tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32340242011-11-27T17:22:55.967-06:00miscellaneous musings of shackshacknoreply@blogger.comBlogger2481100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3234024.post-77866931695813796052008-08-10T18:12:00.003-05:002008-08-10T18:19:19.358-05:00

So, I don't know if anybody looks at this anymore or not and I'm quite certain that precious few ever venture over to shacknotes.com and even if they do, there's not anything new to see.So, I've been thinking about canceling my host for shacknotes.com and moving all of my web-site and this blog over to wordpress. Shacknotes is in desperate need of a redesign and I'm too lazy and not quite good

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Woot : One Day, One Deal (SM)

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Found out that I'm not going to be teaching English to 7th graders this year. I like english, but I'm not sure I'm very good at teaching it. And it's hard to teach and it's hard to grade. And I was not looking forward to living in Searcy, AR for 3 days this week at a Literacy Workshop. The workshop seemed interesting, but I just wanted a little more summer before it starts ramping up again.

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'Bigger than Jesus? The Beatles were a Christian band' - TelegraphJust found this article and found it very interesting. I have a number of friends that i think will be interested as well.

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Sam PhillipsUnless I can plead Sam to make it closer to the midwest than New Jersey, I may never get to see her in person. You'll have to follow the link to see an in-studio concert for NPR.Aimee MannH and I went to see Aimee at Cain's Ballroom a couple of weeks ago. There were only about 120-150 people there, so we had a great time. Whenever I think of Aimee, especially when I think about how

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When I used to carry around my palm pilot all the time, I had a little memo where I archived quotes or phrases that I heard/read that I liked. Sometimes these morphed into songs. ("For my part, I know nothing with any certainty. But the sight of the stars makes me dream..."-Vincent Van Goh found on a card at Barnes and Noble. Word-for-word the bridge of World Around Me.) Other times I just

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Ok, I'm two days into summer vacation and it's wonderful. What I'm experiencing right now may be all the reason necessary to teach. (take note, crazybilly) Even though this summer will be significantly truncated due to 1) 3 weeks of NTL modules (8-3 everyday) and 2) 3 days in glorious Searcy, AR for Literacy Lab, those things are 3 weeks away and I'm too happy happy to think about those things

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I have always thought that Charlie Peacock was a smart guy. He proves it again.I don't really have anything to add. Just go read it.

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who will survive?who will lose it and go "scholastic"?Saw Indiana Jones...disappointment abounds and I am unsure why it keeps getting good reviews. It wasn't horrible, but it was a big let down to me.Am trying to figure out what to do with these last 4 days. I'm wanting to show "Stand By Me" to my English classes, but can't get the TV guardian to work and am a little nervous about it. It's a

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Two thumbs up for Iron Man the movie even though I've never been a fan of the comic.Two thumbs up for Lars and the Real Girl. Tried to tell my co-workers about it, but lost them on the premise. Don't let the premise throw you. It's a really sweet movie.First movie season I've looked forward to in a number of years. Indiana Jones, Batman, Shyamalan. In that order. Teach 7th grade english

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7th grade girl: "No offense, Mr. Shacklett, but I can't wait to get out of here."Me: "No offense, N_____, but neither can I."

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Day after tomorrow, I and 120 7th graders (oh and some other teachers/sponser) will spend 4+ hours on busses going to Little Rock.They don't know it yet, but those 7th graders are going to have to endure my creamy white skinny calves. I also plan to take an mp3 player and a book.Hopefully, nobody will expire or be left behind.

