Little known facts...

Seen everywhere:

“Learn A Lot Of Little Known Facts About Those You Know”

WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE?
My mom's best male-friend (first name) and my Mom's grandfather and favorite uncle (middle name & two separate people)

WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED?
when we finally found out that we finished the bidding process on our new house

DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING?
nope, never have.

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCH MEAT?
Roast Beef. Sliced thin. Followed closely by pastrami. Yum.

DO YOU HAVE KIDS?
I have a dog.

IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU?
Yes, definitely, I am friendly with just about everyone

DO YOU USE SARCASM A LOT?
Come on, I am CTG's husband, do you think that I would ever use sarcasm on a daily basis.

DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS?
Yes.

WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP?
it depends on how much money someone was going to pay me to do it...

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CEREAL?
frosted shredded wheat.

DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF?
Depends on the shoes and my exhaustion level.

DO YOU THINK YOU ARE STRONG?
Emotionally, and physically yes.

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM?
Thrifty's Black Cherry

WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE?
height.

RED OR PINK?
neither.

WHAT IS THE LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT YOURSELF?
the fact that I never have gone back to school to get my PhD in Geology

WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST?
My ex-best friend

WHAT COLOR PANTS AND SHOES ARE YOU WEARING?
Grey shorts and white/brown/blue tennis shoes.

WHAT WAS THE LAST THING YOU ATE?

Jolly Rancher's candy

WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW?
Students yapping about stupid stuff.

IF YOU WHERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE?
Royal Blue.

FAVORITE SMELLS?
My wife's hair, puppy breath, Roses

WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE?My mother-in-law and father-in-law

FAVORITE SPORTS TO WATCH?
College Football and Hockey

HAIR COLOR[S]?
Brown, but was blond when I was born

EYE COLOR?
Deep blue.

DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS?
no, but I probably should

FAVORITE FOOD?
I have always been partial to lasagna.

SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDINGS?
Happy Endings, but a scary movie now and again isn't too bad.

LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED?
Auntie Mame

WHAT COLOR SHIRT ARE YOU WEARING?
Blue and white checkered button-down.

SUMMER OR WINTER?
Neither - Spring is the time for me.

HUGS OR KISSES?
Both, always.

FAVORITE DESSERT?
cheesecake or a 1/2 gallons of ice cream

MOST LIKELY TO RESPOND?
no one

LEAST LIKELY TO RESPOND?
everyone

WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW?
I haven't really read anything for about a year, but I have many that I haven't finished yet.

WHAT IS ON YOUR MOUSE PAD?
Wake County (NC) Public School system

WHAT DID YOU WATCH ON T.V. LAST NIGHT?
I can't remember, but it was good and courtesy of TiVo.

FAVORITE SOUND[S]?
My puppy snoring in time with CTG

ROLLING STONES OR BEATLES?
Beatles!

WHAT IS THE FARTHEST YOU HAVE BEEN FROM HOME?
well, the farthest from where I was living at the time (Chapel Hill, NC) was Ft. Irwin, CA.

DO YOU HAVE A SPECIAL TALENT?
Several

WHERE WERE YOU BORN?
St. Joseph's Hospital, Denver, CO

WHOSE ANSWERS ARE YOU LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING BACK?
anyone who takes it after me...

More dumbasses

Since it is the last week of the school year, many of the less motivated students have gotten to trying to destroy the facilities. I guess if they know that they have been kicked out of next years classes, they might as well destroy what is good here, so that those of the "good ones" will feel crappy about coming in to a shitty looking school.

I have been absent the last two days, due to a mandatory meeting for summer school teachers.

This morning, I came back to school, only to see a multitude of spray paint graffiti on the walls.
Tagger names and all... but to the point. I am cleaning up some stuff in the back of the room, which was not there when I left, only to find permanent marker recreations of some of the stuff that was found on campus... Now, this district has a policy of making known student taggers pay for the damage that they create and then expelling them in quick order.
I sent the dean of behavior/discipline a note telling him what I found, along with a list of names of those that might have been responsible or should know who is responsible for the tagging. I even added the name of a student that was forced to withdraw from our school due to his actions in March. I think that he is currently enrolled in the high school a mile due east of here (but the same district).

I hope that they send one or more of my "usual suspects" away for good. I do not think that most of them will pass the final anyway.

Cool Geology site for teachers

If you are teaching Earth Science and you are having trouble coming up with a neat project, or a worksheet and it is coming up on the day that you are having problems with, there is a website that you can look at.

I know that most teachers are now in Summer mode, but there are a few of us that still have a few weeks left.

Also for planning, you could use it for next year...

Here it is: Geoteach.com


It is a great resource that has saved my butt a time or two.

Just be very nice to the site administrator, as he/she likes to be respected, like all of us do.