The History of Lucy

Here's an interview about Lucy, one of my all-time favorite fossils. 

Monday Update 11-24-14

These are some posts from the later part of last week in case you missed them:
Peanut Butter Cookies
New Crowdfunding Project: Redeemer
Watch "Nebula"
Caveman Skills
Untapped Potential in SF
Trans Day of Remembrance: Yoilosh
Interview of Dialecticdreamer by Corvi
Goldfinches
Language on the Brain
Evil!Schrodinger in Action

The half-price sale in Frankenstein's Family sold all but one poem, woohoo!  Drop by the sale page and check the links to make sure you've seen all the new ones.  This series is over 35,000 words now and approaching the 40,000 threshold for novel length.


Poetry in Microfunding:
"Save the City" belongs to the Polychrome Heroics series.  There are nine new verses, in which Abigail and Danso talk about Nathaniel.

Torn World writing update:
Approved as canon: "Unicorns on Parade" "Spruce Deer" "Wandering the Heights" (poetry).  Back to me for edits: "Cutting Cords and Clasping Hands (Parts 1-4)," "Winterheart" (parts 2-3), "Stinging Like Nettles"  "Off the Clock" (poetry).  Currently in front of the canon board: "Ghost Bat" (nonfiction). Drafted: "Like Ash Before the Wind," "From Dark to Bright," "The Inappropriate But Useful Disposal of Lettuce" "A Thin Red Trail" (fiction), "Changes in the Wind" (poetry), "Southern Breads" "Tangleweed Article" (articles), Jularei (character sheet).  In revision at home: "Water Dance," "When the Wind's Teeth Sing," "Raining Kittens," "Finding the Holes" (fiction), "The Smallest Invaders"  (poetry).  Currently writing: "Catch of the Day," "A Cold Clear Night" (fiction).


Today is blustery.  Seen at the birdfeeders this week: sparrows, mourning doves, dark-eyed juncos, male and female cardinals, and lots of goldfinches on the thistle sock. 

A Simple Lesson in Privilege

Using scrap paper and a recycling bin. 

You could then demo every other privilege represented among the students -- sex, race, etc. -- by having them move their seats.  You could further demonstrate the importance of maneuverability represented by allowing students to move forward to take a better shot -- that you aren't necessarily stuck where you start.