Saturday, March 28, 2009

 

Week Thirteen

March 22: TV: 45 min.
Read: The Yiddish Policemen's Union 30 min.
Taking Jesus Seriously 15 min. (-5 hr. 25 min.)

March 23: TV: 0 min.
Read: Taking Jesus Seriously 30 min.
Lighting Thief 30 min.
The Yiddish Policemen's Union 30 min. = 1 hr. 30 min. (- 3 hr. 55 min.)

March 24: TV: 0 min.
Read: Lighting Thief 30 min. = 30 min. (-3 hr. 25 min.)


March 25: TV: 0 min
Read: Lighting Thief 30 min. = 30 min (-2 hr. 55 min.)


March 26: TV: 0 min.
Read: 0 min. (-2 hr. 55 min.)

March 27: TV: Blades of Steel 1 hr.
Read: Lighting Thief 30 min. = 30 min. (- 3 hr. 25 min.)

March 28: TV: 0
Read: The Yiddish Policemen's Union 30 min.
Lighting Thief 30 min. = 1 hr. (-2 hr. 25 min.)
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Monday, March 23, 2009

 

Grateful

-1- Children
-2- Quite
-3- Running
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Friday, March 20, 2009

 

On Winter's Margin

by Mary Oliver

On winter’s margin, see the small birds now
With half-forged memories come flocking home
To gardens famous for their charity.
The green globe’s broken; vines like tangled veins
Hang at the entrance to the silent wood.
With half a loaf, I am the prince of crumbs;
By snow’s down, the birds amassed will sing
Like children for their sire to walk abroad!
But what I love, is the gray stubborn hawk
Who floats alone beyond the frozen vines;
And what I dream of are the patient deer
Who stand on legs like reeds and drink that wind; -
They are what saves the world: who choose to grow
Thin to a starting point beyond this squalor.

I read this poem and was amazed. I had to post it.
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Three Musketeers

by Alexandre Dumas

This is an important book. I am glad I read it.

Full of the romantic character, not only in the sense of love but more so in the sense of passion where emotions control behavior. In my own life I have been trying to be aware of the role emotions play in my behavior.

I would not make a good Musketeer.
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Sunday, March 15, 2009

 

Grateful

-1- Computers
-2- Sunny days
-3- Ice Cream
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Week Twelve

March 15: TV: 0 min.
Read: Three Musketeers 1 hr. = 1 hr. (-5 hr. 10 min.)

March 16: TV: 0 min.
Read: Three Musketeers 1 hr.
Lighting Thief 30 min. = 1 hr. 30 min. (- 3 hr. 40 min.)

March 17: TV: 0 min.
Read: Three Musketeers 30 min. (-3 hr. 10 min.)

March 18: TV: AIG House Hearing 2 hrs.
CRAP!!! 2 hrs.
Read: Lighting Thief 30 min.
Three Musketeers 30 min. = 1 hr. (-6 hr. 10 min.)

March 19: TV: NCAA Basketball 30 min.
Read: Three Musketeers 1 hr. = 1 hr. (-5 hr. 40 min.)

March 20: TV: I Spy 1 hr. 30 min.
Read: Three Musketeers 15 min.
The Yiddish Policemen's Union 30 min.
Taking Jesus Seriously 30 min. = 1 hr. 15 min. (-5 hr. 55 min.)

March 21: TV: The Return of the King 1 hr.
Read: The Yiddish Policemen's Union 1 hr.
Taking Jesus Seriously 30 min. = 1 hr. 30 min. (-5 hr. 25 min.)
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Sunday, March 08, 2009

 

Week Eleven

March 8: TV: Amazing Race 1 hr.
Read: Phantom Tollbooth 30 min.
Three Musketeers 30 min = 1 hr. (-50 min.)

March 9: TV: 3 hr. CRAP!!
Read: 0 min. (- 3hr. 50 min.)

March 10: TV: 0 min.
Read: 0 min. (-3 hr. 50 min.)

March 11: TV: Myth Busters 30 min.
Read: Three Musketeers 30 min. = 30 min. (-3 hr. 50 min.)

March 12: TV: 0 min.
Read: Three Musketeers 0 min. = 0 min.(-3 hr. 50 min.)

March 13: TV: Two Towers 1 hr.
Tropic Thunder 1 hr. 40 min.
CRAP!! 1 hr. = 2 hr. 40 min.
Read: Three Musketeers 1 hr. = 1 hr. (-6 hr. 30 min.)

March 14: TV: 0 min.
Read: Three Musketeers 1 hr (-6 hr. 10 min.)
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Phantom Tollbooth

by Norton Juster

Stunning! This is a perfect read aloud. My boys laughed hard, held their breath, and teared up (ok, that was me!).

This witty story is about the importance of finding knowledge regardless of the difficulty.

I cannot recommend this book with any more confidence.
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Wednesday, March 04, 2009

 

Blink

by Malcolm Gladwell

A very interesting vision about how our brain can make accurate snap decisions that are critical for survival yet can also cement bias.

Malcolm Gladwell explains the “Blink” phenomena (the decisive first moments of a glance) by focusing on several stories showing both the positive and negative effects. An easy read that (I’m not trying to be funny) instantly grabbed my attention and opened my eyes to how our brain processes decision-making.
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Grateful

-1- To read whatever I want.
-2- Knowing where my next meal is coming from.
-3- Perseverance.
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Monday, March 02, 2009

 

Grateful

-1- "A-ha"
-2- Reached expectations.
-3- the journey
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Week Ten

March 1: TV: 0 min.
Read: Phantom Tollbooth 30 min.
Blink 30 min.
Three Musketeers 30 min = 1 hr. 30 min. (-1 hr. 55 min.)

March 2: TV: 0 min.
Read: Blink 30 min. = 30 min. ( - 1 hr. 25 min.)

March 3: TV: 0 min.
Read: Blink 1 hr.
Phantom Tollbooth 30 min. = 1 hr. 30 min (5 min.)

March 4: TV: 0 min.
Read: Blink 45 min. = 45 min. (50 min.)

March 5: TV: Survivor 30 min
Read: Three Musketeers 30 min.
Phantom Toolbooth 30 min. = 1 hr. (1 hr. 20 min.)

March 6: TV: Harry Potter and the Gobblets of Fire 2 hr. 40 min.
Read: Three Musketeers 30 min. = 30 min. ( - 50 min.)

March 7: TV: 0 min.
Read: Three Musketeers 30 min. (- 20 min.)
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