I’ve been down and out for the past ten days with the seasonal flu. In consideration of the upcoming Talk Like a Pirate Day, I was able to do a credible imitation of the dying Captain Flint (Treasure Island):
“Darby McGill! Darby McGill! Bring aft the rum, Darby!”
Or at least I was until I lost my [...]
Archive for September, 2009
Re: Fungus Juice, I Drinks It
Posted in Sickness, tagged Fungus Juice, Mycelium, Seasonal flu, Talk Like a Pirate Day on September 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Re: Improving My Mind
Posted in Uncategorized on September 2, 2009 | 5 Comments »
The New York Times has an interesting article on a new approach to teaching English literature entitled “The Future of Reading: Pick the Books You Like”. As the title suggests, this approach, called “reading workshop”, encourages middle school students to read more by doing away with an assigned list of classic texts. Instead, kids pick [...]