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Before I blog what I'm getting ready to blog, I need to say that I LOVE my co-teachers. Just about every day I am thankful to have spent my first year teaching on a team of people who obviously love and care about their students. They have all been so helpful and encouraging to me all along the way and so patient with my cluelessness. If I were to consider trying to find another position at

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So, I've been planning to blog for weeks now, but I just didn't have anything profound on the brain to share. Still don't. This may be boring.-Enjoyed my first real Spring Break. It came just in time. Didn't do much of anything. I bought some shoes, but I already blogged about that.-I have exactly 8 weeks left of school. Woohoo! Summer vacation cannot be overstated enough as a perk of being

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The weird thing is that I would seldom wear shoes given the freedom. From early spring to as late fall as I can manage, you're most likely to find me wearing either Birkenstocks or Teva's or I finally bought a pair of Chacos. In spite of this, I still harbor a bit of a fetish for shoes (and jackets...but that's another blog). Add into this the fact that I'm pretty cheap, and you'll realize this

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I haven't blogged about this because I don't know what to say. Do whatever you have to do to see this as soon as possible. The wife and I found a wonderful friend willing to sit at our house while the girl was asleep so we could go Sunday night.It's a fraction of the cost and hassle of actually going to a concert. You don't have to worry about not being able to see around the 6'11" tall

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I wanted to name this entry "randomnity" again, but thought it my make my plethora of readers confused and just see the title and not read anymore. But just because I didn't name the entry that, doesn't mean that I'm not going to be random.-On Valentine's Day, H & I and I stayed home and ate and watched Seinfeld. Then we loaded up and took I to the new Coldstone, came home, played with I and

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"...too many people are brainwashed by his message of hope..."I heard this quote on tv today.Does anybody else think that this statement is insane? Wouldn't we want to be hopeful about an election year? Could it be that I, of all people, am landing on the side of the line that is wanting to be optimistic? (...fuze....blown...)I also read an op-ed piece today that talked about the elephant in the

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So, you'd think that I would have continued those thoughts right away because since I went to bed the other night, I woke up and have spent 2 snow days at home. But no: that would be way too industrious...-Indigo Girls: Great concert, great seats, I'm very glad I went although I'm sad that Holly was feeling so horrible. Throughout the concert, however, I was struck by how arbitrarily fame,

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I know it's a made up word. But I kind of like it and it seems to fit.-Finished To Kill a Mockingbird. Good book. I enjoyed it. I know it's supposed to be a great masterpiece of American literature and all but Owen Meany still beats it hands down for me.-"There Will Be Blood" is finally in NW Arkansas, but it's at the theater that would require my taking the WORST exit in all of NWAR. That

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-Great holiday break. I had two full weeks. Made treks to parents on both sides. Love and good fortune abounds. Sister came for 5 whole days, and even though she made me help her work on her record, it was still fun because that's almost the longest she's ever stayed with us.-Was ready to get back to school last Sunday. I had a great attitude and felt rested and prepared. WRONG! last week

shackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10033103810612446806noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3234024.post-58051581414120145612008-01-04T23:51:00.000-06:002008-01-05T00:24:12.891-06:00

So, I've seen a lot of people making their "best-of" lists for 2007. I started trying to think of things, but realized I don't have much. So, here are some lists. They aren't in any order, and they weren't even necessarily released in 2007. It's just what I can remember that I've been into this past year.Music: More than anything, it feels like I have to view this year as the year I got old.

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Crazy for GodI found this interview with Frank about the book by somebody that is mentioned in the book. I thought it was interesting.Have you read the book yet?

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How can I not be profoundly annoyed and use such strong txt-speak for the fact that our local news spent the first full 5 minutes of their 10pm broadcast informing the viewing audience that the Razorbacks still don't have football coach? Are you kidding me?Usually I'm just blissfully oblivious to society's ridiculous preoccupation with organized sports and at most I may get mildly annoyed.

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Crazy for God: How I Grew Up as One of the Elect, Helped Found the Religious Right, and Lived to Take All (or Almost All) of It BackAnybody who has ever paid any attention to this blog knows that I am a fan of fiction. I'm pretty sure that I've read some other memoir, but I can't actually think of another at the moment. So, it is with great enthusiasm that I recommend this particular book to

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Just kidding with the title. But you get 10 points if you can name the movie reference.I'm feeling kind of weird. I really felt like I just needed some down time and that t-giving would be perfect to get me excited or at least more interested in this whole teaching business and carry me through Christmas break. What I didn't count on was that going back after those few days off would be so

