November 22, 2011 – 6:59 pm
Mamacita says: What’s a Hoosier Thanksgiving feast without persimmon pudding? A travesty, that’s what! Whoever heard of such a thing? Ridiculous. Persimmons don’t grow in too many places, so chances are good that most of you have never heard of them. However, southern Indiana is a persimmon tree’s favorite home, and the trees grow healthy [...]
By Jane Goodwin
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Posted in holidays, Indiana, Jane Goodwin, JaneG, Mamacita, Mamacita Jane, Mamacita Says, MamacitaG, Scheiss Weekly, Thanksgiving, The real Mamacita, Traditions
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November 16, 2011 – 5:28 pm
Mamacita says: I am a ‘word’ person. A language person. In my classes, I jump on almost any excuse to highlight a particular word and force my students to take it back to its point of origin. I’ve done this for a zillion years, and I’m still doing this. It is , of course, the [...]
By Jane Goodwin
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Posted in descriptive language, Education, figurative language, Jane Goodwin, JaneG, Literature, Mamacita, Mamacita Jane, Mamacita Says, MamacitaG, Political Correctness, Scheiss Weekly, teachers, The real Mamacita
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November 11, 2011 – 1:42 am
Mean ol’ Miz Roberts, in seventh grade, made us all memorize this poem. I still know it by heart. Thank you, Miz Roberts. This poem refers to World War One soldiers, killed and buried overseas. Their families had no body to bury. They gave their lives so our children won’t have to give theirs. The [...]
November 3, 2011 – 4:29 pm
Mamacita says: I have never been able to understand why some people consider other people’s business to be their business, too. I mean, shouldn’t they at least wait to be asked before chiming in with an opinion, piece of advice, or any kind of diatribe? Some people prefer paper; others prefer plastic. Is it any [...]
By Jane Goodwin
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Posted in Education, Jane Goodwin, JaneG, Mamacita, Mamacita Jane, Mamacita Says, MamacitaG, My daughter, My son, parenting, Scheiss Weekly
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