Sunday, October 19, 2008
10/19/08 Maine Democrats are Very Creative
in Maine." Get it? ME = Maine? Change . . . looking in a new
direction? Oh there's so much more. Very clever, very clever.
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
9/23/08 How you teach
"How you teach is what you teach."
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From the same email from the same listserv as the other great quote
from today. Yet more resources to track down. But take in this simple
idea. It's not unlike "You are what you eat" which I've always
expanded to include "You are what you read," "You are what you watch
on TV or in the movies," "You are who you hang out with," etc. There
is a richness to this concept.
9/23/08 on the role of the teacher
learn, than from watching other people teach."
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This was quoted in an email conversation that was part of a listserv
I'm on. I can't wait to find out who Jim Ferrell is. :-)
Monday, September 22, 2008
9/22/08 today's Bible verse
"Listen to my voice in the morning, Lord. Each morning I bring my requests to you and wait expectantly. "
Psalm 5:3, NLT
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Maybe it's the translation I don't recognize but I swear I've never heard this verse before. Or as so often happens, I never heard this verse in a way that it spoke to me like this before. Thanks Air1 for sending this verse of the day on a day when it spoke to me like never before.
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
more about stars
explain the concept and get them to buy into it. Or, it also works
when you're far away and you're on the phone at night with someone
you miss, tell them to go outside and you go outside too while you're
on the phone and you look at the same stars together. It's a cool
trick and it really works on helping you not feel so far away.
9/10/08 Friends are like stars . . .
Monday, September 8, 2008
Friday, August 29, 2008
8/29/08 Living life
~Theresa Overall
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Rodney and I drove together to Moose River Outpost for Labor Day weekend. I had just been in New York the week before and had told him that one of the things I treated myself to in New York was a "real" car wash where someone else vacuums for you with those powerful machines and had scrubbed all sorts of parts that I never get to when I clean my car. I even had my car mats cleaned. We drove to camp, unloaded our stuff into the cabin on the west side of the lake and then got back in the car to drive to the North Lodge--our central headquarters for the weekend of fun. We, of course, now have dirt on our shoes from the camp. Rodney tries to shake the dirt off his feet and then apologizes for getting my clean car mats dirty. I replied, "Life's too short to keep your car mats clean." I didn't realize how profound it was when I said it, but Rodney did. He said, "That should be on a bumper sticker!" And so I've put it in the next best place if you can't afford to have a bumper sticker made . . . here in my quotes blog.
Saturday, July 26, 2008
7/26/08 on growing old (or not)
-- George MacDonald
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Saw this in an email signature line of a friend (actually, it was the
signature line of a friend of his which I saw in the forwarded email
so I don't know the person who had this quote).
7/26/08 If you want to build a ship...
- Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
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I saw this on the signature line of a member of a listserv that I'm on. Who knew that a quote about ship building could really be about inspirational teaching. :-)
Friday, July 25, 2008
7/25/08 spotted on a Facebook bumper sticker
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
7/1/08 at the petting zoo next to Crestholm Ice Cream and Farm Stand
humans. Spittting is rude, no matter who does it. Llamas only spit as
a last means of communication with their herdmates. By the way,
llamas rarely, if ever, bite or kick. Spitting usually of saliva or
some food, indicates a) their place at feeding time, b) their
displeasure with another llama's behavior, or c) their pregnancy
status (Yes I am, mister, so bug off). No llama was ever harmed by
spit -- just offended. Please DO NOT spit at, or harass, the llamas.
Spitting is rude. unless you are another llama with a specific
'message', your attempt to get these two ladies to spit is useless,
rude, and potentially harmful. Spitting spreads germs into their
living space. Pleas respect their health, home, and dignity. Well-
behaved llamas will not spit at well-behaved humans.
Ron Chapman rule
Ron retired several years ago, but he came out of retirement to fill in for Paul Harvey recently. He's doing it pretty regularly according to my mom who's a pretty faithful Paul Harvey listener. I know he'll be good at it as soon as he stops imitating Paul Harvey and starts being himself, but it won't be the same as his morning DJ gig because he let listeners call in and they provided soooo much material. ;-) He knew how to work his audience and how to make his audience make his show work.
In honor of Ron, I'm creating a label in my posts called "Ron Chapman Rule" and that is a special category for unique signs that I find.
Saturday, June 28, 2008
6/28/08 Seen in a bookstore in Kennebunkport, ME
You are not alone . . . 1,000* unforgettable Senior Moments by Tom . . . uh . . . Friedman
*of which we could only remember 246
You gotta love the packaging: "Forget to pick up a copy today!"
"Amnesia Loves Company." . . . do you think that's a PR slogan or the name of the company? Either way, it's great!!
Sunday, May 18, 2008
Thursday, May 15, 2008
5/14/08 On Second Life
There was a series of emails on the ACTEM listserv about Second Life. (ACTEM is the Association of Computer Technology Educators of Maine.) I wasn't paying too much attention to the postings but made myself at least look at each one. I'm so glad I did because I saw this from Crystal P. I have long admired Crystal as an amazing technology woman. I first met her at a conference in Maine in 2004. She's a leader in the field but also just a hoot. Here is her comment that I soooo relate to:
"I'm still trying to deal with my first life and haven't taken the time to come up with a second life."
Thursday, May 8, 2008
5/8/08 Summer
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It was the next to the last day of the semester and Rod and I were talking about what we were going to do this summer. I told him that after 3 weeks of travel, I was actually going to sit still and stay in Maine and just enjoy summer. His reply was the quote above.
Sunday, April 27, 2008
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
Rules
John Madden
...and the same is true for a classroom. Dr. Theresa
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Shared by Newcomb in EDU 101-002, spring 2008 as part of the 5 quotes assignment.
Friday, March 21, 2008
Statistics
Donald J. Dessart as quoted by Ashley Montgomery, former statistics student of Dr. Dessart.
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Dr. Dessart served on Ashley's dissertation committee and joked that the only numbers in her dissertation were the page numbers.
Friday, March 7, 2008
3/7/08 as seen in the Vegas airport
"A cookie a day keeps reality away." ~Mrs. Fields
Who knew you could find such wisdom at a fast food restaurant in the Las Vegas airport?!
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
thoughts on the metric system
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LOL! I saw this in the signature line of a posting on a technical support bulletin board. Nothing else was bringing me much joy so I was doubly delighted to read this and have a very good laugh.
Friday, January 11, 2008
Murphy's Laws of Computing
1. When computing, whatever happens, behave as though you meant it to happen.
2. When you get to the point where you really understand your computer, it's probably obsolete.
3. The first place to look for information is in the section of the manual where you least expect to find it.
4. When the going gets tough, upgrade.
5. For every action, there is an equal and opposite malfunction.
6. To err is human . . . to blame your computer for your mistakes is even more human; it is downright natural.
7. He who laughs last probably made a back-up.
8. If at first you do not succeed, blame your computer.
9. A complex system that does not work is invariably found to have evolved from a simpler system that worked perfectly.
10. The number one cause of computer problems is computer solutions.
sent in an email from a friend...author unknown