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Mon Mar 17, 2008 11:34 pm
Forum: General Life Chat
Topic: You know you've been in Fort Wayne too long if. . .
Replies: 28
Views: 20146

If you remember the shift horn at Harvester that could be heard for about five miles around. If you remember on a night when the weather was just right, you could hear the stamping presses at Harvester for miles as well. If you remember when McKinnie Avenue went all the way to Meyer Road. If you rem...
by =^-..-^=
Sun Mar 16, 2008 5:27 pm
Forum: General Life Chat
Topic: You know you've been in Fort Wayne too long if. . .
Replies: 28
Views: 20146

O'Neil's Glass w/ the upside down signs

The '7 layers of hell' license branch in the basement on Maiden Lane
by =^-..-^=
Sun Mar 16, 2008 2:40 pm
Forum: General Life Chat
Topic: You know you've been in Fort Wayne too long if. . .
Replies: 28
Views: 20146

You know you've been in Fort Wayne too long if. . .

Got this in email, and added a few, Add some of your own: You know you've lived in Fort Wayne too long when... 1. You remember the Glenbrook Ice Rink. 2. You remember when the Indonesian Rain Forest opened. 3. You remember when I-69 was just two lanes. 4. You remember downtown before Headwaters Park...
by =^-..-^=
Thu Mar 13, 2008 5:08 pm
Forum: General Life Chat
Topic: Note To Self:
Replies: 5
Views: 2527

"if only there was an organization sworn to uphold your First Amendment rights. . ."
by =^-..-^=
Thu Mar 13, 2008 4:59 pm
Forum: Talk About a Show
Topic: Ben Folds w/FtW Philaharmonic (10/3/08)
Replies: 7
Views: 2877

I am there. . . oh yes, I am there. . . .
by =^-..-^=
Sat Mar 08, 2008 10:58 am
Forum: Political Opinions
Topic: Resistance Is Futile...
Replies: 1
Views: 2170

Fave quote: "A primary purpose of the educational system is to train school children in good citizenship, patriotism and loyalty to the state and the nation as a means of protecting the public welfare," the judge wrote, quoting from a 1961 case on a similar issue." Seig Heil! With that many home sko...
by =^-..-^=
Sat Mar 08, 2008 10:48 am
Forum: General Life Chat
Topic: Lincoln Museum closing in June
Replies: 11
Views: 3200

Asked the same question to my stewduhnts. Mot of them said it was the second one; that people can get their history from other sources.
by =^-..-^=
Sat Mar 08, 2008 10:42 am
Forum: General Life Chat
Topic: Prepare yourselves for the peep show...
Replies: 11
Views: 4203

peeps are gross. this picture is awesome. wonder what song is playing? Best Peep memory; were you there that day, Rez? To celebrate the 50th anniversary of Peeps, I hauled the microwave from the teecher's lounge to my classroom and we blew up some Peeps at the beginning of each period. Ahh, back wh...
by =^-..-^=
Thu Mar 06, 2008 6:25 pm
Forum: General Music Chat
Topic: ATTN: Musicians - When on stage, what do you do?
Replies: 18
Views: 7808

Welcome back OA, you old pain in the butt. . . (woo hoo)
by =^-..-^=
Wed Mar 05, 2008 11:44 pm
Forum: General Life Chat
Topic: Cslifornia.
Replies: 15
Views: 5961

Upsides of Indiana - (told to me by California transplants to Indiana): •Real estate costs - what buys a mansion in Indiana buys a dump in CA. You will probably never be able to buy a house in CA working as a welder. • Friendliness - People in CA are harder to get to know, are much less generous...
by =^-..-^=
Wed Mar 05, 2008 6:38 pm
Forum: Political Opinions
Topic: political funny
Replies: 16
Views: 8625

Yeah, there was a rather disturbing dance sequence after that . . .
by =^-..-^=
Wed Mar 05, 2008 6:37 pm
Forum: General Life Chat
Topic: Lincoln Museum closing in June
Replies: 11
Views: 3200

As a History teecher, I kind of resent any implication that I am merely indoctrinating, rather than teeching critical-thinking about historic events. The text we use is pretty balanced at telling the good and bad parts of US History. ( I used to be able to use Howard Zinn and Ken Clark's 'Don't Know...
by =^-..-^=
Wed Mar 05, 2008 11:23 am
Forum: General Life Chat
Topic: Lincoln Museum closing in June
Replies: 11
Views: 3200

Well, exactly. Who is gonna' get history right if nobody tells it, nobody gets it right, and nobody is interested in listening? Oh, and there are a few happy stories in there between all that litany of evil ;-) Do we just throw up our hands, let it go, and repeat the same mistakes?
by =^-..-^=
Wed Mar 05, 2008 11:02 am
Forum: General Life Chat
Topic: Lincoln Museum closing in June
Replies: 11
Views: 3200

Lincoln Museum closing in June

This is too bad. The museum was first rate and very informative. I will miss it. Along with the museum displays goes a big Lincoln research library with many original documents. The article in the paper says this reflects a nationwide trend of decreased museum attendance. Today's mueums are a far cr...
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Tue Mar 04, 2008 6:05 pm
Forum: General Life Chat
Topic: sankofa, keith, other teachers... give me a good reason
Replies: 9
Views: 3863

The "new-old" push now is for gender separated skools. I understand that skools that have tried it have higher test scores and fewer discipline problems.

I can see why. A lot of my discipline problems are with boys who are what we call "peacocking" to show off to the girls.