One of life's little pleasures is the other side of the pillow. I guess I've know about the other side since childhood but in the last year I really enjoy it. I always flip the pillow over right before sleeping now at it seems to help.
A Momentary Life...
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The other day I was feeling somewhat sorry for myself. Various reasons, none of which held water under scrutiny.
I went downstairs and my daughter said, "I love you, Pa." She smiled and told me that she was happy and that she loved how beautiful the sun was as it reflected off the leaves on the trees just outside our window.
Sort of put things into perspective for me. Her life is fragile, and it may well be that her illness will take her out of this world sooner rather than later. Her love of all that is good and true made me realize how blessed I am to have her in my life and how my problems are all rather small.
I went downstairs and my daughter said, "I love you, Pa." She smiled and told me that she was happy and that she loved how beautiful the sun was as it reflected off the leaves on the trees just outside our window.
Sort of put things into perspective for me. Her life is fragile, and it may well be that her illness will take her out of this world sooner rather than later. Her love of all that is good and true made me realize how blessed I am to have her in my life and how my problems are all rather small.
Every try a chillow? Love mine.
About 3 weeks ago, I became aware of the flat earth possibility. It was a moment I'll never forget. It is a momentary life after all. I'd like to make people aware of the possibility that evolution is wrong and is a deception of the whole world and "outer space" is not 14 billion light years (as if they "measured it") and that's LIGHT YEARS not MILES. According to scripture and growing physical and scientific evidence, many believe the earth is flat or that it's possible. You decide. A little bit of research is required.
America's flat-Earth movement appears to be growing - Daily chart
Six Celebrities Who Honestly Believe The Earth Is Flat | IFLScience
Why do people still think the Earth is flat? - BBC News
More Americans are starting to believe Earth is flat - AOL News
America's flat-Earth movement appears to be growing - Daily chart
Six Celebrities Who Honestly Believe The Earth Is Flat | IFLScience
Why do people still think the Earth is flat? - BBC News
More Americans are starting to believe Earth is flat - AOL News
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Never let it be said that PJ is without a sense of humor...or at least a joke.
Anyway, had a great experience today as I found out I'm first in my graduate class.
Anyway, had a great experience today as I found out I'm first in my graduate class.
Arthur Brain
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Well, at least me that I know of, but that's not important.How many were in it?
Couple of days ago, walking to the pond, I found this dapper little guy swimming around.
Ring-necked duck. A diving species.
Ring-necked duck. A diving species.
So I graduated the other day...it was a tough couple of semesters at the end. To give you some idea, both of my parents became wheelchair bound for a few months and needed regular trips to various doctors, along with help around the house, including meals. The summer session is always compressed and added to that stress were two of the most disorganized courses I've encountered. One professor had to quickly reassume a course she hadn't taught in a while and a good bit of her source material was dated and wouldn't function (an Educational Media course) so I ended up getting out in front of it, changing the sites and helping to keep the other students from losing their collective...the statistics course was taught by a brilliant woman whose materials and standards were all over the place. Then came the next semester, EdTPA (a 30 page reflection of a week of student teaching with 15 rubrics applied), student teaching with 10 page lesson plans per hour, two Praxis exams and weather interruptions.
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All of which had me feeling pretty good about the end result. I left with my head up, a 4.0, and as a member of both the educational and interdisciplinary honor societies, whose cords I displayed along with my cowl and an ear to ear grin. To top all of it, I received a special designation/honor from my university as the graduate/masters representative for the class.
I suppose what I'm really saying here is that inside the last two semesters I received a remarkable education regarding the value and power of prayer.
Now I have the summer off to pester you guys again.
lain:All of which had me feeling pretty good about the end result. I left with my head up, a 4.0, and as a member of both the educational and interdisciplinary honor societies, whose cords I displayed along with my cowl and an ear to ear grin. To top all of it, I received a special designation/honor from my university as the graduate/masters representative for the class.
I suppose what I'm really saying here is that inside the last two semesters I received a remarkable education regarding the value and power of prayer.
Now I have the summer off to pester you guys again.
drbrumley
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So I graduated the other day...it was a tough couple of semesters at the end. To give you some idea, both of my parents became wheelchair bound for a few months and needed regular trips to various doctors, along with help around the house, including meals. The summer session is always compressed and added to that stress were two of the most disorganized courses I've encountered. One professor had to quickly reassume a course she hadn't taught in a while and a good bit of her source material was dated and wouldn't function (an Educational Media course) so I ended up getting out in front of it, changing the sites and helping to keep the other students from losing their collective...the statistics course was taught by a brilliant woman whose materials and standards were all over the place. Then came the next semester, EdTPA (a 30 page reflection of a week of student teaching with 15 rubrics applied), student teaching with 10 page lesson plans per hour, two Praxis exams and weather interruptions.
All of which had me feeling pretty good about the end result. I left with my head up, a 4.0, and as a member of both the educational and interdisciplinary honor societies, whose cords I displayed along with my cowl and an ear to ear grin. To top all of it, I received a special designation/honor from my university as the graduate/masters representative for the class.
I suppose what I'm really saying here is that inside the last two semesters I received a remarkable education regarding the value and power of prayer.
Now I have the summer off to pester you guys again.
Well, congratulations to my Alabama nemesis and politically moderate friend. And there is power in prayer.
P.S. Keep your parents cared for.
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Congratulations on the completion and excelling of your graduate studies!
I am hoping some local school district is going to get a very fine teacher soon.
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A fellow told me that guns weren't the problem with gun violence, that people were.
But when I was a kid we ran around yelling "Bang!" and pointing fingers at half the kids in my neighborhood and everyone made it home for supper unscathed.
But when I was a kid we ran around yelling "Bang!" and pointing fingers at half the kids in my neighborhood and everyone made it home for supper unscathed.
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An atheist friend of mine recently said, "The problem with you Christians is that you don't realize God is just a crutch."
I answered, "The problem with atheists is that they don't realize they're crippled.
I answered, "The problem with atheists is that they don't realize they're crippled.
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But I'm not crippled, I'm a species on the planet I evolved on. I'm exactly where I'm supposed to be, doing what I'm supposed to be doing, being what I'm supposed to be. I don't need redemption, salvation, or forgiveness. I won't apologize for my existence.
That's what I said, sort of.
Last week, at the dog park, I met a former student. He's got a scholarship to UT Dallas (a tough school to get into) and has a soccer scholarship as well. Hispanic kid, whose dad owns a drywall business. Brilliant and engaging guy, who got all A's in AP classes.
He gave me his dad's card, in case I needed any work done. Told me how much fun he had in the labs we did. We admired each other's dogs, and laughed about old times.
Stuff like that keeps me up for days.
He gave me his dad's card, in case I needed any work done. Told me how much fun he had in the labs we did. We admired each other's dogs, and laughed about old times.
Stuff like that keeps me up for days.
Depending on who is doing the reading, that very last line there could easily be agreed with by the paronia of an extremist "conservative."
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Rom. 5:6-8.
Yeah, bright, ambitious young Hispanics give them a case of the cold robbies.