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Sunday Songlist, Territory, and the. . . . RED PEN

February 28, 2010 – 5:20 pm

Mamacita says:  the weekend is almost over – indeed, on Sunday afternoon, the weekend is as good as over because that’s when the depression starts, although it’s not as bad as it used to be.  More than anything else, it’s the “have to get up in the morning as normal people always do” that hits [...]

By Jane Goodwin | Also posted in Family, Friendship, Humor, Jane Goodwin, JaneG, Mamacita, Mamacita Jane, Mamacita Says, MamacitaG, Oh No She Dinnit, Scheiss Weekly, Sharing, Sunday Songlist & Singalong, The real Mamacita, Things Nice People Already Know, children, memories, random playlist, teenagers, writing | Comments (2)

Quotation Saturday: Gumption!

February 13, 2010 – 5:37 am

Mamacita says:  Well, well, well, another Saturday has sneaked up on us!
“Gumption” is an old-fashioned word, but gumption itself is a quality that seems to be old-fashioned, too.  Schoolkids aren’t given time to prove they’ve got gumption or not, because before they can even comprehend that they can’t comprehend something, an adult is right there [...]

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It’s Outrageous: Not Everyone Deserves A Real Diploma!

February 3, 2010 – 3:36 pm

Mamacita says:  Does anyone else wonder why parents and teachers are spending so much time on topics such as red ink, dodgeball, and T-shirts, when it seems to me a much better topic for discussion might be, “Why are we allowing illiterate people to actually graduate from high school?”
Because I can’t think of a single [...]

By Jane Goodwin | Also posted in Education, It's Outrageous!, Jane Goodwin, JaneG, Mamacita, Mamacita Jane, Mamacita Says, MamacitaG, Oh No She Dinnit, Political Correctness, Politics, Scheiss Weekly, The Things We Do For Love, Things Nice People Already Know, children, fools, parenting, schools, work ethic | Comments (2)

Quotation Saturday: Business and Customer Service

October 3, 2009 – 1:11 am

Mamacita says:  I”m feeling pretty jaded lately about many things, but I still believe that if everyone in the world would just buck up, show some spunk, and do the right thing no matter how they may feel and what they might want, the whole universe would right itself.  Right and wrong do not [...]

By Jane Goodwin | Also posted in Jane Goodwin, JaneG, Mamacita, Mamacita Jane, Mamacita Says, MamacitaG, Quotation Saturday, Scheiss Weekly, Things Nice People Already Know, quotes | Comments (2)

Things I Haven’t Done Yet

April 21, 2009 – 11:10 pm

Mamacita says:  I have actually lived a very provincial life.  I haven’t been much of anywhere, and all I do is work.  I’m not extraordinary in any way, and I haven’t any outstanding talents.  I love to sing, but shouldn’t.  A sadly accurate description of me would have to include words like “mousy,” and “insecure,” [...]

By Jane Goodwin | Also posted in BlogHer2008, Christmas, Education, Family, Friendship, Jane Goodwin, JaneG, Mamacita, Mamacita Jane, Mamacita Says, MamacitaG, Night owl, Scheiss Weekly, Things I Haven't Done Yet, Traditions, children, love, music, schools | Comments (6)

Winners and Losers

April 19, 2009 – 11:51 pm

Mamacita says:  It’s absolutely POURING down rain, and I’m really glad because I love to lie in bed and listen to the rain as I drift off to sleep.
However, tomorrow is an early-to-work day, and a hard rain as I drive northward on the interstate isn’t nearly as pleasant.
The semester is over in only three [...]

By Jane Goodwin | Also posted in Education, English, Jane Goodwin, JaneG, Mamacita, Mamacita Jane, Mamacita Says, MamacitaG, Political Correctness, Scheiss Weekly, Things Nice People Already Know, children, memories, schools, work ethic | Comments (3)

Leprosy, St. Vitus Dance, and Other Peoples’ Poop

January 21, 2009 – 10:21 pm

Mamacita says:
The newest Carnival of Education is up; click on over and catch up on what your kids’ teachers and other kids’ parents are saying about the state of education these days. You can’t have a viable opinion if you don’t keep up! (This applies to everything, by the way.)  If you would [...]

By Jane Goodwin | Also posted in Books, Carnival of Education, Education, Etsy, Jane Goodwin, JaneG, Mamacita, MamacitaG, Night owl, Scheiss Weekly, children, love, music, schools | Comments (8)

Quotation Saturday

January 17, 2009 – 5:48 am

Mamacita says:  Here are some great quotes, all from some great women!
1.  Look at your feet. You are standing in the sky. When we think of the sky, we tend to look up, but the sky actually begins at the earth. –Diane Ackerman
2.  Inside me lives a skinny woman crying to get out. But I [...]

By Jane Goodwin | Also posted in Books, Censorship, Education, Family, Friendship, Jane Goodwin, JaneG, Linguistics, Literature, Mamacita, MamacitaG, Night owl, Political Correctness, Politics, Quotation Saturday, Scheiss Weekly, The Arts, Traditions, children, etiquette, love, music, schools, work ethic | Comments (3)

Ten Things Tuesday

January 6, 2009 – 12:35 am

Mamacita says:
1.  My sourdough starter is over twenty years old.  The bread is delicious.  Whenever I use it – and it’s been a while; the starter is currently residing in the freezer – I think about pioneer families, with starters that went back for generations; some starters made the long trip across the sea, even.  [...]

By Jane Goodwin | Also posted in Baking, Books, Censorship, Education, English, Family, Jane Goodwin, JaneG, Literature, Mamacita, MamacitaG, Political Correctness, Scheiss Weekly, Ten Things Tuesday, Traditions, children, love, schools, work ethic | Comments (14)

Carnival of Education, #201

December 10, 2008 – 12:26 am

Welcome to the 201st Edition of the Carnival of Education!
December has come to represent a plethora of holidays, and each one has lovely things to offer us all. Picture December as a huge pile of glowing, glittering, good-smelling gifts. Inside each of those gifts is a fantastic idea, example, hint, or rant that [...]

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