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Monthly Archives: August 2017
Quotable Quotes
It is a good thing for an uneducated man to read books of quotations. — Winston Churchill There are days when, as a writer, the words simply elude you and the simple act of creating something new somehow becomes torturous. … Continue reading
More Laughter Yoga!
This is a follow-up to my earlier post about Laughter Yoga, with a few more resources to help you explore this phenomenon. At the end, you’ll see why I am posting this today, a special day for laughter yoga. They … Continue reading
more music…more music…more music
Here’s MORE MUSIC for your weekend enjoyment — so enjoy! Let’s kick if off with some drum kings: Louis Bellson, Lionel Hampton and Don Lamond laying down the beats back in the 50s! Once upon a time (mostly December 1970), a mystery band … Continue reading
Posted in music, musicians
Tagged David Crosby, Don Lamond, Jerry Garcia, Lionel Hampton, Louis Bellson, Mickey Hart, Phil Lesh, Stevie Ray Vaughan
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Methods of Reading Instruction circa 1900
My grandfather, G.M.C. Massey taught in Texas schools from 1900-1919. Here he reminisces about changing philosophies in how to teach that most complex of skills, reading. When I first began in school I was not allowed to try to read … Continue reading
Posted in G.M.C. Massey, Learning
Tagged reading, teaching, Webster's Blue Back Speller
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Total Eclipse
Posted in brain, doodle, mindfulness
Tagged eclipse, solar eclipse, total solar eclipse
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Free Stuff
Who doesn’t like free stuff? Sure, there are some give-aways you wish you had never gotten and unsolicited junk mail samples galore. But there are indeed genuine free resources out there, and here’s a list of a few of them. Let’s … Continue reading
“Love Will Make You Do the Strangest Things”
…like get married — years ago! Happy Anniversary to good friends David and Anne Ducharme-Jones! In addition to being life partners for many years, these two partner together in song as well. Over the last several years, I have had … Continue reading
Posted in Casa Dexter, friends, happiness, love, music, musicians, video, youtube
Tagged Anne Ducharme-jones, David Ducharme-Jones, Ducharme-Jones Band, wedding anniversary
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Appeasing the Angry Inner Editor
Every so often, I just get lazy about writing something for the blog so I cheat and share a doodle when stumped for a blog post. Here’s my Angry Inner Editor trying his worst to scare me into writing something. … Continue reading