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On Saturday, my lovely wife decided it was time to put up Christmas decorations. This means I help get them down from the attic and she goes at it.It was fun watching "Itchy" (that's another new thing, if you ask her what her name is she says "Itchy") looking at the tree and the lights and ornaments and pointing them and naming them. She's good at spotting Mickey Mouse and Snowmen, but she

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I wouldn't want to say "retractions", but maybe a couple of clarifications:1) My rant may not suggest it, but I have no problem with somebody reading theological/philosophical non-fiction. In fact, I think it's probably good for you in helping you reflect on your own life and your own beliefs. What I get annoyed about is when that is ALL it seems a person will read/think about/discuss. This

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I know a number of people and check a number of blogs of people who like to populate their "recommended reading" lists with all kinds of books discussing theology, church growth, spiritual formation, spiritual disciplines and stuff like that.It annoys the crap out of me. It just seems an outrageous waste of time and energy. (I must send out an apology to a couple of you that may read this. You

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Excerpt from my comment on the actual article:I honestly think that Audible Sigh is the reason that I’ve never been able to embrace Wilco, SonVolt, or even Ryan Adams for that matter. Audible Sigh was really my first “alt-country” experience and all those other “alt-country” tagged artists/bands/albums just don’t even come close. It’s also interesting and heart-breaking to read Bill’s assessment

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quick blogs:-This week is the 9th week of school. I have to turn in grades for report cards at the end of this week. I've got a lot of assignments that I need to get graded. I'm not as far behind as I would expect, but I am a little behind.-Next week, after report cards, I have my first parent-teacher conferences. I'm not real worried, but maybe I should be.-I played the first gig I've had in

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So, it's kind of weird. One of the things that I've been working on today is grading some Narrative Essays that my 7th graders had to turn in last week. We don't really have tests in that class, so these writing projects are pretty significant to their grades.Anyway, after writing that last blog, I realized that I was being hyper critical and careful to use correct grammar and punctuation, etc.

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Even after all my whining, Holly still took Ivy to Wichita for the weekend. (I know this weekend is a good time. I started my Saturday modules and so I wouldn't have had as much time with Ivy anyway. But still...)So, now I've not seen my girls since I went to bed Thursday night. What can I say? I hate it. Now I not only have to deal with irrational fear that they're a long way away from me

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When I was a kid, I was afraid that Jesus would come back before I got to see the final Star Wars movie. As of May 19th, 2005, that has no longer been a concern.When I got a little bit older, I was worried that Jesus would come back before I could have sex. (Be shocked if you want, but I guarantee that all honest church boys have this concern at some point...I'm just sayin'....) I don't have to

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So, in my first class class of the day, we're talking about our word of theday: bedlam. (means chaos, confusion). We've already talked aboutwhat the word means and I ask: "What would be some situations orsettings that you would expect there to be bedlam?I get a couple of kids raise their hands and they say, "war" or anearthquake or a tsunami. And then I call on this one kid and he says:"A

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Rustin linked this interview from his blog. He highlighted a different part, but this jumped out at me:"The importance of poetry and novels is that the Christian life involves the use of the imagination, after all, we are dealing with the invisible. And, imagination is our training in dealing with the invisible, making connections, looking for plot and character. I don't want to do away with or

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I know many have asked how my first week of teaching went. I don't have time to go into any big stories right now, but I feel really good about it.I think that I've got a great bunch of students. There's a couple that may end up being handfuls, but nothing that doesn't seem manageable at this point. I think they're understanding that I mean what I say and that I'm going to hold them to the

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Today, I begin leaving my "mid-30's" and start heading into my "late-30's". This morning, Holly said, "I remember you being depressed on your 20th birthday..." I said, "Oh really? You mean 16 years ago?" Wow. I'm a whole driving teenager older than 20.For a lot of my life, I measured my age and my level of success by that age by comparing myself to the late Rich Mullins. He put out his

