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First a couple of clarifications — I am still a liberal, and will continue to be one until I leave this earth. I am comfortable with that term, which has been a self-descriptor for at least 6 decades. Second, I will turn 77 in just under four months. I...
by teacherken
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on Sat Jan 28, 2023 at 09:26 AM PST
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The Shortest Day, by Susan Cooper And so the Shortest Day came and the year died And everywhere down the centuries of the snow-white world Came people singing, dancing, To drive the dark away. They ...
by LamontCranston
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on Wed Dec 21, 2022 at 05:11 AM PST
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No, that is NOT a reference to the Declaration of Independence, the Philadelphia NBA team. or any claims that what happened on January 6, 2021 was in any way a legitimate assertion by American “patriots” of “freedom” and “liberty”. Don’t worry. I have...
by teacherken
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on Mon May 23, 2022 at 04:38 AM PDT
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may not be as low-key as many who are not teachers think. While my situation is perhaps somewhat complicated by the fact I teach Social Studies (primarily Government, but also US History which is now a subject getting a lot of attention because of both...
by teacherken
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on Sat Jul 03, 2021 at 03:02 PM PDT
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On the morning of May 23, 1946, a woman named Sylvia Livingston Bernstein gave birth to her second child, a son, in a no longer existing hospital in New York City, in the hour between 8 and 9 AM. She was a lawyer, taking time off from her profession to...
by teacherken
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on Sun May 23, 2021 at 03:16 AM PDT
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I step back to reflect on many things, including this strangest year of my more than 2 ½ decades as a classroom teacher. It is also as I approach what I suppose is a milestone of sorts, my 75th birthday on May 23. And of course since my major course of...
by teacherken
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on Sat May 01, 2021 at 05:17 PM PDT
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Today is the 2nd of 11 days of our spring break. A part of me would like to totally ignore anything related to my teaching until I have to again start to plan, which I would like to delay at least for the next full week. But even though I...
by teacherken
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on Sun Mar 28, 2021 at 07:26 AM PDT
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This is the first time I have posted here in more than 2 weeks. I have read some of what others have offered, but have not, before today, felt moved enough to sit down and offer anything, thoughts, observations. Today is the 6th of 10 days...
by teacherken
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on Thu Nov 26, 2020 at 05:52 AM PST
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Good morning! �Welcome to the Dkos Sangha weekly open thread.
This is an open thread for members of the Dkos Sangha and interested visitors who happen by. �Each of us has our own path; we come ...
by LamontCranston
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on Sun Sep 20, 2020 at 07:00 AM PDT
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Part of my preparation for becoming a teacher, at my MAT program at Johns Hopkins, was to take time to reflect on what I was doing. Further, since my mid-teens, I have rarely been without a small pocket notebook in which to jot down observations and...
by teacherken
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on Sat Jul 25, 2020 at 04:36 PM PDT
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that means tomorrow I turn 74. I have now been home for 9 weeks. My seniors have all finished their work as of last week (with a few struggling a bit beyond that) and I manage to get all except 1 through my course (he can retake it in summer school)....
by teacherken
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on Fri May 22, 2020 at 04:50 PM PDT
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The Daily Bucket is a nature refuge. We amicably discuss animals, weather, climate, soil, plants, waters and note life’s patterns. We invite you to note what you are seeing around you in your own part of the world, and to share your observations in the...
by OceanDiver
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on Mon May 25, 2020 at 08:21 AM PDT
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This week’s parsha, Tzav (Leviticus. 6:1−8:36), is the second parsha in a row that deals primarily with sacrifices (or, perhaps slightly more accurately, “offerings”). But towards the end, the Torah shifts back into narrative, as we do the final...
by A DC Wonk
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on Fri Apr 03, 2020 at 02:50 PM PDT
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Today is Sunday, which means tomorrow I report for pre-operative stuff at the hospital for the forthcoming operation on Wednesday to address the stenosis (blockage) in my left carotid artery that caused my recent stroke. While I have no intimations of...
by teacherken
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on Sun Dec 15, 2019 at 06:03 AM PST
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Entering the garden of the soul
Wherever we go, we are with our selves, a self that is at once both intimate and hidden. We see the world and act on it, we interact with other individuals, and yet the self by which we do these things is rarely...
by Wee Mama
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on Sun Mar 10, 2019 at 01:33 PM PDT
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On this day a hundred years ago, having been treated for “shell shock” — as PTSD was then called — and returned to the front lines, the iconic poet Wilfred Owens was killed in action only days before the Armistice ending WW1.
His words, mostly...
by LimeyExpatDave
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on Tue Nov 06, 2018 at 10:47 AM PST
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A week ago I was in Southwest Virginia, in Wise, for my annual volunteering in the free dental clinic run there by the Mission of Mercy of the Virginia Dental Association Foundation. In the past we have been at the Wise County Fairgrounds, along with...
by teacherken
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on Fri Jul 27, 2018 at 07:31 AM PDT
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I have been taking daily walks through the greenway system that runs along the Stones River in my home town. Today’s walk was not too different- quite a bit busier with today being 7/4 and people are off work, but otherwise pretty typical. As I...
by Sidof79
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on Wed Jul 04, 2018 at 10:14 AM PDT
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that are by nature very personal, shaped by a life lived through more than 7 decades starting immediately after the end of the 2nd World War (and thus also with the beginning of the Cold War), and extending through many serious changes in the world,...
by teacherken
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on Sun May 27, 2018 at 07:17 AM PDT
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Focused Meditation
To Calm the Mind and Body
Deep Breaths
To Cleanse the Body and Mind
As I Stare
Into a brightly, glowing Candle
But -
The Candle is ImBalanced
One side Higher than the other
One side lower than the Other
Which -
A matter of...
by Leah Sellers
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on Sun May 20, 2018 at 05:54 PM PDT
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- Multiple news outlets are reporting that infamous right-wing election conspiracy-slinging website, The Gateway Pundit, has declared bankruptcy in order to “consolidate” risk associated with multiple pending lawsuits. These defamation lawsuits are the...77 comments 448 Recs
- One predictable effect of the various states charging the fake electors is that because these people were State Party officials, any lawyers hired by the defendants will very likely have their fees paid by the state party. e.g. In GA, the State...117 comments 564 Recs
- David Pecker blames Trump for the entire scheme but still considers him a friend. Was it the lie to Melania or was it the cover-up? He did have a much longer affair with Karen McDougal than with Stormy Daniels, and AMI spent more to keep her quiet than...22 comments 72 Recs
- The type of dyslexia that I have is referred to as visual dyslexia, I have tinted glasses, and use colored overlays. The reason that I am writing this short diary? I learned to read late, and as a result, I was mocked until it was both diagnosed and...154 comments 273 Recs
- MRFF demands Army bases immediately cease using Christian nationalist National Day of Prayer artworkIt’s that time of year again – time for the National Day of Prayer – that day set aside each year for the government to completely unconstitutionally tell everybody to pray. This national day of flipping-the-bird-at-the-Constitution takes place...39 comments 141 Recs
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