Who will save your soul?

This story comes from one of my schools. First I must set the stage. This particular class has 4 kids. 3 are about 17 or 18 years old, one is 14 years old. The three older kids are pretty typical. Unless you worked with them closely, it wouldn't be apparent that they have any special needs. The third boy, however, it much more apparently impaired. He has aspergers and has some cognitive issues. In addition to that, the other boys all have similar interest, sports, music, girls. The third boy (we'll call him "Bob") is from a more rural part of Columbus and enjoys fishing and catching insects. He also has some hygiene issues which is unfortunate for a 14 year old. So, last week I go into their classroom and there is some commotion. One of the kids tells me, "Bob sold his soul 'Joe' (his classmate) for two rubber bands." "What?" I ask. Their teacher proceeds to tell me that "Joe" had some rubber bands and "Bob" wanted them, so the kids drew up a contract which was signed and everything that stated that "Bob" would sell his soul to "Joe" for 2 rubber bands. The teacher of course took the contract and told the kids that they were not allowed to barter souls. The moral of the story is: your soul is worth more than 2 rubber bands.

Cool cubes!

This goes out to all my friends (and my dad) who have to work in cubicles. One time my Dad called his cubicle his cubby hole... I thought that was neat. Anyways, there was a whole article on yahoo.com devoted to making your cubicle cool. There are some really cool things on there, like a device that mutes out the sound of other people talking and a device that keeps you posted on the weather. I am fortunate that I do not have a cubicle. When I was in graduate school, we had most of our classes in the basement of our building. We would be down there for hours. The joke was always that the apocalypse could happen and we would never know because we never saw the outside world. But fear not my cubicle dwelling friends, there are things you can do to make your environment more appealing! I would particularly like to point out that the article mentions something called the "pimp my cubicle kit". Umm... awesome! It's genius really. We could turn it into an MTV show... really cool people could come to your office and put hydraulic on the door of your cabinet and surround sound speaker, and a disco ball, and a lot shiny things. I can see it now... a bunch of guys with pocket protectors standing around at break time saying, "dude, Bob totally pimped out his cubicle this weekend!" Well, if you have a cubicle, you should think about it!

http://biz.yahoo.com/weekend/cube_1.html

"Rain drops keep falling on my head"

It is raining...a lot. It is gray and cloudy and wet. I would really rather be in my bed where it is warm and dry. I think on days like this, you shouldn't have to go to work. Of course, in Ohio, that would mean we would only put in probably 30 days of work per year. Well, stay dry everyone (unless you are one of my friends who live in southern California... I am sure it's not raining there. Say hi to the sun for me).

Why I love vanity plates: Part III

I saw this one driving between one of my schools and my office.

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It was very humble of that person to announce their humility of their license plate.

I've been tagged!

Thanks for tagging me Ashley!

1. Three things that scare me:- spiders, failing, neuro-degenerative diseases (Alzheimers, ALS, MS, etc).

2. Three people who make me laugh: all my friends (I have really funny friends), my Grandpa, My parents' friend Scott.

3. Three things I hate the most:- suicide, loneliness, apathy

4. Three things I don't understand:- the vastness of space, love, suffering

5. Three things I'm doing right now:- umm...answering these questions, eating dinner, listening to music

6. Three things I want to do before I die:- Pay off my student loans (amen Ashley), Own a bed and breakfast, visit all the continents.

7. Three things I can do:- speech/language therapy, write music, ice skate

8. Three ways to describe my personality:-outgoing, intelligent, sensitive

9. Three things I can't do:- draw, dive into water, water ski

10. Three things I think you should listen to:- Jason Feller (thanks Carrie and Ashley), Damien Rice, Ryan Adams' cover of Wonderwall.

11. Three things you should never listen to:- most of what's on top 40 radio right now...I don't know if I can come up with three specific groups/artisits.

12. Three things I'd like to learn:- how to be a good runner, how to fix cars, to play the drums

13. Three favorite foods:- hummus, avocados, dark chocolate

14. Three beverages I drink regularly: water, orange juice, odwalla mango smoothie

15. Three shows I watched as a kid:-star trek, clarissa explains it all, Ghost writer