in the trenches Vox 2008-07-28T00:06:05Z Autumn Snow http://autumnsnow.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom tag:vox.com,2006:6p00e398b07e710003/ observations and musings on the next generation and my own We Can Solve It .org tag:vox.com,2008-07-28:asset-6a00e398b07e71000300fad69d996f0005 2008-07-28T00:06:05Z 2008-07-28T00:06:05Z Autumn Snow http://autumnsnow.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Highlights of Al Gore's Challenge

I have always been the type of person to let other people take on activism. I am really too lazy to bother with most things, and things that I might be interested in getting involved in seem like problems that are too big for me to have any effec...

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]]> Fearless - Diana Palmer tag:vox.com,2008-07-24:asset-6a00e398b07e71000300fa968a6c710002 2008-07-24T15:34:27Z 2008-07-24T15:34:27Z Autumn Snow http://autumnsnow.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Fearless

Genre: Contemporary Romance Series: Long, Tall Texans (sorta) Finished: 6/27/08 It never does get any simpler than a Palmer romance, and she has a formula that works VERY well for her. I mean, she’s been using it since I think about 1890 (there...

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]]> How Can I Forgive You?: The Courage to Forgive, the Freedom Not To - Janis Abrahms Spring, Ph.D. tag:vox.com,2008-07-24:asset-6a00e398b07e71000300fa968a6bfa0002 2008-07-24T15:28:38Z 2008-07-24T15:28:38Z Autumn Snow http://autumnsnow.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

How Can I Forgive You?: The Courage to Forgive, the Freedom Not To

Genre: Self-Help/Relationships Finished: July 2008 If anyone has ever seen my bookshelves, you will know about my obsession with trash romance and self-help books. Some are really horrible, others blow your mind, and some just give you that war...

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]]> Spying on your kids is OK!!! tag:vox.com,2008-07-24:asset-6a00e398b07e7100030100a7eb70b1000e 2008-07-24T15:10:08Z 2008-07-24T16:40:28Z Autumn Snow http://autumnsnow.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom I was just reading the March 2008 Ladies Home Journal (I’m behind and lame, what can I say) and there was an article in the My Life as a Mom section by Marion Winik called “Can You Hear Me Now?” about equipping teenage children with cell phones. ...

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]]> Summer Vacation - How you fly by tag:vox.com,2008-07-15:asset-6a00e398b07e71000300fae8cc47c6000b 2008-07-15T16:30:36Z 2008-07-15T16:30:36Z Autumn Snow http://autumnsnow.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Craft table

You know, I spent almost every day since last September waiting for summer vacation, and now that it's almost over, I can't wait to go back to work. How weird is that? I mean, I still have 2.5 weeks left, but I'm already starting to plan and thi...

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]]> Spam recipes in Gmail! tag:vox.com,2008-04-22:asset-6a00e398b07e71000300f48cf0cae00003 2008-04-22T00:07:46Z 2008-04-22T00:07:46Z Autumn Snow http://autumnsnow.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Picture 1

If you open this and look just under the yellow bar at the top of the screenshot, you will see a link for "Spam Swiss Pie" and over on the right of that same grey bar, a button flipper to get more. It takes you to the RecipeSource site, but of...

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]]> Anticipating the end tag:vox.com,2008-04-20:asset-6a00e398b07e71000300f48d0f03a10001 2008-04-20T15:52:49Z 2008-04-28T18:52:23Z Autumn Snow http://autumnsnow.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom I am counting down the days. Thursday was one of those days that 20 years from now I am going to recount it and laugh as a foible from my first year of teaching, but I really lost it. It's funny how the worst class at the start is your favourit...

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]]> Back to work/school tomorrow tag:vox.com,2008-04-13:asset-6a00e398b07e71000300e398efafa30005 2008-04-13T13:39:47Z 2008-04-13T13:39:47Z Autumn Snow http://autumnsnow.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom I've had a lovely Spring Break, and didn't get to a single thing that I meant to for the kids tomorrow. Eeek! I'll be spending a few hours preparing and grading papers tonight. And of course, I have my own schoolwork to manage, as well. I can'...

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]]> 8 months in... tag:vox.com,2008-04-01:asset-6a00e398b07e71000300f48d09161a0001 2008-04-01T20:55:12Z 2008-04-01T20:55:12Z Autumn Snow http://autumnsnow.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom I am 8 months into my first year of teaching with 2 more to go. Spring Break is next week. On both counts, all I can say is "hurry up!" I am so tired I can't sleep. I am so frustrated with my students' lack of motivation, manners, and responsi...

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]]> Oh, the scandal! tag:vox.com,2008-03-28:asset-6a00e398b07e71000300f48ce90f8b0003 2008-03-28T19:30:15Z 2008-03-28T19:58:00Z Autumn Snow http://autumnsnow.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom So, here's the run-down I've been dealing with: 1. Teacher/student sex scandal at school involving the teacher buying alcohol for multiple students 2. Fight during lunch involving one of my students 3. One student being arrested (I know, my react...

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