communal global: June 2011

Thursday, June 30, 2011

A Haiku for June

the clear skies of june
they remind me of someone
that someone is you
(source unknown)

Katie, Indonesia

Caroline, England

Lola, Utah

Buckeroomama, Hong Kong

Maddy, New Jersey/NYC

Wanda, Canada

Enjoy the long holiday weekend!

Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Today 6.29.11

"When life gives you a hundred reasons to cry, show life that you have a thousand reasons to smile." - Unknown

Caroline, England

Wanda, Canada

Lola, Utah

Buckeroomama, Hong Kong

Salma, Canada

Maddy, New Jersey/ NYC

Katie, Indonesia

Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Today 6.28.11

A Spanish Teacher was explaining to her class that in Spanish, unlike English,

nouns are designated as either masculine or feminine.

May, Germany

'House' for instance, is feminine: 'la casa.'

'Pencil,' however, is masculine: 'el lapiz.'

Buckeroomama, Hong Kong

A student asked, 'What gender is 'computer'?'

Instead of giving the answer, the teacher split the class into two groups, male

and female, and asked them to decide for themselves whether computer' should be

a masculine or a feminine noun.

Each group was asked to give four reasons for

its recommendation.

Becky, Philadelphia

The men's group decided that 'computer' should definitely be of the feminine

gender ('la computadora'), because:

Caroline, England

1. No one but their creator understands their internal logic;

2.The native language they use to communicate with other computers is

incomprehensible to everyone else;

Wanda, Canada

3. Even the smallest mistakes are stored in long term memory for possible later

retrieval; and

4. As soon as you make a commitment to one, you find yourself spending half your

paycheck on accessories for it.

Lola, Utah

The women's group, however, concluded that computers should be masculine ('el computador'), because:

Salma, Canada

1. In order to do anything with them, you have to turn them on;

2. They have a lot of data but still can't think for themselves;

Maddy, New Jersey/ NYC

3. They are supposed to help you solve problems, but half the time they ARE the problem; and

4. As soon as you commit to one, you realize that if you had waited a little longer, you could have gotten a better model.

Katie, Indonesia

The women won.

Tuesday Around the World

1. Life With Kaishon (PA)	2. Life-n-Reflection	3. Dina @ 4 Lettre Words	4. Buckeroo Mama (Hong Kong)
5. Wanda (Montreal)	6. freckles & dimples	7. danyelle @ bit of fruitcake	8. NapTime MomTog
9. Maddy	10. June Makes Six	11. Kim C.	12. Pieces of Sunshine
13. Salma Canada	14. urban muser	15. Lisa@Advent's Adventures	16. Sharon/Linhsey
17. emily - minnesota	18. Dominique's Desk ( Singapore	19. MommyRachelle	20. Rub Some Dirt On It--Vermont, USA
21. Dreaming Hollow Photography	22. Ashley Sisk	23. Susan@ Happy No Ears	24. Live Every Moment
25. anita johnson-visiting Iowa	26. Susan (California, USA)	27. And So I Whisper	28. Me As A Mother
29. and then she snapped	30. Inspire Create Bake	31. Casey in Carolina	32. they call me mama
33. Wandering Thought	34. patty	35. Megan (Little Miss Stubborn)	36. Leovi - Sighs escape from her strawberry mouth
37. Frogmum	38. Marla	39. Live, Love, Travel	40. tinajo (Sweden)
41. Katie in Italy	42. Jim, Nova Scotia	43. Heart n Soul, Australia	44. Hidden Cupcakes
45. Lucy	46. olivia	47. Kelleyn	48. Leesha
49. Ms. Becky	50. Kari in Loja

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Sunday, June 26, 2011

Too Short...

"I still find each day too short for all the thoughts I want to think, all the walks I want to take, all the books I want to read, and all the friends I want to see." - John Burroughs

Becky, Philadelphia