This is a re-post of an oldie but goody pubished here July 4th, 2008. On this busy day full of patriotic activities with friends and family, it behooves us to take a step back to also celebrate why we live in this great country: The United States. How we came to live here could be [...]
Oprah and Sue Heck Were Validated by School. Were You?
June 6, 2011 By Leave a Comment
“You're dealing with the demon of external validation. You can't beat external validation. You want to know why? Because it feels sooo good.” ~ Barbara Hall School. Is. Over. And so are the sports banquets, award ceremonies, promotions, graduations and a host of other end-of-year accolades that beckon to let you know how well (or not) [...]
Judy Moody and Author/Screenwriter at the San Diego Fair
June 3, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Having a Bummer Summer? Come join us at the San Diego County Fair on Friday, June 10th from 5pm-8pm for a SuperMegaTotally Thrilladelic night! Meet Jordana Beatty, the star from the upcoming film JUDY MOODY AND THE NOT BUMMER SUMMER, and Megan McDonald (author of the Judy Moody Books)! They will be doing a book [...]
Rant Brought to You by California State of Emergency
May 13, 2011 By 2 Comments
A blogger friend recently contacted a group of us to discuss the dire situation in our schools due to more budget cuts looming on the horizon. Those cuts include reducing the number of school days by yet another week. I heard that collective woot! from students thinking that less school and more vacation is [...]
The Unthinkable Happened
April 1, 2011 By 8 Comments
I hope you've noticed I haven't been posting much lately and there's a good reason for this; a very exciting one that I can finally share with all of you.
A few night ago, I was watching and tweeting about Nightline's report on how violence in Reality TV shows has de-sensitized American viewers into thinking it's Okay to punch out Teen Mom or smack Snooki at a bar. Did you see this segment? I thought it was right on point.
At any rate, the next day something quite unexpected happened.
