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Did You See What You Saw?

Commonplace Crazy ― Once again I find it necessary to teach you something you should have learned in elementary school! When you should have been conjugating verbs, you were busy making cootie catchers. Your poor teacher did her best, but you were watching the clock...

Tags: Grammar Is Not That Hard, Life's Little Absurdities, English Class Pop Quiz, A Little Help For My Friends, Grammar Help

Cynthia Meents ― 1 week 6 days ago

Hillbilly Lawn Ornaments

Commonplace Crazy ― Today thoughts of spring have made My Hillbilly reflect back on the lovely yards he grew up with. Here he shares some Missouri gardening tips: ∙ It is springtime and people are beginning to do yard work, planting, and decorating their ...

Tags: Life's Little Absurdities, Fishing, Why Do I Get Myself Into These Things?, The Hillbilly's Corner, My Hillbilly

Cynthia Meents ― 6 weeks 2 days ago

A Real Question for The Hillbilly

Commonplace Crazy ― Hey, look! One of these questions for The Hillbilly is from a real person! I'll give you a hint. It's not one of the first two. ∙ Dear Hillbilly ∙ Obviously, from your last Dear Hillbilly posting, I take it that you are not a big fan ...

Tags: Life's Little Absurdities, Why Do I Get Myself Into These Things?, The Hillbilly's Corner, My Hillbilly, Questions

Cynthia Meents ― 18 weeks ago

Things I Have Been Asked Lately

Commonplace Crazy ― I truly love my students. In fact, when I'm not wanting to rip out their voice boxes, they are a source of never-ending entertainment. Junior high is that interesting age between Cute Little Kid-dom and Too Cool for School. ∙ One of the ...

Tags: Life's Little Absurdities, I'm Speechless, Junior High School, Why Do I Get Myself Into These Things?, Nothing A Lot Of Chocolate Won't Fix, Children

Cynthia Meents ― 19 weeks ago

Seriously? Ask The Hillbilly?

Commonplace Crazy ― So this whole Internet thing is going to The Hillbilly's head, and he thinks he should run an advice column. Sigh. Here he is. ∙ Being an intelligent and inventive hillbilly, for the benefit of Cynthia’s readers, I have decided to add a ...

Tags: Life's Little Absurdities, Can We Be Serious?, A Little Help For My Friends, The Hillbilly's Corner, My Hillbilly, Boating

Cynthia Meents ― 19 weeks ago

You Might Be an Eighth Grade Teacher

Commonplace Crazy ― You might be an eighth grade teacher if... ∙ you've ever eaten a granola bar and Pepsi for lunch while grading 100 vocabulary tests.someone has asked you, "How long is this school in feet?" ∙ you've been told, "You're my favorite...

Tags: Life's Little Absurdities, Junior High School, Nothing A Lot Of Chocolate Won't Fix, Children, Herding Cats

Cynthia Meents ― 21 weeks ago

The Hillbilly's Sweet Tooth

Commonplace Crazy ― I don't know why my Hillbilly thinks he needs sweets at every meal, but you'd think he'd have the common decency to at least get a little fat! No, he stays slim while eating cookies, and I gain a pound for every chocolate chip. So unfair! ∙...

Tags: Life's Little Absurdities, Nothing A Lot Of Chocolate Won't Fix, The Hillbilly's Corner, My Hillbilly

Cynthia Meents ― 25 weeks ago

10 Intellectual Christmas Carols

Commonplace Crazy ― This week's listicle topic is Holiday Songs. ∙ There are no rules as to what we do with the songs, so I'm giving you a puzzle. Here are the names of ten well-known Christmas carols whose titles (or lyrics) have been revamped by a...

Tags: Life's Little Absurdities, Happiness, Questions

Cynthia Meents ― 26 weeks ago

The Hillbilly...Teaches English?

Commonplace Crazy ― Oh, dear. The Hillbilly wants to teach y'all something about English. He's even modeled it after my last lesson, "Do You Accept, or Do You Except?" ∙ I'm not sure how this could possibly turn out well, but here goes. ∙ The Difference ...

Tags: Life's Little Absurdities, The Hillbilly's Corner, My Hillbilly

Cynthia Meents ― 26 weeks ago

10 Examples of My Greatness

Commonplace Crazy ― Okay, first of all, this post was not my idea. I've been trying to find time to get back together with the excellent bloggers who share lists every week on the Monday Listicles hosted by the lovely Stasha. ∙ So, finally I got a chance to ...

Tags: Life's Little Absurdities, Why Do I Get Myself Into These Things?

Cynthia Meents ― 28 weeks ago

What They Say Ain't What They Mean

Commonplace Crazy ― Here's some nonsense from my handsome Hillbilly husband: ∙ See what I mean? He's very nice looking. ∙ The other day, I was thinking about things we all are told by the opposite sex and their families over the period of our lives. No, ...

Tags: Life's Little Absurdities, The Hillbilly's Corner, My Hillbilly

Cynthia Meents ― 28 weeks ago

The Season of Love and Understanding.

Commonplace Crazy ― Every once in a while, my patience is tried. Of course, you know this because you know I teach 8th grade. But I'm talking about the other world, the one where the grownups live. I don't always handle it well, but once in a while I do a pretty good...

Tags: Life's Little Absurdities, Back In The Day

Cynthia Meents ― 28 weeks ago

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Life's Little Absurdities

Did You See What You Saw?

Hillbilly Lawn Ornaments

A Real Question for The Hillbilly

Things I Have Been Asked Lately

Seriously? Ask The Hillbilly?

You Might Be an Eighth Grade Teacher

The Hillbilly's Sweet Tooth

10 Intellectual Christmas Carols

The Hillbilly...Teaches English?

10 Examples of My Greatness

What They Say Ain't What They Mean

The Season of Love and Understanding.

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