I gave my students an exam on Friday and I finally sat down to grade it this evening. I've just finished the first half of the exam and am experiencing an onset of a migraine thanks to many of the answers written by my students. In the past I've given myself rules for grading. Rule 1: No drinking while grading - this is because I end up getting belligerent and take it out on my students papers. Rule 2: No grading all the exams in one sitting - this is because I end up getting frustrated and...

Vacations offer so many different things for lots of folks. You can put a list together and name anything. Memories, mishaps, portraits, senses, experiences, and timing. That sounds like a list of things in life.

And with all that in mind, imagine the scene on the tail end of my drive home back to Dallas from Lubbock on Friday, 23 July. I was entering into Decatur, Texas to stop for some catfish at a place called Catfish O'Harlies. Before making the stop,...

In 2010 :
Lo : 75 °
Hi : 96 ° Heat Index : Felt Like 112 ° In the Shade at 3 p.m.
Rainfall : 0.00 ”

In 2009 :
Lo : 61 °
Hi : 85 °
Rainfall : 0.00 “

In 2008 :
Lo : 72 °
Hi : 91 ° Normal
Rainfall : 0.00 ”

In 2007 :
Lo : 59 ° ** Record Coldest
Hi : 84 °
Rainfall : 0.00 ”

In 2006 :
Lo : 61 °
Hi : 87 °...

A young gay man tries to balance his career as a personal assistant while searching for love

Personal Assistant got on my nerves but
it was over all cute a great movie to watch when
Nothing else is on
Link to the full length movie feature on After Elton
from HBO
http://www.afterelton.com/blog/micha...ch-ethan-green

When I first moved to Costa Mesa, I was excited to find out that it was nicknamed “City of the Arts.” There are so many great art venues that are centrally located for all of the OC. So today, why not take a tour of Costa Mesa’s Orange County Performing Arts Center? If you can’t go today, don’t worry – they conduct FREE tours every week on Saturdays and Wednesdays at 10:30am (but make sure to call ahead in case of a change – 714-556-2122).
What will you see in the tour? The new Renee...