The silver bracelet and the dogwood one… sigh

Reading a book makes you more informed and a better thinker

Done!

And C here. Need that lovely purple and black

I’ll take A if they’re still available

That is frackin' gorgeous!

All blinged out to rock and roll. Necklace courtesy of the amazing @peculiarityshop.bsky.social

I fell for it too

I have them listen to a podcast, report on what it said, connect it to our readings, and have three discussion questions to start conversation. It’s been very successful. They learn sone in-depth background and lead class.

Get yourself a best friend who sends you a complete signed edition collection of Murderbot. What a great Christmas prezzie! @marthawells.com @murderbot bot.bsky.social

Beautiful bracelet from @peculiarityshop.bsky.social for Christmas! Thanks to the amazing artists that call the shop home.

"There is no man smaller than a coward at a hero's wake."

Irish proverb

In a world full of Archie Bunkers, be a Meathead.

R.I.P. Rob Reiner

And it's only Monday.

State departments of education deciding secondary education English majors don't need to take literature classes but lots of assessment classes is a symptom of the same problem. How do you teach Senior English if you've never read Shakespeare or Chaucer or Toni Morrison?

which one???

A great day for this beach read @marthawells.com @holdenbeach.bsky.social

Truly enjoying Murderbot. Tonight's episode was the best so far!

A Chicago Pope implies the existence of an MLA Pope and APA Pope

Apple TV+ debuts trailer for “Murderbot,” premiering May 16 Apple TV+ unveiled the trailer for “Murderbot,” the comedic thriller series starring and executive produced by Emmy Award winner Alexander Skarsgård.

And lo, the trailer did drop: www.apple.com/tv-pr/news/2... #murderbot

Whan that Aprill with his shoures soote,
The droghte of March hath perced to the roote,
And bathed every veyne in swich licour
Of which vertú engendred is the flour;
Whan Zephirus eek with his sweete breeth
Ynspired hath in every holt and heeth
The tendre croppes...

It sucks that more and more Chinese food gets packaged in plastic containers instead of the classic takeout boxes. This isn't an environmental plea it's just sometimes I want to eat cold late night lo mein straight from the box with chopsticks like a depressed 80s detective.

Helen Vendler: "'The Waste Land' Revisited" We know that The Waste Land is canonical because it has received the homage of parody.

I don't know what level you're working with, but Helen Vendler wrote some lovely reviews and analyses during her life. There are number of collections of her essays out there. This one from the Yale Review is about "The Waste Land." yalereview.org/article/vend...

All I want to eat for the rest of my life is an assortment of various kinds of dumplings. I include things like empanadas and patties in this category. Anything that is a filling inside dough.

a group of men in suits and ties are dancing in front of a building with the number 4 on it . ALT: a group of men in suits and ties are dancing in front of a building with the number 4 on it .

So happy for you!

Oh I’ll keep my fingers crossed for you

elmo from sesame street sitting at a table with a purple cup and straw ALT: elmo from sesame street sitting at a table with a purple cup and straw

Woke up to a advisory here. Temps dropping, rain to snow, maybe sleet and ice.

I need to hear this this week

I’d love some cool erasers, a bookmark, and a couple books.