by SMThornton | Mar 18, 2010 | Uncategorized
You may not think of ancient Egypt as being the most romantic of societies (hard to think of candlelit dinners when candles hadn’t been invented yet), but a fair bit of ancient Egyptian love poetry has actually survived the archaeological record. Today I have a...
by SMThornton | Mar 17, 2010 | Uncategorized
2. Reading is good. But not all books are good.Many of you know I recently rediscovered time for reading. When your two-year-old starts putting herself to bed and you get rid of the T.V. it’s amazing how much free time you suddenly have. I have an informal goal...
by SMThornton | Mar 16, 2010 | Uncategorized
I’m baaaaaack!I know you all missed me. I swear I thought of you when I went to check blogs and remembered the cruise ship charges $.55 a minute for internet. I spend about an hour a day on blogs, on a seven day cruise… You do the math. But now I’m...
by SMThornton | Mar 12, 2010 | Uncategorized
Remember, remember, remember, this is now, and now, and now. Live it, feel it, cling to it. I want to become acutely aware of all I’ve taken for granted. -Sylvia Plath What will you do today to live, feel, and cling to life?
by SMThornton | Mar 10, 2010 | Uncategorized
I’m hoping everyone can use a little giggle today. For your reading pleasure, I present my very own Student Bloopers! 1. Last year, I was grading my students’ tests on Mesopotamia and Ancient Egypt. One of the questions asked them to identify ziggurats....
