Written 3/10/11
Saturday, August 18, 2012
#3 Revealers
I think that Elliot is kind of weird and that he needs to
get over dinosaurs. And that instead of going by himself to face his main bullies
he should have brought someone with him. He should have ran away when he had
the chance after he hit the one kids in the face with the sock full of marbles.
I think the best part so far was when Elliot went and confronted bullies and
they were swearing at each other. Russel should have went and helped Elliot
when the other kids were hanging him over the bridge instead of waiting until
he had been thrown over. Also when Elliot would not apologize for what he did
and instead kept swearing at the bullies, I think that he did something that
even the bullies would not do.
Written 3/10/11
Written 3/10/11
Friday, August 17, 2012
#2 Revealers
In the book that we have been reading, “The Revealers,” I
think that the band of girls that pick on the new girl are kind of stupid for
picking on her just because she has different skin color and that she stood up
when the teacher was talking to her. If I could be anyone of the kids that are
picked on I would pick Russel because I don’t want to be a girl and the other
person is kind of weird with his obsession with dinosaurs. Also I think that
the kid that’s obsessed with dinosaurs should not be picked on so much.
Written 3/3/11 by Daniel
Written 3/3/11 by Daniel
Thursday, August 16, 2012
#1 Revealers
In the book Revealers I think that the main character person
is treated very bad. The main bully ______________ should not have done a bunch
of the things that he did and he should have been nicer to other people instead
of beating them up. Also the main character should have told some what was
happening.
Written 3/2/11 by Daniel
I found these images of the book online. I remember Daniel telling me about this book. He thought it was interesting but not a book he would have chosen to read on his own.
I found these images of the book online. I remember Daniel telling me about this book. He thought it was interesting but not a book he would have chosen to read on his own.
Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Anything (the actual title given by Daniel)
I am so bored right now. I have nothing to do except write
so I am writing about how bored I am. I am bored because I am at school. I am
in my least favorite subject in school, I am bored and I will be bored until I
am not bored which means that I will be bored until I leave this boring school
and go to the bus. Even though the bus ride home is boring. On the bus all I do
is stare out the window and watch the cars, houses and trees flash by for
almost an hour. Then I finally get off the boring bus at my bus stop. Run home.
Then do my boring homework which takes me anywhere from a few minutes to an
hour. Next I do things such as bring in wood, start the fire, and then either
go outside, play a video game, or play a board/card game. Most people would
say, “what a boring life.”
Written 3/16/11
No pictures today. I think they would ruin the boring theme.
Written 3/16/11
No pictures today. I think they would ruin the boring theme.
God Bless America
This was was also received in an email from Paul and again, I had to share.
Friends,
“God Bless America” became the song that the nation rallied around after the terrorist attack on September 11, 2001. Mourning crowds, including the US Congress, spontaneously broke into song while comforting each other and showing solidarity with those that had died, and those still missing. Now that very same song is under attack by atheists right here in Massachusetts.
The Wayland School District is pushing back against an atheist group’s claim that a high school band playing “God Bless America” is somehow an unconstitutional act, reports The Blaze. Superintendent Dr. Paul Stein said he plans to ignore the Freedom From Religion Foundation’s (FFRF) letter alleging separation of church and state violations.
“I appreciate where they’re coming from, I really do, but on the other hand I think it’s a question of where the line is drawn,” Stein told the MetroWest Daily News about the song that was played by the school band on Memorial Day and Pearl Harbor Day. “There has to be a sense about whether the schools are fostering the promotion or practice of religion, and I don’t believe the band playing ‘God Bless America’ does that.”
We applaud Superintendent Stein for his steadfast support of the school’s right to have the band play “God Bless America” and the district’s plan to ignore the bullying threats from FFRF. We still have freedom of religion and expression in this country, but the “wall of separation” crowd with their friends at the ACLU are working hard to erode those rights. That’s why we have to make our voices heard!
Please call and email Superintendent Dr. Paul Stein and thank him for his support of “God Bless America” and his willingness to not bow to such an outrageous request.
Phone: 508-358-3774
Email: paul_stein@wayland.k12.ma.us
For our families and our freedoms,
Kris
Friends,
“God Bless America” became the song that the nation rallied around after the terrorist attack on September 11, 2001. Mourning crowds, including the US Congress, spontaneously broke into song while comforting each other and showing solidarity with those that had died, and those still missing. Now that very same song is under attack by atheists right here in Massachusetts.
