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January 31, 2008
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The Dreaded Science Project

The Dreaded Science Project
Well, the time has come for me to do a science project. And, no, it’s not really my project though it is feeling more than a little bit like mine right now. J, my oldest, is required to do a science project this year for school. Science is not his best subject (understatement) since it requires him to do some abstract thinking. Do you know how hard it is to teach abstract thinking? So far, this project has been more difficult for me than the Westinghouse one that I did in high school.

But of course, there is a lot of humor there as well. Why? Because, the students are journalling their daily progress on their projects. Which means that we get some really hilarious thoughts from J. When someone gives him an assignment to write something he *will* write something. Will it have any relevance? Probably not. Will it make you laugh? Probably.

(Notes from the teacher are in italics.)

January 24, 2008
These are notes that J has written daily on is science project. He is asked before typing what he has done on his project and told to type it out. These are the results.

Smash, crash, mash. Never mind, it’s music now.

Looks like my project worked!
Let’s just say aloha, oh.
Crack it, Mr. Rusty!
Science project will work soon.
P.S. By the way, who’s Bill Nigh?
One last thing. Good luck!
See you at the science fair.
Capeesh.
Okay, okay, Capeesh.
Let’s try some painting instead.

January 29, 2008

Well, maybe we should incubate.
You’re going down.
Well, I was testing it out.
And Mr. H tried it.
Now I’m going to make my deadline.
Projects aren’t written by losers.
We were trying it out when it was time to go to store.
Cancel that order.
Sarcasm. Strike the cage.

THE TRIALS WERE DONE TODAY. THE ABOVE NOTES WERE WRITTEN BY J.

I don’t know whether to sigh or giggle. Maybe I’ll do both.

January 31, 2008
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The Dreaded Science Project

The Dreaded Science Project
Well, the time has come for me to do a science project. And, no, it’s not really my project though it is feeling more than a little bit like mine right now. J, my oldest, is required to do a science project this year for school. Science is not his best subject (understatement) since it requires him to do some abstract thinking. Do you know how hard it is to teach abstract thinking? So far, this project has been more difficult for me than the Westinghouse one that I did in high school.

But of course, there is a lot of humor there as well. Why? Because, the students are journalling their daily progress on their projects. Which means that we get some really hilarious thoughts from J. When someone gives him an assignment to write something he *will* write something. Will it have any relevance? Probably not. Will it make you laugh? Probably.

(Notes from the teacher are in italics.)

January 24, 2008
These are notes that J has written daily on is science project. He is asked before typing what he has done on his project and told to type it out. These are the results.

Smash, crash, mash. Never mind, it’s music now.

Looks like my project worked!
Let’s just say aloha, oh.
Crack it, Mr. Rusty!
Science project will work soon.
P.S. By the way, who’s Bill Nigh?
One last thing. Good luck!
See you at the science fair.
Capeesh.
Okay, okay, Capeesh.
Let’s try some painting instead.

January 29, 2008

Well, maybe we should incubate.
You’re going down.
Well, I was testing it out.
And Mr. H tried it.
Now I’m going to make my deadline.
Projects aren’t written by losers.
We were trying it out when it was time to go to store.
Cancel that order.
Sarcasm. Strike the cage.

THE TRIALS WERE DONE TODAY. THE ABOVE NOTES WERE WRITTEN BY J.

I don’t know whether to sigh or giggle. Maybe I’ll do both.

January 29, 2008
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Man, That’s Exciting

Man, That’s Exciting
So tonight, I was brushing my C’s teeth. When he was done, I told him to spit out his water, and he complied by getting it everywhere except the drain. Little boys, their aim with everything is terrible, and I think that my boys, at least, find that this is interesting and sort of cool. At 8 o’clock in the evening, however, I don’t think that it is so cool. So, I said in frustration, “Ahh, I’m going to lose my ever-loving mind!” He looked up at me, totally enthralled, and actually clapped his hands a little when he said, “Ooooo, are we going to see your brains?!”

January 29, 2008
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Man, That’s Exciting

Man, That’s Exciting
So tonight, I was brushing my C’s teeth. When he was done, I told him to spit out his water, and he complied by getting it everywhere except the drain. Little boys, their aim with everything is terrible, and I think that my boys, at least, find that this is interesting and sort of cool. At 8 o’clock in the evening, however, I don’t think that it is so cool. So, I said in frustration, “Ahh, I’m going to lose my ever-loving mind!” He looked up at me, totally enthralled, and actually clapped his hands a little when he said, “Ooooo, are we going to see your brains?!”

January 29, 2008
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Man, That’s Exciting

Man, That’s Exciting
So tonight, I was brushing my C’s teeth. When he was done, I told him to spit out his water, and he complied by getting it everywhere except the drain. Little boys, their aim with everything is terrible, and I think that my boys, at least, find that this is interesting and sort of cool. At 8 o’clock in the evening, however, I don’t think that it is so cool. So, I said in frustration, “Ahh, I’m going to lose my ever-loving mind!” He looked up at me, totally enthralled, and actually clapped his hands a little when he said, “Ooooo, are we going to see your brains?!”

January 28, 2008
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So, What Did Y’all Think?

So, What Did Y’all Think?
Who saw Mansfield Park last night? I thought it was okay. It wasn’t bad but it didn’t blow me away. And it differed from the book — of course, it had to given time constraints. Most of the time, I have to admit that I was distracted. Why? Because every scene that contained Edmund(click and scroll down) made me start wondering if he was a long-lost Hogue relation.

January 28, 2008
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So, What Did Y’all Think?

So, What Did Y’all Think?
Who saw Mansfield Park last night? I thought it was okay. It wasn’t bad but it didn’t blow me away. And it differed from the book — of course, it had to given time constraints. Most of the time, I have to admit that I was distracted. Why? Because every scene that contained Edmund(click and scroll down) made me start wondering if he was a long-lost Hogue relation.

January 28, 2008
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So, What Did Y’all Think?

So, What Did Y’all Think?
Who saw Mansfield Park last night? I thought it was okay. It wasn’t bad but it didn’t blow me away. And it differed from the book — of course, it had to given time constraints. Most of the time, I have to admit that I was distracted. Why? Because every scene that contained Edmund(click and scroll down) made me start wondering if he was a long-lost Hogue relation.