@drjoshmeyers.bsky.social
Yup. We read the Odyssey in 9th grade with Mrs Wernig. It was a blast, even with half of it going right over my head!
Want to genuinely test something:
Followers, were you taught about Homer in K-12 education?
Followers, were you taught about Homer in K-12 education?
i mean i was obviously not raised in the west but i somehow dont believe that your kids aren't taught homer.
March 11, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Yup. We read the Odyssey in 9th grade with Mrs Wernig. It was a blast, even with half of it going right over my head!
Love this! And yes, to punch up Rachel’s closing point—understanding how rituals become meaningful makes them all the more meaningful, not less!
I wrote about the shockingly recent history of potato latkes and teaching about the development of holiday traditions for @jewishsf.bsky.social, included in a recipe booklet sent out to donors
PDF: www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/fu583...
PDF: www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/fu583...
December 27, 2024 at 3:10 AM
Love this! And yes, to punch up Rachel’s closing point—understanding how rituals become meaningful makes them all the more meaningful, not less!
100% through the movies. Saw them first, then read the trilogy. Then read the hobbit. Then read it again. Eventually started a tradition of rereading the trilogy every year. Then bought a nicer set of the trilogy and the Hobbit. Bought a matching edition of the Silmarilion.
I think I have reached enough followers to start asking questions (a lot of my research is about the reception of #Tolkien’s works, so I love asking about it)!
When did you first read anything by Tolkien (or watch/play/listen to an adaptation if that came first)?
Reskeet for more answers!
When did you first read anything by Tolkien (or watch/play/listen to an adaptation if that came first)?
Reskeet for more answers!
November 16, 2024 at 3:47 PM
100% through the movies. Saw them first, then read the trilogy. Then read the hobbit. Then read it again. Eventually started a tradition of rereading the trilogy every year. Then bought a nicer set of the trilogy and the Hobbit. Bought a matching edition of the Silmarilion.
Stanford FTW! Can’t wait for the ACC championship to feature Cal-Stanford
September 21, 2024 at 3:29 AM
Stanford FTW! Can’t wait for the ACC championship to feature Cal-Stanford
The fact that there was a real man named Amos behind the cookies makes this so much sweeter. Rest in peace you legend
Wally “Famous” Amos, an entrepreneur who founded the cookie brand Famous Amos, has died. He was 88
Wally Amos, creator of Famous Amos cookies, dies at 88
Derived from a recipe Wally Amos had learned from his aunt, they used real ingredients, no coloring or chemicals added, and he kept them as close to handmade as possible.
www.seattletimes.com
August 14, 2024 at 9:30 PM
The fact that there was a real man named Amos behind the cookies makes this so much sweeter. Rest in peace you legend
Still amazed the the US managed to pull this off. I cannot begin to comprehend what the released prisoners and their families must be feeling right now
Evan Gershkovich, Alsu Kurmasheva and Paul Whelan, who had all been imprisoned in Russia on charges criticized by the Biden administration, were greeted by President Biden and Vice President Harris as they arrived at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland.
3 Americans freed in large-scale prisoner swap with Russia are welcomed home
Evan Gershkovich, Alsu Kurmasheva and Paul Whelan were greeted by President Biden and Vice President Harris as they arrived at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland.
wapo.st
August 2, 2024 at 12:36 PM
Still amazed the the US managed to pull this off. I cannot begin to comprehend what the released prisoners and their families must be feeling right now
Just a reminder that #JDVance is a hedge fund guy from Chicago. The closest he ever came to being a redneck was when he got a sun burn at the yacht club
July 15, 2024 at 10:25 PM
Just a reminder that #JDVance is a hedge fund guy from Chicago. The closest he ever came to being a redneck was when he got a sun burn at the yacht club