Mamacita says: I repost this every year on the anniversary of the Challenger explosion. My school was excited beyond all measure about the Challenger. A TEACHER was going into space, and this was unheard of. The students were thrilled to … Continue reading
Mamacita says: Father’s Day and my daughter’s birthday and my son’s birthday are within a few days of each other. Sometimes, they’re on the same day. That is because calendars are alive and love to mess with us, and because … Continue reading
Mamacita says: I’m guessing that many most bloggers will be posting tributes this weekend, and telling the blogosphere ‘where we were’ when the planes hit the World Trade Center. Here is mine. This is actually the second third fourth fifth … Continue reading
Mamacita says: Every day, it seems, another icon dies. It’s getting to the point where I am almost scared of my Twitter feeds – the letters “RIP” are appearing way too often, and they are taking my childhood with them. … Continue reading
I use this article in my classrooms every spring. I hope you will all find it useful as well. Information is life-saving, and this particular information contains more than one lesson for us all. I would be most grateful, and … Continue reading
Mamacita quotes from Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar: Act 1, scene 2, 15–19 Caesar: Who is it in the press that calls on me? I hear a tongue shriller than all the music Cry “Caesar!” Speak; Caesar is turn’d to hear. Soothsayer: … Continue reading