The Wayland School District is pushing back against an atheist group’s claim that a high school band playing “God Bless America” is somehow an unconstitutional act, reports The Blaze. Superintendent Dr. Paul Stein said he plans to ignore the Freedom From Religion Foundation’s (FFRF) letter alleging separation of church and state violations.
“I appreciate where they’re coming from, I really do, but on the other hand I think it’s a question of where the line is drawn,” Stein told the MetroWest Daily News about the song that was played by the school band on Memorial Day and Pearl Harbor Day. “There has to be a sense about whether the schools are fostering the promotion or practice of religion, and I don’t believe the band playing ‘God Bless America’ does that.”
We applaud Superintendent Stein for his steadfast support of the school’s right to have the band play “God Bless America” and the district’s plan to ignore the bullying threats from FFRF. We still have freedom of religion and expression in this country, but the “wall of separation” crowd with their friends at the ACLU are working hard to erode those rights. That’s why we have to make our voices heard!
Please call and email Superintendent Dr. Paul Stein and thank him for his support of “God Bless America” and his willingness to not bow to such an outrageous request.
Phone: 508-358-3774
Email: paul_stein@wayland.k12.ma.us
For our families and our freedoms,
Kris
Delta Flight 15
Here is an amazing story from a
flight attendant on Delta Flight 15, written following 9-11:
"On the morning of Tuesday, September 11, we were about 5 hours out of Frankfurt, flying over the North Atlantic. All of a sudden the curtains parted and I was told to go to the cockpit, immediately, to see the captain. As soon as I got there I noticed that the crew had that "All Business" look on their faces. The captain handed me a printed message. It was from Delta's main office in Atlanta and simply read, "All airways over the Continental United States are closed to commercial air traffic. Land ASAP at the nearest airport. Advise your destination."
"No one said a word about what this could mean. We knew it was a serious situation and we needed to find terra firma quickly. The captain determined that the nearest airport was 400 miles behind us in Gander, Newfoundland. He requested approval for a route change from the Canadian traffic controller and approval was granted immediately--no questions asked. We found out later, of course, why there was no hesitation in approving our request.
"While the flight crew prepared the airplane for landing, another message arrived from Atlanta telling us about some terrorist activity in the New York area. A few minutes later word came in about the hijackings.
"We decided to LIE to the passengers while we were still in the air. We told them the plane had a simple instrument problem and that we needed to land at the nearest airport in Gander, Newfoundland to have it checked out.
"We promised to give more information after landing in Gander. There was much grumbling among the passengers, but that's nothing new! Forty minutes later, we landed in Gander. Local time at Gander was 12:30 PM! .... that's 11:00 AM EST.
"There were already about 20 other airplanes on the ground from all over the world that had taken this detour on their way to the U.S. After we parked on the ramp, the captain made the following announcement: "Ladies and gentlemen, you must be wondering if all these airplanes around us have the same instrument problem as we have. The reality is that we are here for another reason." Then he went on to explain the little bit we knew about the situation in the U.S. There were loud gasps and stares of disbelief. The captain informed passengers that Ground control in Gander told us to stay put.
"The Canadian Government was in charge of our situation and no one was allowed to get off the aircraft. No one on the ground was allowed to come near any of the air crafts. Only airport police would come around periodically, look us over and go on to the next airplane. In the next hour or so more planes landed and Gander ended up with 53 airplanes from all over the world, 27 of which were U.S. commercial jets.
"Meanwhile, bits of news started to come in over the aircraft radio and for the first time we learned that airplanes were flown into the World Trade Center in New York and into the Pentagon in DC. People were trying to use their cell phones, but were unable to connect due to a different cell system in Canada. Some did get through, but were only able to get to the Canadian operator who would tell them that the lines to the U.S. were either blocked or jammed.
"Sometime in the evening the news filtered to us that the World Trade Center buildings had collapsed and that a fourth hijacking had resulted in a crash. By now the passengers were emotionally and physically exhausted, not to mention frightened, but everyone stayed amazingly calm. We had only to look out the window at the 52 other stranded aircraft to realize that we were not the only ones in this predicament.
"We had been told earlier that they would be allowing people off the planes one plane at a time. At 6 PM, Gander airport told us that our turn to deplane would be 11 am the next morning. Passengers were not happy, but they simply resigned themselves to this news without much noise and started to prepare themselves to spend the night on the airplane.
