Real Life Is Stranger

The Blessing of the Backpacks

Dixon Ticondergoa #2 pencils. Check. Highlighters. Check. Pocket folders. Check. Protractor, compass. Check. Three-ring binder, loose-leaf paper, marble notebook, erasers, small pencil sharpener with compartment to catch shavings. Check and double-check.

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Loree's Lough Down

To Tweet or Not to Tweet
(and Other Stupid Questions)

“You’ve gotta be kidding … you’re not on Facebook?”

When my then eighty-something Dad asked me that question a couple years back, my face got red … and I got busy setting up my very own Facebook page.

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At the Movies

The Karate Kid

A fan of the original Ralph Macchio/Pat Morita version, I wasn’t sure whether this remake would measure up, but I was pleasantly surprised! First, the star, Jaden Smith (son of Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith), is adorable in every way and is sure to have a solid career in the industry.

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