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Winter Wonderland VA March 2009 on PhotoPeach

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There is an amazing free professional development educational opportunity that arrives each year, one I’ve grown to treasure, to plan for (to carve time for in my planner)…  TESOL’s EVOs!!!
TESOL = Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages
EVO = Electronic Village Online
Each year, amazing professionals in the ESOL field volunteer their time and [...]

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~ The following is edited and excerpted from an unknown original source ~
What if things were switched around?…..think about it.
Ponder the following:

What if the Obamas had paraded five children across the stage at the Democratic National Convention, including a five-month old infant and an unwed, pregnant teenage daughter?
What if John McCain was a former president [...]

I recently discovered a new website (one from which I registered to receive daily writing tips via email)
http://www.dailywritingtips.com
Today’s post intrigued me; have you ever heard of an octothorpe?  I can almost guarantee that you’ll recognize one wants you realize the name it’s been assigned… (read on):
Dial One, Followed by the Octothorpe
Posted: 15 Oct 2008 [...]

I happened upon this article today: http://www.ci.st-augustine.fl.us/the-city/featured-stories-archive/9_08/ThermoplasticStSigns.cfm

Do you think you’d adapt to this idea quickly? Could a usable, functional version work in, say, Upstate New York, where snow plows are frequently scraping the road surface? [They do use those wonderful amber-colored night-time reflector lights in the centers of streets there -- I've always wondered [...]

Oh, I’ve had such strong intentions…
but oh, each night I am so weary when potential opportunity comes.
I’m determined to cross a few more things off my lists tonight.
I’m watching the Democratic National Convention as I work — disappointed so far — hoping I don’t have to wait toooooo much longer before Barrack Obama’s speech.  [...]