Here I thought I liked purple just because, well, I liked it. Turns out it was just in the Zeitgeist . Blue iris, a purplish color, was ch...

Book #58 : Love in the Time of Cholera , by Gabriel Garcia Marquez Book #59 : Plagiarism: Why it Happens and How to Prevent It , by Barry...

We got back from the beach last night to find electrical problems in our house, including a fire that had apparently taken place sometime wh...

Here's some poetry for Boxing Day.

These words were shared at our Christmas Eve gathering earlier this evening.

This is what I'm hoping to get read over Christmas break! And not pictured is what I'm reading right now, Love in the Time of Chole...

The other name I considered for my blog was "Angels in the Architecture," a quote from Paul Simon's song "You Can Call me...

Take a look at today's list of reviews.

For Christmas Day: Hark! the Herald Angels Sing BY CHARLES WESLEY Hark! the herald Angels sing, Glory to the new-born King, Peace on earth a...

She's one of the People Who Mattered. After looking at her blurb you can scroll down to see a list of all the others, and the runners-...

You Can Say "Merry Christmas" in 13 Languages You can say "Merry Christmas" in: English Spanish Japanese French Germa...

Recently an actress who is about my age appeared on the cover of a magazine wearing very little. I was interested to read that this was app...

Book #56 was Barack Obama's Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance . Ruth Van Reken ( in this article ) wrote that thi...

If anyone is looking for a gift for me, I'd really like a clock like Mrs. Weasley has. This is from Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire...

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I can't tell from your website if you are working on the sequel to The Hunger Games . If you are not, please get started immediately. ...

I'm grading this week, or I should say I will be grading, since I'm writing this post (and most of this week's posts) on Sunday...

Yesterday one of my eighth graders told me that the "Something of Illinois" had been arrested. When I found out what had happened...

As though life as an expat were not fraught with enough stresses, now I find that we have, in fact, no right to privacy whatsoever. And I...