Makes you think...

Pretty Good

By: Charles Osgood

There once was a pretty good student,
Who sat in a pretty good class

And was taught by a pretty good teacher,
Who always let pretty good pass.

He wasn't terrific at reading,
He wasn't a whiz-bang at math;

But for him education was leading
Straight down a pretty good path.

He didn't find school too exciting,
But he wanted to do pretty well,

And he did have some trouble with writing
And nobody taught him to spell.

When doing arithmetic problems
Pretty good was regarded as fine.

Five plus five needn't always add up to be ten,
A pretty good answer was nine.

The pretty good class that he sat in
Was part of a pretty good school,

And the student was not an exception,
On the contrary, he was the rule.

The pretty good school that he went to
Was in a pretty good town.

And nobody seemed to notice
He could not tell a verb from a noun.

The pretty good student in fact was
Part of a pretty good mob.

And the first time he knew what he lacked was
When he looked for a pretty good job.

It was then, when he sought a position,
He discovered that life could be tough,

And he soon had a sneaky suspicion
Pretty good might not be good enough.

The pretty good town in our story
Was part of a pretty good state,

Which had pretty good aspirations,
And prayed for a pretty good fate.

There once was a pretty good nation,
Pretty proud of the greatness it had,

If you want to be great,
Pretty good is, in fact, pretty bad

A lot to learn..

-The Monitor


Exactly how I feel! :S

Great Poster...

I could not believe I found this online, I was talking to a fellow student about it and wanted to show it to her. Very clever Zen! No wonder the poster was gone in 24 hrs. Also, Johnny is irresistible so can you blame them for stealing it?
Just wanted to give props! :)

Smart girl Ms. Marylin Monroe...

I’m (a bit) selfish, impatient and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control and at times hard to handle, but if you can’t handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don’t deserve my best. – Marylin Monroe

Marylin Monroe knew what she was talking about. At this time this is how I feel. There is no denying that I have my flaws. I have been molded to be independent in order to survive, or at least to get out of the circumstances in which you have been placed in. My independence is a characteristic that would undeniably describe me. But with that comes great responsibility. (Like stated in the Spider Man movie : ) ) At times I feel that it is too much to handle but then I rely on my faith and figure out what is out of my control and what is.
Most of my friends know that I have a lot more of my best to offer than my worst but I appreciate those who have been there for me thick and thin.

The truth hurts...

Street smart - a term dumb people call themselves to make themselves believe that they are some kind of smart.

Religion and Science

"Also, the dedicated pursuit of scientific knowledge deserves our respect, and we should never be close-minded or dismissive of scientific claims if ever they seem to threaten our understanding of God's revelation to us." (Bishop Raymundo Pena)

I am tired of people dismissing science due to there religion. I tutor adult ESL students in science and it can be very difficult to tutor someone who blindly believes in what they were told in church. In this case I am talking about Evolution and the story of Adam and Eve. Well, since most of my students are Catholic I decided to share this quote by a well known Catholic leader in South Texas, Bishop Reymundo Peña. After they read it I had no complaints or comments when explaining the Theory of Evolution. Most of them were even intrigued with the idea that scientist found apes to be our comment ancestors.
Wow. What a difference it makes when they read that it is ok to be open-minded about such things when it comes from a religious official, specially a local one. ; )

“Space Beer”

This was a MNS headline that caught my attention. This beer is not really made in space, the barley which it is 100% made out of was grown in a five month mission in the International Space Station in 2006 sponsored by Sapporo breweries. Not being sold on Earth yet but some have had the honor to try this beer.
This is being partly funded by the Russian Academy of Science, in Japan. In my opinion the Russian Academy of Science should use its funds in better productive things. How is making beer out of out of space cultivated barley an improvement in science? Don’t get me wrong, the space program should be funded but not for useless purposes as these.