"Gander had promised us medical attention, if needed, water, and lavatory servicing. And they were true to their word. Fortunately we had no medical situations to worry about. We did have a young lady who was 33 weeks into her pregnancy. We took REALLY good care of her. The night passed without incident despite the uncomfortable sleeping arrangements.
"About 10:30 on the morning of the 12th a convoy of school buses showed up. We got off the plane and were taken to the terminal where we went through Immigration and Customs and then had to register with the Red Cross.
"After that we (the crew) were separated from the passengers and were taken in vans to a small hotel. We had no idea where our passengers were going. We learned from the Red Cross that the town of Gander has a population of 10,400 people and they had about 10,500 passengers to take care of from all the airplanes that were forced into Gander! We were told to just relax at the hotel and we would be contacted when the U.S. airports opened again, but not to expect that call for a while.
"We found out the total scope of the terror back home only after getting to our hotel and turning on the TV, 24 hours after it all started.
"Meanwhile, we had lots of time on our hands and found that the people of Gander were extremely friendly. They started calling us the "plane people." We enjoyed their hospitality, explored the town of Gander and ended up having a pretty good time.
"Two days later, we got that call and were taken back to the Gander airport. Back on the plane, we were reunited with the passengers and found out what they had been doing for the past two days. What we found out was incredible.
"Gander and all the surrounding communities (within about a 75 Kilometer radius) had closed all high schools, meeting halls, lodges, and any other large gathering places. They converted all these facilities to mass lodging areas for all the stranded travelers. Some had cots set up, some had mats with sleeping bags and pillows set up.
"ALL the high school students were required to volunteer their time to take care of the "guests." Our 218 passengers ended up in a town called Lewisporte, about 45 kilometers from Gander where they were put up in a high school. If any women wanted to be in a women-only facility, that was arranged. Families were kept together. All the elderly passengers were taken to private homes.
"Remember that young pregnant lady? She was put up in a private home right across the street from a 24-hour Urgent Care facility. There was a dentist on call and both male and female nurses remained with the crowd for the duration.
"Phone calls and e-mails to the U.S. and around the world were available to everyone once a day. During the day, passengers were offered "Excursion" trips. Some people went on boat cruises of the lakes and harbors. Some went for hikes in the local forests. Local bakeries stayed open to make fresh bread for the guests. Food was prepared by all the residents and brought to the schools. People were driven to restaurants of their choice and offered wonderful meals. Everyone was given tokens for local laundry mats to wash their clothes, since luggage was still on the aircraft. In other words, every single need was met for those stranded travelers.
"Passengers were crying while telling us these stories. Finally, when they were told that U.S. airports had reopened, they were delivered to the airport right on time and without a single passenger missing or late. The local Red Cross had all the information about the whereabouts of each and every passenger and knew which plane they needed to be on and when all the planes were leaving. They coordinated everything beautifully. It was absolutely incredible.
"When passengers came on board, it was like they had been on a cruise. Everyone knew each other by name. They were swapping stories of their stay, impressing each other with who had the better time. Our flight back to Atlanta looked like a chartered party flight. The crew just stayed out of their way. It was mind-boggling. Passengers had totally bonded and were calling each other by their first names, exchanging phone numbers, addresses, and email addresses.
"And then a very unusual thing happened. One of our passengers approached me and asked if he could make an announcement over the PA system. We never, ever allow that. But this time was different. I said "of course" and handed him the mike. He picked up the PA and reminded everyone about what they had just gone through in the last few days. He reminded them of the hospitality they had received at the hands of total strangers. He continued by saying that he would like to do something in return for the good folks of Lewisporte.
"He said he was going to set up a Trust Fund under the name of DELTA 15 (our flight number). The purpose of the trust fund is to provide college scholarships for the high school students of Lewisporte. He asked for donations of any amount from his fellow travelers. When the paper with donations got back to us with the amounts, names, phone numbers and addresses, the total was for more than $14,000!
"The gentleman, a MD from Virginia, promised to match the donations and to start the administrative work on the scholarship. He also said that he would forward this proposal to Delta Corporate and ask them to donate as well. As I write this account, the trust fund is at more than $1.5 million and has assisted 134 students in college education.
"I just wanted to share this story because we need good stories right now. It gives me a little bit of hope to know that some people in a far away place were kind to some strangers who literally dropped in on them. It reminds me how much good there is in the world."
"In spite of all the rotten things we see going on in today’s world this story confirms that there are still a lot of good and Godly people in the world and when things get bad, they will come forward.
