I went to bed really early last night (after watching a grainy post of the last Project Runway episode on Youtube), hoping to sleep off this cold that has suddenly sprung up on me. When I woke up today to rainy gloom, I had that fall feeling, even though it's supposed to be in the 70s today. I felt like eschewing my summer breakfast and making something more autumnal. So I made this polenta and tomato concoction. I just sliced some polenta off the tube, sprinkled some pepper and nutritional yeast on it, added a layer of tomato slices, then more pepper, parsley, and a little salt. I baked it for fifteen minutes and it was just exactly what I wanted it to be.
Some recent political comments from my classroom as we have been reading articles about both major candidates and the conventions:
"A Democrat is a person who want to raise taxes and make gas more expensive." (in answer to the question "What does the word "Democrat" mean?")
"John McCain is COOL!" (EEEEEEwwwwwwwwwwwwww!!!!!!)
"Sarah Palin is sooo pretty!" (Uuuuuuuuuuuugggggggggghhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!)
"Democrats are tiny little losers!" (from the same kid: "My sister's friend thinks that global warming is real. Isn't that hilarious?")
"Barack Obama kills babies" (OK, that was actually from the classroom next door. Still....I had to hear about it).
Sigh. Ugh. Ouch. Yuck. Gross.
All I can do is keep saying, "Well, that's an OPINION. Let's talk about facts."
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