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THE COMMON IS SPECTACULAR!: Pass the Preparation H

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THE COMMON IS SPECTACULAR! Clean white paper waiting under a pen is a gift beyond history and hurt and heaven." - John Ciardi "The Gift". Pass the Preparation H. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Pass the Preparation H. The itch is so bad that I can’t stand it. After a few minutes spent watering some plants in the yard, I’m dotted in insect bites. Welts cove. FAREWELL MY GOOD FRIEND. IT GETS SADDER AND SADDER. The brouhaha over Knox County Schools just keeps going. The school is led by a superinten...

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THE COMMON IS SPECTACULAR!: KEEPING THE GOOD THINGS OF THE SOUTH

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THE COMMON IS SPECTACULAR! Clean white paper waiting under a pen is a gift beyond history and hurt and heaven." - John Ciardi "The Gift". KEEPING THE GOOD THINGS OF THE SOUTH. I’m a southern boy, born and raised. No one can be prouder of his heritage, and I’ve bragged over and over about living in a small community outside the city limits of Knoxville. With that said, I’ve seen some things of late that disturb me about the south that I love so much. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). The itch is so bad ...

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THE COMMON IS SPECTACULAR!: HONEYSUCKLE NECTAR

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THE COMMON IS SPECTACULAR! Clean white paper waiting under a pen is a gift beyond history and hurt and heaven." - John Ciardi "The Gift". At other times, we’d search for those little yellow flowers that came in bunches in our yard. I think the name is oxalis weed, also known as yellow sorrel. At any rate, we’d find those tiny flowers and munch of them. They were sour but tasty. The heat of the summer days quickly baked them until they disappeared. The best taste of all during the warm-weather season come...

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THE COMMON IS SPECTACULAR!: Another Testing Debacle

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THE COMMON IS SPECTACULAR! Clean white paper waiting under a pen is a gift beyond history and hurt and heaven." - John Ciardi "The Gift". Without a doubt, I’m not the only one who uttered a “Huh” and re-read the story of the Stem Academy student who received copies of earlier tests to help her pass a World History exam. Plenty of blame can be spread to all involved with the situation. 8220;Our integrated curriculum delivered through project-based instruction develops students' abilities to make connectio...

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THE COMMON IS SPECTACULAR!: Grammar Man--"er" versus "More"

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THE COMMON IS SPECTACULAR! Clean white paper waiting under a pen is a gift beyond history and hurt and heaven." - John Ciardi "The Gift". Grammar Man- "er" versus "More". According to the Harbrace Handbook. Shorter adjectives (and a few adverbs) form the comparative by adding “er”. And the superlative by adding “est.”. Longer adjectives (three or more syllables) and most adverbs form the comparative with “more”. And the superlative with “most.”. ADVERBS—more often, more rapidly, most conclusively. The it...

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THE COMMON IS SPECTACULAR!: Backpacks and Nifty Notebooks

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THE COMMON IS SPECTACULAR! Clean white paper waiting under a pen is a gift beyond history and hurt and heaven." - John Ciardi "The Gift". Backpacks and Nifty Notebooks. One kindergarten mom posted on Facebook the following: “[I] just bought 2 bottles of hand sanitizer, 2 rolls of paper towels, 6 boxes of Kleenex, 2 containers of Clorox wipes, 1 white t-shirt size adult S, 5 boxes of baby wipes, and every size of Ziploc baggie.”. How things have changed. Brown bags or metal boxes held lunches of peanut bu...

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THE COMMON IS SPECTACULAR!: DAY OLD BREAD

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THE COMMON IS SPECTACULAR! Clean white paper waiting under a pen is a gift beyond history and hurt and heaven." - John Ciardi "The Gift". Each day that I sit down at the table to eat, I am thankful for the bounty which God has provided. I realize that too many in this country, the place supposedly where abundant food is available, go hungry every day. Though we never went without food, Mother and Daddy had to make some adjustments as we three boys and our appetites grew. Frozen. We’d try to rem...On occa...

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THE COMMON IS SPECTACULAR!: 03/01/2015 - 04/01/2015

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THE COMMON IS SPECTACULAR! Clean white paper waiting under a pen is a gift beyond history and hurt and heaven." - John Ciardi "The Gift". FINDING A WINNING TRADITION. The other day, new football uniforms were revealed on Facebook. One jersey is white with blue. The screaming could be heard for miles as people voiced their displeasure. As of this writing, I’ve not seen one positive comment about the new attire. Coach Tobi Kilgore commented that the kids liked the uniforms, and that is import...The old KHS...

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THE COMMON IS SPECTACULAR!: 06/01/2015 - 07/01/2015

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THE COMMON IS SPECTACULAR! Clean white paper waiting under a pen is a gift beyond history and hurt and heaven." - John Ciardi "The Gift". FIRST CHRISTIAN SURVIVES THE PAIN OF LOSS. Not many eyes were dry in the congregation. No, the minister hadn’t just delivered a hellfire and brimstone sermon. Instead, folks were gathered to grieve their loss, and it was one that cut to the quick of each person’s heart. First Christian Church not more than a month ago celebrated the 100. Christmases were special at FCC...

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THE COMMON IS SPECTACULAR!: HOWLS AND SCOWLS

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THE COMMON IS SPECTACULAR! Clean white paper waiting under a pen is a gift beyond history and hurt and heaven." - John Ciardi "The Gift". The fun begins with watching people as they line up at the security check points. They often huff and puff and roll their eyes while waiting for the officer on the stool to make sure faces and id’s match. Dander is raised when someone walks up, cuts, and proceeds with little or no hassle. The gate areas are also sites of some amusing behaviors. Folks spread out in ...