“Why Ranchers Hate Coyotes”

This photo comes from one of my favorite sites to peruse, DAILY COYOTE. If you haven’t visited this site, go there now. It’s really a nice little break in the day that is always sure to bring smiles.  The story of how the woman ended up with a pet coyote is amazing.  Going back [...]

Kosher Can Bring Us Together

Sometimes being Jewish and kosher can show us the better side of the people around us who aren’t Jewish, especially when they reach out beyond the norm to fit us into their thoughts and plans.  I had a wonderful little experience today with just this thing that I would like to share.
As most of [...]

Moshav Band at Brandeis

Today Avi and I went to an Israel Day event held at the Brandeis Bardin Campus in Simi Valley, CA. We almost didn’t go, even with pre-purchased tickets, because it was so darn hot out. However, we were both glad we went. I think the event was quite under attended. [...]

Discipline Matters…A double entendre for a title rocks!

There is a lot of talk around the education blogosphere as well as in my own professional life around the topic of discipline in the classroom.  Although I consider myself to have good discipline overall, I definitely fall short of perfection.  Some of the areas in which I know I need to better myself are:

Calmer [...]

I Made It Through the Rain….No! Through An All Nighter: Tamara Recounts Shavuot

Technorati tags: Jewish, Judaism, Shavuot, Learning
The night was young and I was already exhausted. My days start early, needless to say, I look forward to relaxing weekends. For some reason though, I never caught up on my sleep last weekend which makes this small feat even bigger.
This year, my husband and I managed to [...]

Hilarious Video

This is a video from the National Spelling Bee. The announcer doesn’t annunciate a word clearly which leads to quite a comical exchange. Really really worth a quick view. It’s short.

Flickr Meme

I saw this meme on Se Hace Camino Al Andar and thought it would be fun to do.  It’s always good to have something different on the blog; plus it’s a lazy Sunday. 
I won’t tag anyone but if you want to do the meme, comment here so I can check it out [...]