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Tuesday, October 17, 2006

This Blogger is in Love, But Not With His Wife!

The main character of John leCarre's new book MISSION SONG, is the son of a white missionary and an indigenous Congolese girl. His father, who had been in unspecified captivity from time to time, told his son that tha torture against which he did not feel confident to hold out, was living the rest... Sign in to see full entry.

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My African students are pitching in there with the rest of the class on composition day. They have all drawn six pictures, written six captions, and last, six paragraphs. We started yesterday, and will finish up tomorrow with pics, rough draft and final draft typed and edited. My African boys are... Sign in to see full entry.

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African Babies Yet to Be Born, HAVE FAITH!

I missed reading due to a crazy Monday schedule, so I have no progress to report on the LeCarre book. I left the house at 6:00 and got back last night just before 8:00. However, I read a few comments from bloggers with ties to Africa. One humorous aside. Walking across the university campus on... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, October 16, 2006

OjK, So We Lose Africa. Who Can We Blame?

The consortium to superimpose a truly African leader, and unify all Congolese tribes, has hit a snag. The realists in the crowd who would like to know what the odds are for a successful coup, have discovered who the enemy of freedom is. Would it surprise and shock you terribly to find that the enemy... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, October 14, 2006

Africa Holds the Potential to Kill Bloggers in Two Ways: AIDS and Terror

My new book, by John LeCarre is so great. I wrote about it last week. I'm reading it so slowly and more than digesting it, I am wallowing in it like a pig. First, it's a real complicated plot to overthrow the government of the Congo, unite all the warring factions and kick out the murdering... Sign in to see full entry.

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Experience College Life Day -- Part 1. I am sitting in Alumni Hall while my high school senior fills out the applucation for admissions. We have stopped at her favorite Bagel Shop for breakfast. I had chicken salad in protest -- what I wanted was pancakes and eggs at a real restaurant / cafe. We... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, October 13, 2006

Experience ISU Day was a Smashing Success!

I did not get the opportunity to check back in at lunch, but here's how the second half of our camous tour went (for part one Please go to Blackberry Girls). We shook hands with the admissions counselor after handing in our application and fee, and walked across campus to the library. We entered the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Non-catsatrophic Error Lands YHT blog in Blackberry Girls

Sorry, last entry is down one on the bulletin board and I can't copy and paste on this little hand held! Sign in to see full entry.

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Last night I wrote my senior daughter a note excusing her from school on Friday. Am I too lenient? Flabby in my approach to discipline with my teens. Do I buy their loyalty and affection with my "loosey-goosey, namby-pamby, anything-goes, devil-may-care, slack-jawed, waxy-eared, lackadaisical... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, October 12, 2006

OMG, Conference Day at School, Best Day of the Year!

Parents meet officially with teachers only twice a year. Once in October and again in March. It's a good plan, and the union bargained a day off for teachers each time. So, today is conference day, tomorrow we're off. My job was to field conference appointment information for teachers who meet with... Sign in to see full entry.

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Traditonal life in American mainstream education. Area of concentration -- English as a Second Language. My take on the issues and "what really works" (when my kids let me log on).

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