Archive for March 17th, 2008

March 17th, 2008

Starving?

Today in class, 20 minutes before the break:
Kid in the front of the classroom gets up and leaves.
Just now:
Kid comes back in, munching on peanuts in a bag.  Walking, smiling, and eating his damn peanuts.  WTF?!  When did it become acceptable to just leave in the middle of class to go get a snack?  Sure, [...]

March 17th, 2008

Green with Envy

Other cities dye-ing to know what turns Chicago river green - Online Exclusives
Dyeing the Chicago River Irish green has been a tradition for more than 40 years and at least 50 cities want to know how Chicago volunteers perform the miraculous transformation every year.
Bill King, the administrator of Chicago’s St. Patrick’s Day committee, said that [...]