Wild Cards! – May 30, 2022
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Wild Cards! – May 16, 2022
Krazy Pic 1 OK, once you get past the obvious here, don’t some interesting questions slowly begin to arise?
Krazy Pic 2 I’ve heard of ‘going bananas’ while you’re shopping, but I never thought it meant this!
Krazy Pic Repeat? Apparently, many readers had trouble opening one of the Krazy Pics last week, so I’ll try again (if this doesn’t work, I apologize ahead of time). If this works, comments from either sex welcome. 🙂
Cartoon of the Week You do NOT have to be a math-type at all to like this one, but I got an extra smile out of it.
Bonus Cartoon Always love to hear from subscribers!! This cartoon was sent along by Barry Ulrich. “Dad, do you hunt for deer?”
Amazing Location of the Week As promised, this is an aerial view of Ronda, Spain. In the Photo of the Week above, you can get a look at the bridge in the picture from the canyon floor below.
Brain Teasers Three new BTs this week (one of them leads to a joke) and a new Bonus. Hope you enjoy!!
Critical Race Theory – Part 2 Last time I shared a column from a year ago, where I first explored Critical Race Theory. Confessing a full lack of knowledge then, I endeavored to remain as balanced and neutral as possible. After some research, I followed up in the next column with more facts and views, and I as I read that column now, I can see the neutrality was beginning to disappear. I have further edited that follow-up column from last year to reflect my current views a year later. I think I’ve remained reasoned (comments welcomed), but I confess the neutrality is gone: Facts, Fears, and Perspectives.
Quote for the Week
“If you’re afraid that reading a book might change someone’s thinking, then you’re not afraid of books – you’re afraid of thinking.”
Unattributed, found online
Bonus Fun Quote for the Week
“Don’t sweat the petty things, and don’t pet the sweaty things.”
George Carlin
Wild Cards! – May 2, 2022
Krazy Pic 1 After seeing this somewhere, I posted this on Facebook recently, and got some interesting comments. I suspect both sexes may have some remarks here, too. 🙂
Krazy Pic 2 What a sweet picture! Until you look closer!! 🙁 Why do I think of the movie The Godfather?
Cartoon of the Week One of my Far Side favorites! Recycled from 2015, but still ‘Far Side’ funny!
Amazing Location of the Week Many of us like a good hike, but this location may require some second thoughts. El Caminto Del Rey, in Spain.
Solutions & Solvers Here is the Summary of Solutions and Solvers of Mar/April Brain Teasers.
New Brain Teasers To start us on a new set, we have 5 BTs and 1 New Bonus. (One of them is pure trivia with no math [and can maybe be googled?). Get started early!!
Critical Race Theory – What do you THINK? I’m fascinated, flabbergasted, and confused (and sometimes angry) about some of the ‘debates’ on Critical Race Theory. Early last summer I addressed this topic for the first time in one of my columns. There were two columns then, and I may share the follow-up next time, too. But for now, let’s take an overview look (again?). What do you THINK?.
Quote for the Week
“Life is a lot like jazz . . . it’s best when you improvise.”
George Gershwin
Bonus Fun Quote for the Week
“Sometimes I wonder if all this is happening because I didn’t forward that e-mail to 10 people.”
Anonymous
Wild Cards – April 18, 2022
Krazy Pic 1 You might have to be of a certain age to enjoy this, but if you catch the reference, you’ll likely laugh out loud.
Krazy Pic 2 If this sign is true, you might want to check your shock absorbers. (Unless, apparently, you’re a male without major dental work?! 🙂 )
Cartoon of the Week A recent Dustin cartoon is perhaps the epitome of “I don’t think this relationship is going anywhere.”
Amazing Location of the Week I’m pretty sure my first attempt at this category produced a Photoshop project rather than a real-life “amazing location”, but I’ll keep trying for awhile. This one, at least can be identified, and is pretty fascinating.
New Facebook Page 🙂 For while now, I’ve had (more or less active) FB pages for each of my books. With the help of my tech expert, I’m now switching this. I’ve now got an “Author” Facebook page (still very new – more coming), which encompasses all my books. Here it is: https://www.facebook.com/LarryCampbellAuthor. I’d be honored If you’d take a look, and “like” and “follow” it!! More information coming on this, as well as my new website: LarryNCampbell.com
Brain Teasers Last chances for March/April !! (We start a new batch next time!) Final total: 15 BTs and 4 Bonuses. Get your submissions in! (A fun encounter recently has changed the nature of #6 🙂 Did you make the same assumption the figure seems to have made [and I’m ashamed to admit, I fell for !?] Be sure to check.)
May Birthdays Holy Cow – it will be May by the time the next Mailing rolls around! Here is the list of known May birthdays of subscribers. (As always, if we don’t have your birthday, feel free to update us.)
Was Your Favorite Teacher Punctual? Last time, I resurrected one of my favorite educational pet peeves: Reference forms which aren’t efficient. (That was over-simplified! Read it again here.) The sequel to that column raised a scary thought: Is it possible the standards we use to hire teachers are different from the ones we use to evaluate them? (And worse yet, does EITHER set really describe a good teacher??)
Quote for the Week
“Never believe anything that requires you to hate people who do not believe it.”
Robert Brault
Bonus Fun Quote for the Week
“People say nothing is impossible, but I do nothing every day.”
A. A. Milne
Wild Cards! – April 4, 2022
Krazy Pic 1 I don’t usually like the Krazy Pics that have captions, but this one seems to have nailed it!!
Krazy Pic 2 It‘s not clear to whom the sign refers, but you might guard your bags to be safe.
Cartoon of the Week Seems like Charile Brown is always dealing with Lucy’s doings in some form or other. Here, he appears to be pondering Lucy’s deep thoughts.
Amazing Location of Week I seem to constantly get invitations to view various amazing geographical places and curiosities. I admit, some of them are amazing – so I think I’ll try sharing some for awhile (though frustratingly, I won’t always have accompanying details). Here is the first one.
New Website – Favor? Will you do me a favor? Here is my new website – not quite finished, but very close. Would you be willing to take a look and offer ANY input at all (good, bad, indifferent). (Use the Contact page there, or respond to this e-mail.) [If I have to resort to bribery next time, those who respond this time will get a bonus. 🙂 ]
Brain Teasers Wow!! Maybe I got a little carried away . . . FOUR new BTs and TWO new Bonuses this time!! Have fun!!
One Size Fits All? Just last week, I experienced it again! One of my favorite pet peeves in the broad field of education: Forms to fill out for references that are one-size-fits-all, and rarely apply to specific pertinent traits (like teaching, e.g. !). I wrote a couple of columns about this back in Summer of 2015, but apparently they never showed up here. My set of thoughts in the first one of the columns is shared here.