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The day I gave H a ring and we announced that we were getting married, I was a wreck. All day long we were getting congratulations and "Oh, I knew it!" "You belong together!" blah blah blah. I tried to smile and act like I was excited, but I was scared to death.I was 21 years old. I liked girls a lot. I liked to flirt a lot. To be honest, I thought maybe I was too young and thought maybe I

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I've been looking for this quote for some time. I knew that Lewis said something like this, but haven't read the book. I nabbed it from another guy's blog (check out the link). "Now as myth transcends thought, Incarnation transcends myth. The heart of Christianity is a myth which is also a fact. The old myth of the Dying God, without ceasing to be myth comes down from the heaven of legend and

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I thank God for Brian McLaren all the time. I wish that he would have been far enough along on his journey to have already shared his ideas by the early-mid 90's. I wish that I would have been smart/mature enough to start asking those questions by that time instead of really running into them in the late '90s early '00s. If I would have asked those questions sooner, and he would have provided

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I was tagged by Rustin to participate in the following meme… so here are the rules: 1. players start with 8 random facts about themselves.2. those who are tagged should post these rules and their 8 random facts.3. players should tag 8 other people and notify them they have been tagged. I still don't know why this is called a "meme" and I hope this doesn't mean that I'm signing up for some weird

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(if you haven't already, you need to go down and read the previous post "The setup of low expectations...)First, James and I get to Arsaga's and find my friend, Keith, waiting for us in the parking lot. I had mentioned the gig to Keith on Wednesday night at a 4th of July party, and he'd asked if he came if he could play. At the time, I told him to plan on it. Now, Keith is a world-class

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I'll be honest. I had really low expectations for the gig at Arsaga's last night for a number of reasons.It's the middle of summer. It's hotter than a firecracker out there! Who wants coffee? Who wants to sit in a coffee house on a Saturday night and listen to me play music?The coffee house has been experimenting with a new system for paying the acts, and it's been biting everybody in the ass.

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A pious nation? - Opinion - USATODAY.comJust last night I commented on Jake's blog about another blogger's comments about Obama's comments. (Didja follow that?) It's too long to explain, so if you want to see what we were (sort of) discussing, you'll have to go to jake's blog and read the article and read my comments. The blog entry in question is Obama and FaithTonight I read the linked

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I've realized that when I'm really disgusted, I like to say this with as much disdain and vehemence I can muster.With enough intensity, it can almost reach the same level of satisfaction as "WTF?"If you don't know. Don't ask. Stick with "Are you kidding me?!!?"

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Ok, so i know it's been awhile. I've been busy subbing and looking for a job. Oh yea: i am blogging this from my phone.

shacknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3234024.post-58974284946454539802007-05-06T22:58:00.000-05:002007-05-06T22:58:37.189-05:00

Went with H and the Powers on Sunday afternoon. Quick thoughts (warning: I'll try not to be a spoiler, and I don't think there's really a lot to spoil, but read on at your own risk if you're really worried about it.)-It felt a little long. Lots of characters=little development-Action satisfied. Spidey kicks butt.-Black Spidey suit is cool, but not nearly as cool as the black suit in the comic

shacknoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3234024.post-7601164472156296422007-04-26T22:37:00.000-05:002007-04-26T22:37:16.102-05:00

So, I know there's a link to her blog (much better maintained by her mother) than this one, but I thought I should point it out.She turns 1 year old on Sunday. I can't believe it.I know many people who finally have a kid and they're like "oh it's just the most wonderful experience. I don't know why we ever waited..." I've not have any feelings wishing we'd have done this sooner. I enjoyed our

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This is a web-site that I visit quite often. They've just done a major rebuild on the site and they're having glitches with the commenting. So, I'm commenting on my own blog. If anybody cares.First, I shouldn't have read this interview of Casting Crowns. I knew it would just piss me off. The one comment (by the founder of the online magazine, so I guess his commenting works) points out

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The strange thing is that I grew up in the church. When I was a sr. in high school, I was pretty much the only "church-going" kid in my whole class. I was a good kid and I didn't really get in trouble. I ended up going to Bible college. Why? I look back now, and I think I just went because I didn't know what else to do. In some ways, I can see how that experience contributed to my formation;

