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History Tour
Posted on June 18th, 2012 No commentsStanley is on a class trip to points of interest in the east. He’s going to post pictures each day of the sites. So far it’s just been two long days of driving. He’s in Gettyburg, PA and will see the Gettysburg Battlefield and Hershey Chocolate Museum tomorrow. Here’s a map of the entire route, which will be spread over 12 days.
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Wednesday Factiod from Stanley #2
Posted on May 30th, 2012 1 commentMost of us see the sun every day. What most of us don’t realize is that the sun is so far away, it actually takes the light from the sun eight minutes to reach Earth. We see the sun as it was eight minutes previously. Applying this to the stars, we are actually seeing the stars as they were hundreds or even thousands of years ago. In fact, some of the stars in our sky might have already gone nova and no longer actually exist, but the light from them is still reaching us.
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Wednesday’s Random Fact by Stanley
Posted on May 23rd, 2012 No commentsIn Arthur Miller’s “The Crucible“, which is based on the Salem witch trials, there is a character named Rev. John Hale. Rev. Hale is based on the real life person by the same name. His great grandson is Nathan Hale, the Revolutionary War hero who said “I regret that I have but one life to give for my country.” at his execution.
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Pink … the Verb
Posted on May 22nd, 2012 No comments2012 has been the year of PINK in the Draper household.
But I don’t meant the sweet color. Nope, we’re talking the verb pink which means to pierce or punch (thinking PINKing shears). My boys, led by Luke, have taken pinking to mean poking and our lives are full of surprise pokes constantly.
In honor of this irritating tradition, we’ve declared today PINK haiku day. Here’s an Ode to PINK x5 Drapers.
Benjamin –
Red and white makes pink
Pink is very annoying
‘Cause my brother pokesLuke –
Pinking is poking
I like to pink my brother
Because he pinks backStanley –
Oh Luke, my brother
How I detest this pink thing
Which you inventedKevin –
Not only a noun,
Pink is also a verb.
Luke, stop pinking me!Sallie –
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Happy Birthday Stanley!!
Posted on July 26th, 2011 1 commentCelebration day –
Sixteen trips around the sun
for my dear first-born! -
Fire
Posted on June 11th, 2011 No commentsGreedy, greedy fire.
Eating up the fire wood.
Chase away the cold. -
Campfire
Posted on June 11th, 2011 No commentsCovered in ashes
Just like poor Pompeii
And Vesuvius -
Geek car envy
Posted on June 5th, 2011 No commentsThis amazing car,
covered with computer bits,
I really want it! -
Exams
Posted on May 25th, 2011 No commentsAlgebra is hard.
Biology is harder.
Latin is hardest. -
Music
Posted on May 20th, 2011 No commentsPortal to elsewhere
Inciter of the spirit
Let the music play