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« Previous Entries Friday, August 29th, 2008A Brooklyn neighbor I wouldn’t be thrilled to have
I love trees and nature. The more trees the better. In Brooklyn, there is plenty of sidewalk! So when the city started their million tree plan, I was thrilled. But of course some Brooklynites are not thrilled about getting a tree in front of their place. And when I read stories like this, it makes [...]
Thursday, August 28th, 2008The Magic is Starting
The beginning of the school year is always magical for me. It’s going to be my 15th year teacher. When I thought about it this summer, I thought wow 15 years and it didn’t feel like anything exciting was going to happen. Yet, today I was told I will be teaching two Spanish classes in [...]
Thursday, August 28th, 2008I Liked Obama’s Speech
Although I wanted to see a woman as the next president, I really like that Obama gives people hope. He says the word ‘change’ a lot, but after hearing tonight’s speech I felt that he really understood what’s needed. Even more, I liked how empathetic he was to America’s problems. Besides, his wife Michelle is [...]
Wednesday, August 27th, 2008I went back to school
I’ve had such a wonderful summer that it’s hard to return to school. But I went back today and fixed up my lab. It’s a beautiful room and as I cleaned and rearranged, I thought about all the great things that kids have done in my room. This will be my 15th year teaching. The [...]
Tuesday, August 26th, 2008Hilary’s speech
Barack should be satisfied with Hillary’s speech. It must have been very hard for her to give the speech. Clinton bashed her friend, John McCain McCain, but in particular the opening of her speech caught me: “I am here tonight as a proud mother, proud to be a Democrat, as a proud senator from [...]
Monday, August 25th, 2008Brooklynites are being eaten alive
There is definitely a mosquito problem happening in Brooklyn. Now this is not your standard bug-biting mosquito season. It’s definitely intensified. Every time Karen waters the garden, she comes inside and has two or three fresh bites. So hats off to Gersh Kuntzman of the Brooklyn Paper for reporting about the Asian Tiger Mosquito. Apparently, [...]
Monday, August 25th, 2008Crushed Olympic Dreams
Of course everyone has been cheering for USA’s Mike Phelps and his victory at the Olympics. Yet, I can’t help but wonder how awful some of the athletes must feel going home empty handed. Even worse are athletes like Alicia Sacramone, US gymnast who was dragged through the media as the reason why the US [...]
Sunday, August 24th, 2008Bay Ridge Real Estate
Bay Ridge is a beautiful section of Brooklyn. One of the worst things in Bay Ridge is parking. Hardly any homes have a private driveway. I don’t want a partially detached house or to share a driveway with people because some people in Brooklyn are ridiculous. So I have started looking in Dyker Heights and [...]
Saturday, August 23rd, 200818th Avenue Feast
If you are in Brooklyn, get down to 18th Avenue and enjoy the feast! 2012 Update CLICK HERE It runs every night on 18th Avenue in the high 60s and low-70s from 6 pm-11 pm through August 31. Great Italian pastries and sausage sandwiches.
Friday, August 22nd, 2008Around the Web
I always see such great things around the web. Here are some this week: Rodney tells about the saddest obituary ever. Chocolate chip muffin recipe that I must try from The Full House The most charming blog & prettiest handmade items you have ever seen at Indie Fixx Organizing Junkie is reminding me that the [...]
Friday, August 22nd, 2008It’s hard to be a teacher somedays.
I really love my job as a middle school teacher. Yet, there are days which overwhelm me. School hasn’t even started yet and one of my old students wrote to me about the trouble her family is going through. This girl has had so much turmoil in her life and deserves to just be a [...]
Wednesday, August 20th, 2008A trip to Long Island
We went for a day trip to Long Island yesterday. We left at 7:30 AM and drove to the Tanger Outlet in Riverhead, NY. The Williams Sonoma store was having a good sale (40% off) and I had a gift card from Christmas. So I got this Le Creuset dutch oven in Lemongrass. It’s so [...]
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