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Between going to bed a little earlier lately and rabbit ears not providing the entertainment possibilities that it used to, I've not been catching much late night TV for awhile. My friend, Mike, mentioned this on his blog.This is the 2nd time I've seen Ferguson use his opening monologue to speak grace to the late night viewing audience. The other time, he talked about his father who had just

shacknoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3234024.post-23193078057714536892007-04-11T22:33:00.000-05:002007-04-11T22:33:26.767-05:00

My friend, T-Rev, emailed this link to me. I just think it's funny that he sent it to me the day before I'm getting up in the morning to go help move my first piano since last July.

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So, I've been sitting on this blog for awhile. I'm not sure why. Maybe I don't want to stir up a hornets' nest of political talk back and forth. Maybe I'm not sure I want people to know just how much I'm impressed with the Dixie Chicks' new CD. Regardless...To be honest, I first listened to Taking the Long Way when it first came out, and obviously I didn't listen very well. Truth be told, I

shacknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3234024.post-31797330402413527542007-03-17T23:10:00.000-05:002007-03-17T23:10:05.371-05:00

Well, much to the chagrine of a certain some one with the initials of my beloved Star Wars, and to the surprise of myself; I'm up for best singer/songwriter-Male in the Northwest Arkansas Music Awards again.I still don't know how these nominations work, but I'm very grateful to whoever keeps me in the picture. I guess I was nominated last year, but didn't even find out about it in time for me to

shacknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3234024.post-50085673383880940172007-03-05T06:54:00.001-06:002007-03-05T06:54:36.744-06:00

Who Killed the Electric Car?Just watched this movie. Too pissed off and frustrated to talk about it right now. If you don't want to know who killed the car without watching it, I won't tell you who, but I'll tell you want:Greed, materialism, stupidity.Instead of ultra-clean, cheaply run electric cars driving on the road for the last 10 years, what do we have? Hummers.

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My problem is that whenever I start to write something, it starts getting really long and then I get tired of writing and want to quit, but then I'm frustrated with what actually made it onto the blog.Random things that I'm going to not write very much about:-Last night, my best friend from college called me to let me know that he's officially out of full-time ministry and that he's investigating

shacknoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3234024.post-87230380814863877642007-02-25T23:01:00.000-06:002007-02-25T23:01:05.442-06:00

On Friday, while subbing, I found the teacher's multiple copies of The Bridge to Terabithia. Since the students I subbed for had their assignment for the day, and my job was just to make sure that they did it, I was lucky enough read TBTT again.I think I just read the the made-for-TV movie of TBTT came out in 1985. That means I would have been about 14 when I saw that on PBS with my family and

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First, I was driving to the library in Fayetteville. Because we just came through an Arkansas blizzard and it's still been horribly cold and they're still saying that side streets can be messy and frankly; Arkansas drivers are either idiots or maniacs when it comes to bad weather conditions, I decided to take the bypass and get off at the 6th street exit. First, I notice lots of people on foot.

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I'll stand by the idea that one of the best things for an independent artist to do to get their music "out there" is to get an account with CDbaby. I held off for a long time. I think just because I didn't like the name and/or logo and mostly because I figured that if I set my mind to it, I could do everything that they could do for me on my own web-site. That may still be true for the most

shacknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3234024.post-73551609935858737412007-02-02T23:53:00.000-06:002007-02-02T23:53:43.146-06:00

So, I really like the girl who cuts my hair, and I'm hoping that she doesn't read my blog because my haircut sucks!What's even more frustrating to me is that I can't figure out why. I told her to just do what we've been doing, I just needed it shorter. Somehow that didn't work. I can't tell if the sides are too short for the top/front or if the sides are too short too high on the side of my

shacknoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3234024.post-1968559499081078272007-01-30T16:58:00.000-06:002007-01-30T16:58:14.733-06:00

