The Daily News
1 So...you THINK Mars will be as big as the Moon tonight, do ya?
2 Undoubtedly, Scientist.
3 Don't break your neck looking up tonight.
4 Here's the deal. The Moon is WAY closer to us than Mars will ever HOPE to be.
5 Never gonna happen.
6 Logic dictates.
7 I sort of wish I had taken bets on this one. I remember seeing something written about this in the middle of the summer, and for a brief midsummer second, I thought, "Mars IS going to be bigger than the Moon!" I laughed because of my long-term love of Mars. I am an Aries, so if I go Roman, I'm Mars.
8 Fun stuff though. Great hoax, unless it somehow got viral and screwed up peoples' computers.
9 Anyway, no need to go flying into the hills for a look see. You'll just look stupid.
10 Moving on, Part the First: I didn't go to school today. Too many aches and pains, plus my voice is getting scratchy. I rarely take time off from school, but this is an annual happening. Somewhere around the fifth or sixth day of school, my voice gets raw. Teachers talk all day long, but in the summer, I just did lots of gardening, and spent a lot of alone time, which was nice.
11 There's an enormous difference between being alone and being lonely. At no point was I the least bit "lonely" this summer, because I enjoyed doing my yard and putting in flowers, and a patio and all. It looks gorgeous, at least for what I had been used to all the way to June.
12 Last year I never really got a handle on the yard, so this winter it really turned into a science project.
13 This year I jumped all over it, worked from dawn to dusk each day, and it slowly turned into a really pretty place. It now reminds me of a mountain resort, with fountains and a lot of frivolity that reminds me of the mountains.
14 Only it took LOTS of arm strength moving pavers, sand, and mulch from the TOOOOOONDRA to the yard, and then bending, digging, sweating, and <cussing!
s-h-h-h-h-h! Good thing I had my iPod on, so I couldn't hear what my neighbors probably heard!>.
15 I still have tons to do, but it's now stuff you could do with a scratchy throat: Clean-up, lighting, sound, etc.
16 Moving on, Part the Second: I don't really have any pics to put up quite yet because I've given my camera over to Nicole so she could make a website for her students. It already looks awesome! I don't have the link, but it's so fun to watch her plan and share. We've been pretty busy trying to put a party together for her sister's engagement, so I can't wait to start sharing classroom stories with her.
17 So if I haven't told you, Nicoley, congrats on getting through your first week! That's one of the toughest things for any beginning teacher. Soon it will be a routine, and you will begin to experience WAY more joy than you will frustration. Hang in there and love it!
18 Moving on, Part the Third: Well, it's Frideeeeeeee!!! We all made it through another week, and it STILL feels like summertime to me!
19 We have Giants, A's, Niners, and Raiders all in one fun weekend.
20 Predictions: The Arizonas will kick Lincecum's ass tonight, because I've seen no evidence that he has taken any measures whatsoever to increase his fastball speed.
21 The Raiders will kick the crap out of the Niners. The Raiders' defense will easily shut down Alex "Roll-to-the-Right and Throw Out-of-Bounds" Smith.
22 I love my teams, but I also KNOW my teams. The Raiders are a MUCH better team this year ever since they released Loser Boy Russell.
23 Anyway, that's about it, sports fans. I hope I'm wrong, for my own teams, but not bloody likely.
24 The Giants will still win the series, but expect Lincecum to give up four or five runs tonight and get yanked by the fifth.
25 That's it.
26 You guys have a GREAT weekend!!!!
27 Peace.
12 Last year I never really got a handle on the yard, so this winter it really turned into a science project.13 This year I jumped all over it, worked from dawn to dusk each day, and it slowly turned into a really pretty place. It now reminds me of a mountain resort, with fountains and a lot of frivolity that reminds me of the mountains.14 Only it took LOTS of arm strength moving pavers, sand, and mulch from the TOOOOOONDRA to the yard, and then bending, digging, sweating, and <cussing!s-h-h-h-h-h! Good thing I had my iPod on, so I couldn't hear what my neighbors probably heard!>.15 I still have tons to do, but it's now stuff you could do with a scratchy throat: Clean-up, lighting, sound, etc.16 Moving on, Part the Second: I don't really have any pics to put up quite yet because I've given my camera over to Nicole so she could make a website for her students. It already looks awesome! I don't have the link, but it's so fun to watch her plan and share. We've been pretty busy trying to put a party together for her sister's engagement, so I can't wait to start sharing classroom stories with her.17 So if I haven't told you, Nicoley, congrats on getting through your first week! That's one of the toughest things for any beginning teacher. Soon it will be a routine, and you will begin to experience WAY more joy than you will frustration. Hang in there and love it!18 Moving on, Part the Third: Well, it's Frideeeeeeee!!! We all made it through another week, and it STILL feels like summertime to me!19 We have Giants, A's, Niners, and Raiders all in one fun weekend.20 Predictions: The Arizonas will kick Lincecum's ass tonight, because I've seen no evidence that he has taken any measures whatsoever to increase his fastball speed.21 The Raiders will kick the crap out of the Niners. The Raiders' defense will easily shut down Alex "Roll-to-the-Right and Throw Out-of-Bounds" Smith.22 I love my teams, but I also KNOW my teams. The Raiders are a MUCH better team this year ever since they released Loser Boy Russell.23 Anyway, that's about it, sports fans. I hope I'm wrong, for my own teams, but not bloody likely.24 The Giants will still win the series, but expect Lincecum to give up four or five runs tonight and get yanked by the fifth.25 That's it.26 You guys have a GREAT weekend!!!!27 Peace.
~H~
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