating, interacts with people, etc. Look for him when you go! We were completely baffled, trying to figure out how he could “see” what people were wearing, and “hear” what they said to him. I love how [...]

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Day 5

1) Wunderhusband creatively cared for…by having his trash-day duties fulfilled by someone other than himself. :)
2) Word picture:
Hmmmm…for some reason I’m completely tapped out right now…I tried to write something on love and vulnerability but it’s just not coalescing. I’ll try to come back to it later tonight.
3) Picture of the day: This captures the [...]

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Mercy is a purple tree…

the digression of Day 4 continues!:)

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Day 4–a digression :)

got a bit too cocky last time about being on time! :) Yesterday was a wonderful, unexpected bubbling over of creativity, right in the middle of my pedagogy class…umm, RANDOM!?!? I was sitting in class during a discussion of Fulkerson’s views of critical pedagogy, and all of a sudden I got an idea for decorating [...]

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