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I've had a good birthday. I got to talk to my cousin NH, my brother AJ, my brother-in-law RJ, DD, and Facetimed with DS, DIL1, LC and OJ. I got birthday cards and birthday texts. I went down to the library and found a couple boxes of books to sort. I knitted, I read, and I goofed off. A good day.Dad's rose is blooming again. I forgot to go out to take a picture when it was still light outside so the color of the rose is a little washed out from the flash. It was still warm, in the...

DEL MAR LEADERS Through Thursday JOCKEYS / WINS Juan Hernandez / 39 Umberto Rispoli / 24 Ramon Vazquez / 18 Joe Bravo / 14 Edwin Maldonado / 13 TRAINERS / WINS Bob Baffert / 14 Philip D’Amato / 13 Doug O’Neill / 13 Peter Miller / 12 Jonathan Wong / 12 WEEKEND STAKES (DEL MAR) Saturday • $1 million Grade I Pacific Classic, 3-year-olds and up, 1¼ miles • $300,000 Grade II Del Mar Handicap, 3-year-olds and up, 1-3/8 miles (turf) • $300,000 Grade II Del Mar Mile, 3-year-olds and up, 1 mile (turf) • $300,000 Grade II Del Mar...

In today’s classrooms, teachers are expected to teach higher level thinking skills. Vocabulary like analyze, synthesis, Bloom’s, flexible thinking, and rigorous-based. When students learn HOW to learn and think critically, it definitely sets them up for a successful educational experience and beyond. But should EVERYTHING in the classroom be taught with open-ended and challenging criteria? Advantages to Teaching with Rote Memorization I am a firm believer in moderation of most things. If it’s an “all or nothing” approach in teaching methods, I am weary of it. There are so many different ways to teach. Lots of different types of learners....

  Mark Your Calendar for Four Weeks of Familia, Food and Fun at Estancia Del Norte   Be sure to Mark Your Calendar: Familia, food and fun will be showcased throughout Hispanic Heritage Month, September 15 through October 15 at Estancia Del Norte! Where San Antonio Celebrates!   Estancia Del Norte Hotel will be collaborating with UTSA Libraries, the World Heritage Office, the Mexican Consulate and the Department of Arts and Culture, the Magik Theatre, the AM Project and the Children’s Ballet of San Antonio to showcase gastronomy, the arts and the importance of bilingual education in creative and delicious...

I was doing 70 miles per hour, speeding north out of North Hollywood on the 5 freeway on a typical Southern California morning during the 1990's. Suddenly, a flash of silver in the cloudless sky caught my attention. Then, there was nothing but the pale California blue. Then it flashed again, and again. And just as I started to ponder what it might be, the flashing stopped. Three hours later when I got home the first thing I told my girlfriend now my wife,  Samantha, was I had seen a UFO. Now, any object you see in the sky which you...