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!!

5/17/08 What's wrong with this sign?

5/14/08 On Second Life

In my "business" I keep hearing about Second Life and how many users there are in it and how amazing it is. Their slogan is, " Second Life is an online, 3D virtual world imagined and created by its Residents." But it just doesn't have any appeal to me. I know I should learn more about it and be open to its possibilities in education but I just don't have the energy or the interest.

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."

5/8/08 Summer

"I see summer as a practicum in retirement." ~ Rod Farmer, Department Chair, Secondary/Middle Education @ University of Maine Farmington.

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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.

4/26/08 Yummy!

On the outside of Kilwin's Chocolate and Ice Cream. Soooo true.

http://www.kilwins.com/

Rules

The fewer rules a coach makes, the fewer rules there are to break.
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.

Statistics

"Statistics are like a lamppost for a drunk man--more for support than illumination."

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.