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Are You There Blog? It’s Me, Writer.

November 24, 2012 by tchistorygal

Kristen Lamb, author of Are You There Blog?  It’s Me, Writer., writes non-fiction in a folksy, easy to understand style.  Read like good fiction, the pages of this how-to book practically turned themselves.  Writers and bloggers can immediately apply her tips to improve their blog, Facebook and Twitter platforms. In spite of the fact Are You There Blog?  It’s me, Writer. was easy to read I found myself highlighting, taking tons of notes, and rereading to make sure I didn’t miss […]

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Categories: Blogging, Education, Featured Blog, Writing • Tags: Are You There Blog? It's Me Writer, blogging, Common Core, Common Core Standards for English Language Arts, Facebook, Kristen Lamb, Marsha Ingrao, Marsha Lee, reading, Rommel, sophomore slump, Twitter, writing

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The Hilarity of Real Spam

October 17, 2012 by tchistorygal

Both Sex Gratis and Tattoo Age need to work a little on their persuasive writing skills. as well as their language usage.  Maybe that is why the Common Core standards are pushing teachers to teach persuasive/argument writing grades K-12.  These folks are so pathetic they are fodder for the funnies. “I think this is a powerfull site with much interesting blogposts about this stuff. And i just wanna say thnx for this. I’ll subscribe to your website to see if […]

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Categories: Blogging, Common Core, Education, Experience, spam, Writing • Tags: blogging, Common Core Standards, Facebook, rules of grammar, spam, writing

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Practicing Photoshop

September 19, 2012 by tchistorygal

Steve Woods from Tulare County Office of Education runs a tight Photoshop ship, and he navigated us through some difficult waters.  I practiced quite a bit today, with mixed success.  Steve says I’m persistent, and that is a prominent character quality of mine.  He didn’t say I was artistic, brilliant, creative…just persistent.  I’ll take it as a +Here is the before picture of a lavender quilt that Carmen made for me.This is after I adjusted the color.  I used Adobe […]

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Categories: Experience, Photography • Tags: Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Systems, correcting color, creating text, cropping, Facebook, photography, Photoshop, Steve Woods, WordPress

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Just Finish It

June 23, 2012 by tchistorygal

Such the Like motivated her with her blog post about what books she is reading.  I, too, love to read, at least I think I do.  If it’s not fiction I love to start reading. That’s why I read so little fiction.  I can’t stop reading fiction until the end of the book – even if I keep my scratchy eyes open until 2:00 a.m.  Unfortunately, there is so much else on my list to read, so I feel guilty reading […]

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Categories: Blogging, Books, Experience, Writing • Tags: Amazon Kindle, blogging, Book, books, Facebook, fiction, HGTV, Kindle, non-fiction, reading, Reads, Shopping, writing

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Happiness and Success

May 7, 2012 by tchistorygal

“The ability to concentrate single-mindedly on your most important task, to do it well and finish it completely is the key to great success, achievement, respect, status, and happiness in life. ”  Tracy, Brian  Eat That Frog  p.xii-xiii That advice sounds pretty simple really if you aren’t plagued with  ADHD or even ADD.   In spite of my butterfly nature, I am sometimes able to concentrate and get things done sometimes even completely.  Today was one of those successfully happy […]

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Categories: Experience • Tags: Brian Tracy, Facebook, goal setting, happiness, history, important tasks, making videos, persistence, Pinnacle Studio, prioritize, success, Timeline, Video, YouTube

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Joining Stuff

April 29, 2012 by tchistorygal

I never used to join things.  I was so shy in school that if I had to give a book report, I’d play sick so I could miss school in hopes that my teacher might run out of time for my report.  Amazingly today I’m the president of a small local professional organization for social studies educators. San Joaquin Valley Council for the Social Studies started out with maybe 5-6 people when I first found out that I was an […]

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Categories: Experience, Organizations • Tags: California Council for the Social Studies, collaborate, colonial, committee, confidence, Facebook, history, leadership academy, National Council for the Social Studies, non-profit, professional organization, Roberts Rules of Order, San Joaquin Valley Council for the Social Studies, social studies, teacher, Teacher of the Year

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I am married, and retired August 31, 2012 as a county office History-Social Science Instructional Consultant , Past-President, San Joaquin Valley Council for the Social Studies, President-Elect California Council for the Social Studies, and Membership Co-Chair- National Council for the Social Studies. I am also active in the Tulare County Historical Society, and Woodlake Kiwanis.

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