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if you are dying to know, or even still reading me... (i guess technically, in order to be reading me, i would have had to write something....)

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for the answer...

today in class, the following conversation was had:

student: how do you say "i conquer" in french?

me: je suis d'accord.  (i agree)

student: yeah, i know that, but i mean "conquer".

me: je suis d'accord.  (i agree)

student: more snobbish though.

me: raised eyebrows.  je suis complètement d'accord.  (i completely agree)

other students giggle.  student pulls out dictionary.  scrunches face.  discovers i am right.

student: damn.

me: je suis tout à fait d'accord.  (i completely agree)

these are not my students, but someone out there has some clever kids...

i have never sent in a secret to postsecret.com, but some sundays, there is that one postcard that rings so true, it sings THE song in your heart, it speaks so clearly, that it will haunt me for the rest of the day.

we survived a storm in 2003 and 9 days without power.... we have power, but the neighbor's yard has been decimated by the ice, and now, we are getting snow on top of it.

i stand by my thoughts on this matter: snow is pretty on tv.

i figured i could at least share with the world things i read on the internet that amuse me, entertain me, or well, i find fascinating. 

like this article: at time magazine

i am, by no mean's, a prude.  nudity does not bother me.  i have been to topless beaches, and frankly, boobs are boobs.  i have my own set.  but i have never understood why our culture cannot stand the thought of a woman's boobs.  OMG BOOBS!  and i have often said that it is unfair that a man gets to stand on his lawn, topless, while doing yard work on a hot day.  not that i am going to strip (i don't even wear shorts). 

breastfeeding aside and whether it makes you uncomfortable to watch and what-not (i am a believer in don't look, you can refrain from watching a kid pick his nose if it makes you ill, then don't look at the kid at the boob), i like that the article points out that a man's nipples are ok, but mine are not.  what.  the.  hell?

anyway, the article is worth a read just to see some arguments on both sides. 

apparently, taking a virginity pledge does not stop pre-marital sex.  in fact, those kids are just as sexually active as the ones who didn't take the pledge:

from the newsdesk of webmd

the thing that shocks me about this study is that 82% of the pledgers denied taking the pledge five years later!  in addition, the use of contraceptives among the pledgers is quite shocking.

you know, i believe whole heartedly in abstinence education.  abstinence is the only way to prevent 100% anything from happening, however, i do believe in informing kids of their options out there.  condoms, pills, diaphragms, sponges, spermicides, implants, etc.  it is up to each kid to decide what is right for them on a moral, ethical, emotional, personal level.  but if they are informed, maybe they'll make the best "healthy" choice for themselves.

and have a happy new year!

one of these things just doesn't belong,

the office
meet the fockers
the shining
lost

can you tell which thing is not like the others
by the time i finish my song?

a guessing game...

looking for a perfect holiday gift, then look no further. 

light, sturdy and dependable.  loves to travel and shop.  will carry your groceries, books or shopping.  the perfect companion to a backpack or a purse.  will fit any relationship need: one, two, three or more.  loves diversity or is willing to commit to one color.