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Citius, Altius, Fortius
swifter, higher, stronger
Happy Birthday to me!
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I wonder about this every time I go into a grocery store or office supply store etc that is offering to give money or credit to schools or teachers in proportion to your own purchase. What happened to the time when school taxes paid for most of the supplies needed in a classroom? Granted, teachers have often pitched back part of their own salaries to pay for things in the classroom, but when I started reading about students needing to supply paper towels or soap….
what to do about this sad state of affairs? Remember this when voting! Participate in your local school board activities, even by attending meetings. Vote for school budgets (or against them). Consider the track records of your state and federal representatives. Ask for particulars about HOW the whole “no child left behind” thing is supposed to work. Vote accordingly.
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Guess who’s coming to dinner?
That would be Boopsie, aka “the invisible cat.” She’s having a second nosh from a bowl at the bottom of the stairs. Yes – the invisible cat has landed downstairs! Guess food is a powerful motivator, but I didn’t think she’d come downstairs as quickly as she has and of her own free will. First it was in the hall. Then to the bathroom. Tonight she followed me downstairs when she saw I had the food container in my hand. She waited at the bottom step and so I brought the food bowl to her. We’re getting closer to the kitchen for sure.
And all this despite me giving her a totally-surprise bath on Saturday. Yup – in the sink she went and got the full beauty treatment. Now she’s all fluffy and sweet-smelling to boot, and she’s a whole lot more visible! Go Boopsie!
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but wait…. there’s more!
After a humdinger of a day, I pulled off Rt 4 to take a few shots of the sunset. I was walking back to my car when the light around me started to change. I turned around back towards the sunset and saw a totally new view.
It’s not often that I run out of “film” but I shot everything I had and wished I had more.
Click the small photo for a gallery of some of the photos taken. Enjoy!
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meanwhile..,
Today was my one year anniversary of being a Knowspam user. In a nutshell:
Knowspam has blocked 25,654 spams for you!Knowspam has blocked a total of 52,605,740 spams!
Now, that’s gotta be the best $20 I spent all year! Thanks Knowspam for giving me back my email. And don’t even wonder — I definitely re-upped.
