Archive for January, 2009

So, why is it that whenever I go through the drive thru at my local bank to use the ATM there is braille on the key pad? Seriously, I might be missing something here, but there is something going on.


Think of every single conversation you have ever had. Now, think of how many times food has been used in language, or even  been a subject in the conversation. Why is food used in every conversation?


On November 21, 2001, Laura Bush, the First Lady, spoke on national radio. She spoke mainly on the women of Afghanistan and the “brutalities” facing them, but the implications of the segment reached much farther that just the Afghan women. I chose this particular piece partly due to the fact that it was in the [...]


I have always love the excuse, when attempting to conceal laziness on the part of the student, that student resorts to lying, and actually says to the teacher when posed the question “Where is your homework?”…my dog ate it.” Well, what happens to the kid who’s dog actually ate his homework?