Gleaning Facebook: Scouts

Check out the front page of today's RNT to see the Burton boys showing off their archaeological finds. They've been investigating the grounds of the famous Cave Spring Cabin.

Miles & Cody (Michael J. Burton's boys) , Joseph Smyth (Gola Burton's boy), All three (Steve Craw's scouts).

"Cave Spring Boy Scouts Troop 20 members Miles Burton (from left), Cody Burton and Joseph Smith look over some artifacts before a presentation to the Cave Spring Historical Society Monday night. (Doug Walker / Rome News-Tribune)"

Comments:

Michael J. Burton Those handsome burton boys! Just like their daddy.

Betty Smith Franklin Love that gaze....

Julie Hatfield Burton Rocks my boys!!! They're the best!!

Dinah Moss Estes Congrats!

Paula Frances Ardito Oh wow!!!! Thats something! High five to the boys! Id be so prroouudddd 

Lynne Crothers Williams Great to see them involved, been following the cabin project on FB.

Michael J. Burton They are workers...willing to dig out in the hot sun, so glad to see them get a little recognition.

Kathy Baker Way to go, find more.

PTSW: Contagion

A post I began back in February and neglected in the intervening weeks:

2-27-2012

Tonight is our annual science fair. The eleventh iteration. And each year some ten-year-old comes up with a question to investigate that has never occurred to me before. My favorite this year was the quest to prove whether smiling really is contagious. The young fellow not only had a decently controlled experiment, he tacked on a bit of poetry to  his enthusiastic and entertaining oral report --- I hope his log gives evidence of an experiment to match his little speech. I immediately thought: "There's my next 'Poem to Start the Week'".

Smiling Is Infectious
Author Unknown

Smiling is infectious,
you catch it like the flu,
When someone smiled at me today,
I started smiling too.

I passed around the corner
and someone saw my grin.
When he smiled I realized
I'd passed it on to him.

I thought about that smile,
then I realized its worth.
A single smile, just like mine
could travel round the earth.

So, if you feel a smile begin,
don't leave it undetected.
Let's start an epidemic quick,
and get the world infected!


Later note: The project, still my favorite of the year, did not win a gold medal as I recall, but did win a lesser medal from the judges.

Gleaning Facebook: Burwell Creek Pictures

Wendy Ramsey's beautiful pic of the Burwell Creek wetland taken April 2, 2012. This spot will -- unless we persuade our Rome City Commission to change their minds -- will be sold to a private developer who plans to bury it under an unbelievable avalanche of fill dirt ad then pave it for yet another strip shopping mall. Comments: Mary Nisbet Asbury
Nooooooo! We cannot allow this to happen!
Margaret Oren
How many years have Romans been fighting to preserve places of value? How many years till people who would destroy them learn better? Thanks Terrell and Sheila for keeping up the process of educating and advocating for our voiceless natural heritage.
Terrell Shaw
And thanks to the environmental pioneers in these parts like Mildred and Phillip Greear!

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From Mary Nisbet Asbury: Here are some more photos taken at Burwell Creek

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Economic Moderation vs. Reagnomics

Moderation (Truman, Ike, JFK, LBJ, Tricky Dick, Ford, Carter) -works. 

Trickle-down huge tax cuts for the rich (Reagan, Bush, Romney) do not work -- except for the rich.

 

Gleaning Facebook: Annual Testing Begins

Yes, we haved named Voldemort, errrrr, the Georgia Criterion-Referenced Competency Test! 

It is no longer The Test That Shall Not Be Named*. 

We are ready. 

Wands out! 

Bring it on.

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* In my classes, until testing week begins we refer to the CRCT as "The Test That Shall Not Be Named". At that point we are ready: We have studied hard. We have mastered the objectives. We are ready to face Voldemort; to straighten our shoulders; to wield our wands (#2 pencils); to do battle. We call it out by name.

Gleaning Facebook: from Jessica

From Jessica Rogers Facebook --

Grandma Ruth & five of her seven kids

Ruth Shaw with her children and their spouses.

 

Gleaning Facebook: The Recovery

I know I've posted the chart before, but in light of Mitt Romney's hyperbole (to be generous) it is good to remind folks that, even though everyone (except one whose first priority is the defeat of the President) wishes the recovery were progressing faster, we have had a big turn-around and it started the same month that the President took the oath prescribed by the Constitution on January 20, 2009.

BTW we can now change that chart to read 25 straight months and over 4 million private sector jobs.

 

Another Birthday Feast at the Johal/Singh home

You may remember that we have twice enjoyed the hospitality of my teacher friend Nancy Johal and her physician husband Jagdeep Singh. Saturday Nancy and Jagdeep threw another shindig at their home in celebration of the first birthday of little Eva their daughter. Here are my pictures from the occasion.


Two years ago we attended the first birthday celebration for Eva's brother Avi - here is my post from that party.

Nancy & Eva, the b'day girl

Big Brother Avi in the colorful inflated gym in the backyard.

Andrea & Wendy

David, Melissa, Dylan, & Mercedes

Mrs. Cipolini of Meals on Heels with her culinary creations.

A pineapple salsa

 

A bacon and spinich dip

Pasta salad

Sausage

Nancy

Andrea

Sheila & Penny

A proud Mama

Avi

Avi

Avi watches a helium-filled balloon ascend into the gorgeous blue Georgia heavens.

Eva and the iPhone

Chasing balloons

The balloon is imprinted by the b'day cake.

Time to blow out the candle

Help arrives

Pucker up

Inhale...

pllllllllt...

Through the window

Jagdeep's dad - Engineer & Poet

Father & Son

Nancy & Eva

Yay!

Gleaning Facebook: Jessica's Family Visits

From Jessica Rogers Facebook:

Alex's new best friend (Ethan Davis)