Chew The Fat: Texas Rancher An Unlikely Environmentalist And Abiding Dude

This guy is really his own man. I get a kick out of the vacuum cleaner empire. He’s original. This Dude Abides.

tags: rancher, steward, environment, environmentalism, ctf, green, eco, ecofriendly

Zazzle Junk: Drink Your Super Bowl Coffee In This

If you are football fanatic you are probably working yourself into a frenzy with the Big Game tomorrow. You just can’t have too many football mugs. Better than a puppy mug.

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Creative Uh T: My Valentine’s Day Nerd…Happy Pi Day

Happy Pi Day. If your a geek like me, Pi day results in much more action than Valentine’s Day.

tags: Pi, Day, t-shirt, t-shirts, nerd, geek

Zazzle Junk: T-Shirts Designed By Britney Spears

That Britney Spears can do it all.

tags: t-shirt, t-shirts, Britney, Spears

Texas Rancher An Unlikely Environmentalist : NPR

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• “Realtors were trying to show me places with landing strips and big fancy houses, and I says, ‘You got me all wrong. I’m not interested in this kind of stuff. I want something nobody else wants. I want something that has been so beat up, so neglected,’ ” Bamberger says.

Quotes from peace heroes around the world

I admire those who remain firm in their commitment to peace. The persistence of it all isn’t easy.

tags: education, fatchomper, world, peace, quotes, heroes

DAYTUM

Looks pretty cool. Anyone use this?

tags: daytum, education, fatchomper

Chew The Fat: Rahm Emanuel Makes “Retarded” Comment And Becomes A Big Dummy

Another politician puts his foot in his mouth.

tags: Big, Dummy, Rahm, Emanuel, ctf

Chew The Fat: 5 Tips To Enhance Your Life

I am on a kindness kick lately.

“Think Kindness-How many people feel great when they do something nice for someone else? Go ahead, raise your hand. I know this is more important to me in my marriage. It’s challenging to think of my spouse at the end of the day when I am often tired and worn down. Approaching place a places of kindness is one of the most important tips I can suggest to enhance a person’s outlook on life. Right now I would recommend Think Kindness, Soles4Souls, and Kiva. “

tags: kindness, ctf

A time-tested app for learning – Los Angeles Times – Page 2

“Harvesting Minds” Stong statement.

“It seems pretty obvious to me that Microsoft, Nintendo, Apple and other manufacturers of electronic games are harvesting our kids’ minds for profits — and often leaving barren fields in their wake. Thanks to them, we’ll have fewer future American poets, shortstops and cellists.”

tags: education, technology

Weblogg-ed » EduCon 2.2

I wish I could have been part of this.

tags: education, educon, technology

Powell in favor of repealing ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ – CNN.com

It’s about time. This change is long overdue.

“Colin Powell, the former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and former secretary of state, has come out in favor of eventually repealing the military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy on gay and lesbian service members.”

tags: politics, policy, fatchomper

Fat Techno Gadgets – Top Netbooks Period (Udpated Daily)!!!!!!!!!!!!

Great list of highly rated netbooks.

tags: netbooks, tech, technology, gadgets, fatchomper

Fat Techno Gadgets – ASUS Eee PC Seashell 1005PE-PU17-BK 10.1-Inch Black Netbook – Up to 14 Hours of Battery Life

These things are amazing and the price is right.

tags: pu17, 10.1-inch, 1005pe-pu17-bk, netbook, gadget, fatchomper

Magic Mushrooms Make Everything Bigger and Better – ipad – Gizmodo

Interesting take on the iPad.

tags: apple, ipad, technology, tech, fatchomper, gadget

Forget About World Peace | Raptitude.com

I like how the author talks about improving yourself as a means to change the world.

tags: world, peace, fatchomper, raptitude

Rahm Emanuel on defensive over “retarded” comment; met with Timothy Shriver, Special Olympics Chairman – Lynn Sweet

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• White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel meet with a delegation from the Special Olympics on Wednesday–including chair Timothy Shriver after he used the term “retarded” in a comment, a word the disability movement is trying to get people not to use.

Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry – Study Guide

Great study guide for anyone reading Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry.
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tags: hearmycry, thunder, rollofthunder, novel, education

Teacher Links – StudyGuide.org

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SlangSite.com – The Slang Dictionary

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Zazzle Junk: Personalize This Save The Date Postage Stamp

Great idea if your lucky enough to be “Saving” the date.

tags: stamp, digest, postage

Zazzle Junk: Check Out This Retro 3D Love Tie

I Love You in 3d

tags: digest, valentine, Valentine’s Day, Tie

Learning is life.: Please don’t buy your students iPads

I tend to agree with this post. Seems pretty logical to me. I just wish we had a mobile set of laptops to get things started. It’s tough to be a tech geek and watch your school fall so woefully behind.

“I thought this was going to be a really fun post to write. It started with a little back-and-forth with my buddy Bill Chamberlain on Twitter. I think the iPad would be a total waste of money for schools (not to mention the precedent it sets) and he thinks it would be a good purchase. I’m paraphrasing him.”

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Edification – Integrating Differentiated Instruction & Understanding by Design (Connecting Content and Kids)

I am getting set to attend a conference on differentiated instruction. I have mixed thoughts about it but will attend with an open mind. I have heard that this is a great resource for teachers looking to differentiate.

“Teachers struggle every day to bring quality instruction to their students. Beset by lists of content standards and accompanying “high-stakes” accountability tests, many educators sense that both teaching and learning have been redirected in ways that are potentially impoverishing for those who teach and those who learn.”

tags: education, book, edification, differentiation

Edification – What Every Middle School Teacher Should Know, Second Edition

Get into the mind of the middle level learner.

“Ever practical, Brown and Knowles once again present powerful a resource for middle-level teachers that is grounded in the voices of students as well as in current research. They also offer in-depth commentary from teachers whose classrooms exemplify the integrated, progressive, mindful approach that What Every Middle School Teacher Should Know advocates.”

tags: education, book, middle school

Edification – Stones into Schools: Promoting Peace with Books, Not Bombs, in Afghanistan and Pakistan

I am a firm believer in books, not bombs.

“Stones Into Schools is a suspenseful, heart-breaking as it is heart-warming, true account of a life well lived and a people well-served.”

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Chew The Fat: J.D. Salinger, This Dude Abides

“He has been giving this Abiding Dude status firstly because I wanted to, and secondly anyone that can create something new that has such a lasting impact deserves. “

This one is for Holden Caufield.

tags: ctf, abides, salinger, dude

Chew The Fat: 5 Naughty and Nice Valentine’s Day T-Shirts

“Valentine’s Day. A bittter sweet day. Valentine’s Day. A day to spend with someone special. Valentine’s Day. A day where some get kicked in the face with a Dear John letter (this was me once). Valentine’s Day.”

tags: valentine, naughty, ctf

Chew The Fat: The Fattitude Of Gratitude: Soles, Souls, Sweat, and Sweet Ale

“Life Rules Because:”

tags: ctf, gratitude

Thinking Kindness: Soles4Souls and Hope For Haiti

Spread kindness like a disease that hope to catch.

tags: kindness, ctf, Soles4Souls

Book Jabber: Can They Do That? Our Fundamental Rights In The Workplace.

What can you really get away with in and out of the workplace?

tags: jabber, book, books, workplace, ctf

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