Owen MeanyWhen I was a kid, my little sister would annoy me so much when she'd read a book that she really liked to then end and just flip back to the first page and start reading it again. I always thought: If you already read it, no matter how much you enjoyed it, why in the world would read it again? Especially if you just finished it?I'm going to make my retired-teacher mom and my

shacknoreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3234024.post-33747634188417664622007-01-21T13:42:00.000-06:002007-01-21T13:42:21.577-06:00

Matt Page's review of "Children of Men"I'm only linking to this review because this movie is what got me thinking about this. I don't necessarily agree with his review, but he might give you a little more to go. In a nutshell, I'm not recommending the movie. So, this morning in the shower I was thinking of what a movie needs for me to enjoy it. I started coming up with a list, but it's not

shacknoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3234024.post-36983509183803821862007-01-18T11:08:00.000-06:002007-01-18T11:09:18.866-06:00

Woops! Ivy here....I posted my stuff in the wrong blog. This is Daddy's blog! Anyways, come see me at baby-shack.blogspot.com

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I missed baby bookworms today. I was up at 6:30 ish REALLY mad. Mommy said it sounded like pain. Now she's wondering if I'm teething. She says if that's the case she doesn't need to keep me from other kids. But she didn't think about that until later this morning. Daddy got up with me but all I wanted was Mommy. So Mommy held me & I got quiet. For a minute. Then she gave me some teething

shacknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3234024.post-77670603483030595822007-01-17T23:36:00.000-06:002007-01-17T23:36:48.308-06:00

Lisey's StoryI've got about about 100 pages left of the newest Stephen King novel that I got from the library. It was due yesterday and I can't recheck it because somebody else put it on hold. They're just going to have to wait.It's pretty good, classic King. IMHO, anybody who writes of Mr. King as pop/horror writer or for any other reason just haven't given him any notice. His characters are

shacknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3234024.post-6080127892478166342007-01-17T23:28:00.000-06:002007-01-17T23:28:26.033-06:00

Rent (2005)So, let it be known that I realized a couple of years ago that I don't really like musicals. When I finally got to see a touring production of Phantom of the Opera in KC when I was in college, I was royally disappointed. I think that's when I just started to say I don't like musicals. I've mellowed a little because just a couple of years ago, Holly and I saw a touring production of

shacknoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3234024.post-84835086123816884112006-12-10T18:26:00.000-06:002006-12-10T18:27:04.576-06:00

Just today, James was telling me that I was proving myself to be not so nerdly and then I nerded it up a notch. Here's the test to tell you for sure.

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So, I've finally landed a job...for now. It just became official today, but I'm now the long-term substitute 5th Grade Science Teacher at an elementary school in Springdale at least until Christmas break.I started subbing for this classroom last Monday and just got the official word that I'm good to go with this position until the teacher, who's recovering from surgery, comes back. This past

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So, it looks like I don't have to check the online sub-finder for a couple of weeks. I'm subbing for the long-term sub in a class where the teacher is going to be having a baby in a couple of days and the long-term sub is currently engaged finishing another mini-contract. This is good because I know that the teacher is leaving me great great plans and directions for the whole time I'm there and

shacknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3234024.post-50248400726378744832006-09-20T09:22:00.000-05:002006-09-20T09:52:35.866-05:00

update first: No. I still don't have a job. Yes. I'm frustrated and grouchy about it. It seems that all the schools within about a 50 mile radius of my house have filled all their positions...EXCEPT the one job at the one school that I've been hoping/praying/pleading for since before school started. They still haven't filled the position. I do know that she's offered it to a few people, who

shacknoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3234024.post-4317387784411443592006-09-14T08:36:00.000-05:002006-09-14T08:50:13.460-05:00

Sorry that I've been slow to update. It's just that I've had no good news worth sharing.It is not September 14th, I'm officially "on hold" with the NTL program, and chances of me getting a teaching gig for the 06-07 school year shrink with every day.It seems apparent that there just aren't any open positions within about a 50-mile radius. A couple of schools have offered a glimmer of hope that

shacknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3234024.post-1155790452219632122006-08-16T23:54:00.000-05:002006-08-16T23:54:12.420-05:00

Still nothing. It's a tricky (and covert) story, but I should be getting word if the decisions are made and I didn't get one of those jobs. So, at this point, no news is still good news. But the suspense is just about to kill me...

