Mamacita says: There’s no actual theme for this week’s Quotation Saturday; it’s full of random wordbytes of wisdom. Oh, and if you don’t see any wisdom, you’re not looking closely enough. Oh, and you know what “they” say. . .that’s … Continue reading
Mamacita says: By popular demand – and I really had no idea I was popular at all – here are the answers to the literature quiz of a few weeks ago. I would have posted this sooner, but teachers asked … Continue reading
Mamacita says: Midterms are next week. Bummer. You see, I really like most of my students, and it makes me sad to see so many of them stressing over their midterm tests. Some of my students have several different midterm … Continue reading
Mamacita says: I first encountered Gerard Manley Hopkins’ Spring and Fall and Robert Burns’ John Anderson, My Jo in a college course. Unfortunately, the professor was a jaded, bored, boring man who considered himself far too important to be teaching … Continue reading
Obi’s Sister has tagged me for a meme. It’s been a while since I’ve done one of these, and I will have to say that not only do I learn things about my friends that I honestly didn’t know before; … Continue reading
Mamacita says: Sometimes I think most of the planet’s problems are caused and perpetuated by people who don’t have the sense to piss in a boot people with no common sense. Oh, and don’t you love those pithy regional sayings … Continue reading