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Fantastic Friday: Latent Heat of Fusion
Yes, I’m still an English teacher. I haven’t moved into physics or anything. But I was tutoring a student, who had to write an essay on Latent Heat of Fusion. My coursework in science is several years old and a … Continue reading
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Fantastic Friday: Connectivity
In a discussion with some students, I was made aware of the startling number of hours teenagers spend “on their phones.” When I asked what they did with all that time, they admitted that mostly their time was spent using … Continue reading
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Fantastic Friday: Overcoming Obstacles
In teaching literature, my students often ask me the same question I asked when I was a student. Why, in literature, do protagonists always have to battle such unpleasant things? After discussion, we always swing back to the answer: overcoming … Continue reading
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Fantastic Friday: Found
Several months ago, I read the story of a toddler who had wandered in the woods while his grandmother watched him. He was lost for days. I remember waking up each day actively searching the news and waiting for the … Continue reading
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Fantastic Friday: Pavlovian Lullaby
Today’s Fantastic Friday post is short and sweet. When we were transferring my son from his bassinet-style cradle to a regular crib, there were some rough patches as he learned to self-soothe. We found this video on YouTube: https://youtu.be/2SmUkXtQIPc I … Continue reading
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Fantastic Friday: Christmas Ice
Read on at the end of this post for a book giveaway. When I was a kid, my parents used to take my sister and me to the local nature center. Even in the winter, we’d go on hikes there. … Continue reading
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Fantastic Friday: Karma
Last week, I stopped at McDonalds for breakfast on the way to work. Long story short, a man in a truck decided to cut in front of me in line IN THE DRIVE THRU, going to contortions to pull his … Continue reading
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Fantastic Friday: In Memory of Bob
It seems not too long ago I wrote of the death of my uncle. Today, I learned of another death. Bob Bonitz, who wrote under the pen name R. C. Bonitz, was a founding member of The Spot Writers, a … Continue reading
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Fantastic Friday: Why Bad Stuff Happens in Literature
The day I moved into my house, I was driving with my corgis in my packed car in the first of a dozen trips to the new place. The road, a minor highway, settled from a crowded interchange near my … Continue reading
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Fantastic Friday: Peace
One of my favorite positive websites to browse is humanprogress.org. The site is ripe with examples of the strides we’ve made as humans over generations. The site is highly “clickable,” allowing you to find data and statistics for things like … Continue reading
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