Mamacita says: Remember the expression “audio-visual?” Remember the group of kids whose free period each day was given over to the library, and specifically to run the projectors? 16mm movies? Reel-to-reel sound recordings? Filmstrip projectors? (BEEP. Advance. BEEP. Advance. . . .) That big gray square record player? Huge TV’s (the back, not the screen) [...]
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October 31, 2010 – 11:32 am
Mamacita says: “Great Scott!” Halloween has been and gone but it’s still THAT SEASON, which means many things, one of which is that I have a giant bowl half-filled with Tootsie Roll Pops and Hershey bars on my coffee table, and another of which is that I am once again compelled to obsess over my [...]
By Jane Goodwin
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March 17, 2010 – 12:05 am
Mamacita says: May you be buried in a casket made from the wood of a 100 year old oak That I shall plant tomorrow. Oh, tis a wondrous thing to be Irish, although the same could not be said earlier in our country’s history. Many people do not know how unwelcome the Irish were here, [...]
By Jane Goodwin
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November 22, 2009 – 3:17 am
Mamacita says: A huge thank-you to Super Cool School for posting this video. Billy Madison‘s speech made everyone in the room dumber, but Itay Talgam not only makes the world smarter: he makes the world smile. Somehow, watching this gentleman makes me feel better about the world, and even about. . . me. And that, [...]
By Jane Goodwin
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October 29, 2009 – 12:05 am
Mamacita says: Of course, you all probably already know that if you mix candy corn and salted peanuts together in a big bowl, you’ve got handfuls of PayDay bar goodness. Peanuts are a meat substitute, and candy corn is pretty much fat-free (paraffin never hurt anybody) so really, a big bowl of candy corn and [...]
By Jane Goodwin
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October 28, 2009 – 7:57 am
Mamacita says: I have long been a fan of Chris Brogan, and now I think I might love him madly. As a teacher, I am always on the lookout for new and better things to do, and for better ways to do what I have always done, and Chris’s daughter Violette has shown me yet [...]
By Jane Goodwin
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September 24, 2009 – 5:40 pm
Mamacita says: Once upon a time, there was a lady who had two sweet little cats named Vera and Millie. One day, it was discovered that Vera and Millie liked to pee on the carpet on the landing at the foot of the stairs, behind a big mirror which was supposed to be hanging on [...]
September 10, 2009 – 4:33 pm
Mamacita says: Kathy Griffin and Mr. Sulu? Together? Well, you KNOW it’s going to be awesome! I find these people to be dismally repulsive; I wouldn’t watch their lives on a bet. These negative feelings towards them do not, however, prevent me from having a genuine laugh over this parody. Several laughs. Many laughs, truth [...]
By Jane Goodwin
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Mamacita says: The new Carnival of Education is up over at Steve Spangler’s Blog. While you’re there, check out his post about color-changing solar beads. If your child has a hard time remembering to reapply sunscreen, why don’t you make a bracelet, or ankle bracelet, or necklace, or thread a bead on a chain and [...]
By Jane Goodwin
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Mamacita says: I’m really not a very cool or adventurous person, and many of the things I’ve never done are done every day by most people. I get that “raised eyebrow oh really” face from others, a lot. Sigh. 1. I’ve never used an ATM machine. That’s always good for some “oh really” expressions. 2. [...]
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