Calorie Counter

We started off with a ROMOTHINK: Would you lie, cheat, and/or steal to earn more money in your career? My point is/was to get you to think about WHY you are in school, and WHY you are tasked with BBB (Boring Busy Bookwork). Sometimes it's to get a learning SKILL like reading, finding, analyzing, interpreting, presenting, etc. Yet other times it's simply to have a guide from which to study "things" you should know.

I segued into a discussion/lesson on calories and access to health. We have enough food in the world to satisfy ALL NEEDS, and there is even plenty of energy to satisfy MOST WANTS. Yet we are still full of "Haves" and "HAVE-NOTS." WHY? Is it because of liars, cheaters, and thieves? I doubt it, but the concept of deserving more and then taking it does play a part...

Sometimes when you lie, cheat, and/or steal - you end up not only hurting yourself, but others you love and return that concern for you. Don't ever forget that, at some point, we are all in this together.

Early to Bed---Miss the Surprise

Your Water test will be MONDAY. We're going to watch a short vid about cities tomorrow and maybe something about NYC or even MPLS on Friday. I think Softball/Basebeall "end" this week for some teams (or next week), and the whole swine flu (OK - H1N1) thing has passed us by so we'll be getting back into the swing of things for our remaining 3-4 weeks. You guys and gals really need to:
1. Stop stressing - NO surprises on the Water test
2. Stop using the blog for Want Ads
3. Stop using the blog as a time-waster in 3rd period Yearbook
4. Start enjoying your lives again...think of how fast this year has flown by...

Weak Brain

I need some people to prep themselves for "ROMO NOT HERE" awareness. Near the end of the year, I like to "quiz" students on norms...what would you do if I left no directions for a sub? Could you find something of interest or need to complete as a class? We'll find out next time...in E5.

Please remind me to go over your EC statement for solving a Mpls problem. I keep forgetting in order to get through the slides and prep you for future activities...

Oh. Saw something fun online: Search "Lego Zombie" and enjoy.

RIvers, Landforms, Buildings, and Cities, Oh My!

Too bad you're not Keira, Jordan, Avi, or Sam - they're earning perfect scores for the Rivers/Landforms exam and possibly some credit for cities/buildings. Fair compensation for answering the call to help us out with the Model UN on Friday.

For the rest of you, I'll have spare handouts tomorrow and we'll continue the slideshow. There are some AMAZING cityscapes yet to be seen and shared. I'd also like everyone to learn a little about Pei, Philip Johnson, and Frank Lloyd Wright. There will be some EC available.

Places, Snow, and NO

You will need at least 64MB free on your flash drive for all of the pics. We'll go through them in class over the next two days - while I give you some HW for something completely different.

Watched Dead Snow. Wow. Clever. Fun. Cool. Too many intestines though - not enough brains. I enjoyed the homages to previous films, but there were still many questions left unanswered - HOW did they BECOME zombies? My biggest pet peeve is the use of fast (albeit slow in the snow) zombies. They're dead! They should lumber, toddle, but continue pursuit at any and all costs! I heard there is gonna be a sequel set in Iraq - Dead Sand - with a bunch of zombies led by Saddam Hussein.

Am I serious? NO!!! But it does sound fun, right? Some US troops on their FINAL mission somewhere in Iraq get caught up in a fight for their lives...and they must team up with the insurgents they were hunting in order to battle the true forces of evil. I think I'm on to something here. COPYRIGHT 2009.

Can't wait to catch Star Trek sometime this week - heard it was amazing. But I'd ratehr watch the movie I just came up with on-the-fly.