Weekly Dose Post #319

This is stuff I found while browsing the net. Check back every Monday for more… Joke of the Week: Lindsey told Jessica that she had won the lottery. Ponder this for a minute, who actually won the lottery? Weird Fact of the Week: Sir John Harington was an English courtier, author and translator popularly known […]

Weekly Dose Post #303

This is stuff I found while browsing the net. Check back every Monday for more…   Joke of the Week: A doctor answers his phone and hears the familiar voice of a colleague on the other end of the line. “We need a fourth for poker,” said the friend. “I’ll be right over,” whispered the […]

Weekly Dose Post #126

This is stuff I found while browsing the net. Check back every Monday for more… Joke of the Week: English can sometimes be a confusing language. Homographs are words that have the same spelling but are pronounced differently and have different meanings. Here’s some examples: ♦ The bandage was wound around the wound. ♦ She didn’t mean […]

Weekly Dose Post #120

This is stuff I found while browsing the net. Check back every Monday for more… Joke of the Week: THINGY (thing-ee) n. Ladies: Any part under a car’s hood. Gentlemen: The strap fastener on a woman’s bra. VULNERABLE (vul-ne-ra-bel) adj. Ladies: Fully opening up one’s self emotionally to another. Gentlemen: Playing football without a jockstrap. […]

Weekly Dose Post #112

This is stuff I found while browsing the net. Check back every Monday for more… Joke of the Week: Q: Why did the golfer wear two pairs of pants? A: Just in case he got a hole-in-one! Weird Fact of the Week: “Set” has the most definitions of all words in the English language. Quote […]

Weekly Dose Post #102

This is stuff I found while browsing the net. Check back every Monday for more… Joke of the Week: 10 things PMS stands for: • Perpetual Munching Spree • Puffy Mid-Section • Psychotic Mood Shift • Provide Me with Sweets • People Make me Sick • Pardon My Sobbing • Pimples May Surface • Pass […]

Sugar and Spice Bulletin Board

      When school was in session, I used to “bug” Patrick just about every morning before school started. I’d sit in his class and we’d converse while he was preparing lessons plans. One day I wrote a cheerful message on his whiteboard. He didn’t ever turn me away; like some others did.       Even when […]

International Day

      This was a fun activity day at the school. Each classroom dressed up like they were from different countries. The children made a colorful dragon in art class. In Kuwait school/work days are Sunday-Thursday. Friday-Saturday is the weekend. The majority of the population Muslim.      Jumu’ah (Friday Prayers) are done inside the Mosque. Muslim men […]

Weekly Dose Post #16

This is stuff I found while browsing the net. Check back every Monday for more… Joke of the Week: A group of senior citizens were exchanging notes about their ailments. “My arm is so weak I can hardly hold this coffee cup.” “Yes, I know. My cataracts are so bad I can’t see to pour […]