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So, I'm still not doing very well at keeping this updated. THE job at THE school that I interviewed for obviously didn't happen. I think that Principal ended up interviewing like 15+ people for that job, and I'm still not completely convinced that she wasn't just letting all us NTL people interview to get the practice. I just heard that the person who ended up getting the position was the

shacknoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3234024.post-1153373572111528302006-07-20T00:32:00.000-05:002006-07-20T00:32:52.383-05:00

Ok, I know it's been way too long. I've said before that when I have big things weighing on my mind, it's difficult to share. So, I've had a really big thing and I'm finally free to share.I'm in the midst of a big career change. I turn 35 in just a little more than a month. That's about the right time for a career change, right?Anyway, I've been working on the Non-traditional Licensure

shacknoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3234024.post-1152916141653684972006-07-14T17:29:00.000-05:002006-07-14T17:29:01.740-05:00

RELEVANT MAGAZINEI know it's been a long time since I've blogged. And probably most people who still check my blog also read Jake's, which is where I heard about this article. But, the more people who read this short interview, the better.I've never been much of a fan of Relevant Magazine, and I'm an unabashed fan of McLaren. He's a smart guy and makes me hope.

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babyshackI guess I was a little cryptic in my post with the link to Ivy's own page. Here it is.

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Funny. I just watched part of the Empire Strikes Back yesterday.

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The day finally came 9 days sooner than we expected. Our family unit now counts 3 humans, 1 dog. Mom and daughter are healthy. Words fail so miserably as to seem void. God is good and I am blessed beyond comprehension.joy

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Well said.

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'You can sing about the Light, or you can sing about what you see because of the Light. I prefer the latter'To my knowledge, I don't think I've spent any time ever listening to T-Bone Burnetts'own music. I do have the Oh Brother Where Art Though? soundtrack, and every one T-bone produced albums released by his X-wife, Sam Phillips. Coincidentily, I've also been listening to a lot of the

shacknoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3234024.post-1145462543913277722006-04-19T11:02:00.000-05:002006-04-19T11:02:24.006-05:00

Ok, we've had two checkups where the dr. is like, "ok, everything looks perfect. Whenever she's ready, we're ready to go..." YIKES!Not to be downplayed, I know that the life-change of having a little baby girl living in our house sometime in the next few weeks will change everything I've ever known. The weird thing, is that I've already felt some of those changes. People have always said, "Oh

shacknoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3234024.post-1145217627466849972006-04-16T15:00:00.000-05:002006-04-16T15:00:27.586-05:00

Amy Pollard was talking about something like this on SNL last night. She was talking about some martini you could order at the Kentucky Derby for $1000. In other news, for $800, I'll just sell you a T-shirt that says: "I'm an ass@$#%!"

shacknoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3234024.post-1144105970224225572006-04-03T18:12:00.000-05:002006-04-03T18:12:50.296-05:00

I think it's pretty common knowledge that change, even good change, brings stress. For the last couple of days, I've been wondering just how much change could happen in a short amount of time to cause enough stress for somebody to just completely freak out/shut down/implode/explode/whatever.I don't have enough time to expound upon this right now, but for starters: We are now 34 days away from

shacknoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3234024.post-1142708800417409732006-03-18T13:06:00.000-06:002006-03-18T13:09:34.783-06:00

My friend, Jake, blogged about this article. It's pretty great. Here's a quote that I liked alot:Entertainment is best when it poses compelling questions, when it is not a lesson for the viewer but a dialogue with the viewer. A movie can show the ramifications of a worldview, but it gets in real trouble when it starts articulating worldviews. Christians will never have real success in Hollywood

shacknoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3234024.post-1142347039531219532006-03-14T08:37:00.000-06:002006-03-14T08:37:19.586-06:00

