http://coolcucumber.net Down with gourds, up with chocolate... Thu, 03 Jul 2008 05:00:28 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I know I've been a bad blogger... but I was prompted to write because 1. someone noticed I was missing! and 2. because of something one of my students wrote.  My class has writing homework each week in which they have to write a paragraph in response to my prompt.  I know, ... http://coolcucumber.net/2008/04/27/for-a-laugh/ Last week Rob surprised me with a trip to Denver to see a 3D Imax movie that he knew I would enjoy. U23D! I had never even heard of it, which made it even more exciting. Having been to three U2 concerts before, it felt as ... http://coolcucumber.net/2008/02/17/valentines-day-activities/ Rob and I are sitting here watching Earth: The Power of the Planet, a BBC program that's relatively new. Ohmygoodness-wow, this is the greatest thing I've seen in a long time. Lots of people have gotten excited lately about the Planet Earth series, but personally, I'm way more ... http://coolcucumber.net/2008/02/13/wow/ This boy is a student of mine! (Photo by Bob Breidenbach - The Providence Journal) Brock was chosen to be a kid's reporter for Scholastic News at the Superbowl.  There are all sorts of articles on the web about him today.  Here's a neat story (though I'm not the teacher who wanted ... http://coolcucumber.net/2008/02/04/my-student-is-famous/ Rob and I had never played Scrabble together until January 1st of this year. We had the whole day off and I suggested we play for fun (I had an old version that I'd picked up at a garage sale). That was the day that the addiction began. Since then, not ... http://coolcucumber.net/2008/02/02/scrabble-is-my-lifeblood/ Rob and I are Big City Burrito's biggest fans in Colorado Springs. We got in the habit of calling it "Burrito Barn" a year ago when we started going to choir. Every week after we work out at the Y, we grab a burrito (which gives Rob a ... http://coolcucumber.net/2008/01/30/big-city-burrito-shut-down/ I'm at home today with Rob, whose a sickie. I'm furiously using Zicam nasal swabs in the hopes of not catching what he has. Our weekend has consisted of: I had my first class of the semester called "The Principalship" Saturday morning (I have lots of friends in ... http://coolcucumber.net/2008/01/27/a-weekend-play-by-play/ I'm someone who's always been an erratic exerciser. I love running, but can't sustain an easy pace for long. I'm more of a sprinter (I love field day every year because I get to race my class in all sorts of sprinting competitions!) so I have to work ... http://coolcucumber.net/2008/01/21/c25k-program/ For Christmas a year ago, I got a coffee-roaster from my dad and stepmom. I LOVE roasting my own coffee and decided it's high time I shared it with all of my Internet Friends. Here's the deal: I roast a cup of "green" raw coffee beans and they ... http://coolcucumber.net/2008/01/15/coffee-roasting/ It's okay that some of us need more motivation than others to blog, right?  I mean, it's hard to come up with something interesting to say.  And when you haven't posted in months, it's easier to continue the trend rather than just start blogging again. That said, I wish to state ... http://coolcucumber.net/2008/01/06/blogging-in-08-motivator/