No Sunflower Seeds Allowed! January 31, 2008
Week # 2 Assignment: middle school library
Yesterday, the AP announced that no sunflower seeds are allowed in “…….” MS. We had been finding little piles in the library. An “offering” of dry hamster-like turds?
What will those clever pre-teens think of next?
I am reading a fascinating book called: The Geography of Bliss One Grump’s Search for the Happiest Places in the World. by Eric Weiner (of NPR). So far, I have been entranced by The Netherlands(Happiness is a number.) and Iceland(Happiness is failure!). Having been to Switzerland in Fall 2005, I can say that it is true of the Swiss “Happiness is boredom”. This book is a good accompaniment to the Michael Palin videos from the BBC- Around the World in 80 Days and others. BTW- Disney World/Land are not listed. Other countries included are :Bhutan, Qatar,Moldova,Thailand, Great Britain, India, America and the last chapter is called “Are We There Yet?” I have been skipping around, so have no more insights or words of wisdom to impart. Aren’t you lucky?
Reading about travel; wishing to pack up and go; especially to Reykjavik during a summer!!!! Sounds like we are not only going to Seattle, OR, SF and Alaska’s Inward Passage, but also Las Vegas. More on this later…….
BKB taped the latest Hallmark tear jerker for me on Sunday night. It was called The Russell Girl I am lucky to have these films at my finger tips for those “Calgon moments”.
(update on Bubbaville: “those” pickup drivers meet at the local 7-11 clone every morning. They take up the entire parking lot. I have no interest in trying to get a coffee or croissant/pastry at this establishment because I guess I have to admit– I am a Starbucks snob and I am usually running late anyway and on a make-it-yourself-diet-kick.)







