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Mrs. T. at Chuchería tagged me for this meme, and it seems as good a way as any to take a break between grading essays. Here are the rules: 1. The rules of the game get posted at the beginning. 2. Each player answers the questions about her or himself. 3. At the end of the post, tag 5-6 people and posts their names, then go to their blogs and leave them a comment, letting them know they've been tagged and asking them to read your blog. 4. Let the person who tagged you know when you've posted your answer. What was I doing ten years ago? I was a senior in college (a returning student). I was having a great deal of fun feeling incredibly smart and talented. I believe I was taking Women's Writing, The Twentieth Century Novel (that wasn't the course name, but it was the course function), Rhetoric (a grad class for undergrad credit), and Research Methods (a political science course). Those were heady times. What are five things on my "to do" list today? 1. Grade pa...

I got this meme from Susan . You design the cover of your band's album using these links: 1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Random The first article title on the page is the name of your band. 2. http://www.quotationspage.com/random.php3 The last four words of the very last quote is the title of your album. 3. http://www.flickr.com/explore/interesting/7days/ The third picture, no matter what it is, will be your album cover. You then take the pic and add your band name and the album title to it, then post your pic. I believe I cheated. I used more than four words from the quote--and it was the quote I wanted to use rather than the last quote, and I used the second picture. Hey, it's my album cover, after all.

Thanks, Julie , for the Thank You award! It's my first ever recognition, and I would like to thank the little people : Julie was also kind enough to tag me for the alphabet meme. The idea is to use the letters of the alphabet to describe yourself kindly. So, I'll give it a try. You don't mind if I sing while I'm doing this, do you? I find it necessary to sing if I want the letters in order (which was how I developed the amazing talent of singing under my breath when I was a library assistant in Junior High School and later in college). Anyway, here goes. Adventerous Blogger Clever Dog lover Effusive Friendly Game player (scrabble, gin rummy, dominoes) Happy Intense Joker Klutzy Lover /loyal / lesbian Morning person News hound Open Poet Quick (witted and tempered--but I cool down quickly) Reasonable Sensual / short / silly Texan Unspoiled Virtuous Well read / writer (e)Xcitable Yellow dog democrat Zaftig I'm not going to tag anybody, but I'd love for some of ya...

This post could be subtitled, "Giving in to peer pressure." O.K. there has been no pressure, but I see all the cool kids playing, and I feel a little left out. What is all the fuss about? Mrs. G., over at Derfwad Manor , has invited all of her bloggy friends to post a list of their favorite things. So here goes. 1. Folk music. I love all sorts of music, but my latest favorite, and the accompaniment to every evening meal at my house is The Weepies . Aren't they sweet? I just wish they'd release a new album! 2. 3. Dinah Alice Joel 4. The Guadalupe River (Though Susan will ask if it is the Frio) 5. Coffee. O.K. , there should be something in the cup, but what can I say? I drank it. 6. Poetry. Especially Emily Dickinson 7. Sweet people. Grandmother and Momma Morgan and Susan

I've been tagged again! I can see how this sort of thing can get out of control. But I so appreciate Grammar Snob's kind words about me (she said I was witty, for Pete's sake!) that I'll play along. Remember when we were kids and at every opportunity, some adult would have us play that silly Telephone game? You know… the one where the lead person comes up with a sentence or statement, whispers it into the ear of the next person in line, and the sentence is passed from person to person until it reaches the end of the line. The last person then repeats the sentence out loud, the first person announces what it actually was, and everyone gets to laugh about how goofy it got by being passed from ear to ear and being altered because of mispronunciations and hearing ability.Of course I realize that the game was simply a means for adults to keep us in line while we were waiting for something or killing time. Haven’t we even now as adults, tried to use it on our own kids? Being ...