"You're BeautifulYou're BeautifulYou're Beautiful, it's true.I saw your face, in a crowded placeAnd I don't know what to do;Cuz I'll never be with you." -James BluntThese are the profound lyrics of the modern singer/songwriter. (GAG!!!)I'm sorry, there has got to be SERIOUS payola going on somewhere for this song to be played on the radio so much. The guy looks like a serial killer, his voice

shacknoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3234024.post-1141365898755099122006-03-03T00:04:00.000-06:002006-03-03T00:04:58.843-06:00

Today, I ended up going to a funeral. I debated with myself all morning on whether or not I should go, and ultimately decided that if I thought maybe I should, then I should.So, I was rushing around to get ready, got stuck in traffic and construction and behind slow people all the way to the church, and running late.Of course, when I got there, there was no place to park. So, after driving

shacknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3234024.post-1141019967715265412006-02-26T23:59:00.000-06:002006-02-26T23:59:27.766-06:00

Well, I don't want to make this a habit. But, Don Knotts seems a part of my childhood, too. I was never really an Andy Griffith Show fan, but I watched many an episode of Three's Company while rolling newspapers before setting off on my route. Mr. Furley cleaned ther Ropers' clocks.I also remember seeing the Apple Dumpling Gang in the theatre with my family and I watch re-runs of Mr. Limpet

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My friend, Jake found this article and linked to it on his blog first. But, it's so good. In case there's anybody reading my blog that doesn't already read Jake's, you need to check this out.

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Amazon.com: Mega Church: Networked Special Edition (PC Game): Computer & Video GamesThis was too good not to add a link. Don't worry, it's just a gag...

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ChatterBoxGameShow.com :: View topic - Church steals XBOX 360 trademark to lure new membersThis is kind of interesting. Somebody on this video game bulletin board got a postcard from a church parodying (sp?) the new Xbox ads to try to get people to come to their church.Most of the resulting comments reflect how non-church people respond and react to these marketing attempts made by churches.

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Not too terribly long ago, Holly and my weekends consisted of regular cycle: -pack up the car-drive somewhere-spend the night in a host home-get up sunday and sing in a sunday morning service-eat good, midwest women's cooking and try to catch a nap on sunday afternoon in said host bed-go back to church and offer a "sharing time" of my songs for about an hour for anybody who'd show up and listen-

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FontFace.com - Pass the PigsGo ahead, try your luck. My high score is 116. Beat that!

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U2 news article - from @U2This is an interview with Eugene Peterson, the guy who wrote the popular new paraphrase, The Message. For years, while leading worship at camps or dealing with friends from college who are now in music ministries or youth ministries, a conversation might come up that goes something like this:me: "dude, have you heard the new U2 CD? It's is awesome!"Youth Minister: "No

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BONO'S REMARKS TO THE NATIONAL PRAYER BREAKFAST - DATA, Debt AIDS Trade Africa

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CBS | Late Late Show with Craig FergusonI've never really watched the Late Late Show. My routine is usually to watch Seinfeld at 11:30 (when LLS is coming on) and go to bed. However, of course I surf during the commercials, and I've caught bits and pieces and thought Craig Freguson was pretty funny. (Way better than Craig Kilborn, I HATED that guy. sorry, bribrow)Anyway, I was surfing through

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wow. I don't know why it is the most difficult to blog when I have the most to say. Blogging is so odd. I realize this and always have. Remember when you were little and could get a diary with an actual lock on it? Then you could keep the key for yourself and nobody could read your secret hopes/dreams/fears. The whole point of blogging blows that away. The most interesting blogs take those

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I know I've been bad about blogging for the last couple of weeks. Things have been pretty hectic around the shacklett home. To find out what's new with momma & babyshack, zip on over to baby-shack.blogspot.comHolly's been much better at updating then I have. Lots of things things going on that aren't really blog worthy. Will try to start posting more very soon.

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It's always strange to me when I hear about a celebrity that has passed away that I feel overly sad that they're gone. I never knew Pat Morita, I have no idea if he was a good person or a selfish jerk. But, I liked Mr. Miyagi, and I hope that Pat Morita had some of the characteristics of the character he portrayed. There are many pithy words of wisdom that could be quoted, but the one that

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