"God Bless America...and the Canadians."
Paul sent me this in an email and I just had to share it.
"On the morning of Tuesday, September 11, we were about 5 hours out of Frankfurt, flying over the North Atlantic. All of a sudden the curtains parted and I was told to go to the cockpit, immediately, to see the captain. As soon as I got there I noticed that the crew had that "All Business" look on their faces. The captain handed me a printed message. It was from Delta's main office in Atlanta and simply read, "All airways over the Continental United States are closed to commercial air traffic. Land ASAP at the nearest airport. Advise your destination."
"No one said a word about what this could mean. We knew it was a serious situation and we needed to find terra firma quickly. The captain determined that the nearest airport was 400 miles behind us in Gander, Newfoundland. He requested approval for a route change from the Canadian traffic controller and approval was granted immediately--no questions asked. We found out later, of course, why there was no hesitation in approving our request.
"While the flight crew prepared the airplane for landing, another message arrived from Atlanta telling us about some terrorist activity in the New York area. A few minutes later word came in about the hijackings.
"We decided to LIE to the passengers while we were still in the air. We told them the plane had a simple instrument problem and that we needed to land at the nearest airport in Gander, Newfoundland to have it checked out.
"We promised to give more information after landing in Gander. There was much grumbling among the passengers, but that's nothing new! Forty minutes later, we landed in Gander. Local time at Gander was 12:30 PM! .... that's 11:00 AM EST.
"There were already about 20 other airplanes on the ground from all over the world that had taken this detour on their way to the U.S. After we parked on the ramp, the captain made the following announcement: "Ladies and gentlemen, you must be wondering if all these airplanes around us have the same instrument problem as we have. The reality is that we are here for another reason." Then he went on to explain the little bit we knew about the situation in the U.S. There were loud gasps and stares of disbelief. The captain informed passengers that Ground control in Gander told us to stay put.
"The Canadian Government was in charge of our situation and no one was allowed to get off the aircraft. No one on the ground was allowed to come near any of the air crafts. Only airport police would come around periodically, look us over and go on to the next airplane. In the next hour or so more planes landed and Gander ended up with 53 airplanes from all over the world, 27 of which were U.S. commercial jets.
"Meanwhile, bits of news started to come in over the aircraft radio and for the first time we learned that airplanes were flown into the World Trade Center in New York and into the Pentagon in DC. People were trying to use their cell phones, but were unable to connect due to a different cell system in Canada. Some did get through, but were only able to get to the Canadian operator who would tell them that the lines to the U.S. were either blocked or jammed.
"Sometime in the evening the news filtered to us that the World Trade Center buildings had collapsed and that a fourth hijacking had resulted in a crash. By now the passengers were emotionally and physically exhausted, not to mention frightened, but everyone stayed amazingly calm. We had only to look out the window at the 52 other stranded aircraft to realize that we were not the only ones in this predicament.
"We had been told earlier that they would be allowing people off the planes one plane at a time. At 6 PM, Gander airport told us that our turn to deplane would be 11 am the next morning. Passengers were not happy, but they simply resigned themselves to this news without much noise and started to prepare themselves to spend the night on the airplane.
"Gander had promised us medical attention, if needed, water, and lavatory servicing. And they were true to their word. Fortunately we had no medical situations to worry about. We did have a young lady who was 33 weeks into her pregnancy. We took REALLY good care of her. The night passed without incident despite the uncomfortable sleeping arrangements.
"About 10:30 on the morning of the 12th a convoy of school buses showed up. We got off the plane and were taken to the terminal where we went through Immigration and Customs and then had to register with the Red Cross.
"After that we (the crew) were separated from the passengers and were taken in vans to a small hotel. We had no idea where our passengers were going. We learned from the Red Cross that the town of Gander has a population of 10,400 people and they had about 10,500 passengers to take care of from all the airplanes that were forced into Gander! We were told to just relax at the hotel and we would be contacted when the U.S. airports opened again, but not to expect that call for a while.
"We found out the total scope of the terror back home only after getting to our hotel and turning on the TV, 24 hours after it all started.
"Meanwhile, we had lots of time on our hands and found that the people of Gander were extremely friendly. They started calling us the "plane people." We enjoyed their hospitality, explored the town of Gander and ended up having a pretty good time.
"Two days later, we got that call and were taken back to the Gander airport. Back on the plane, we were reunited with the passengers and found out what they had been doing for the past two days. What we found out was incredible.
"Gander and all the surrounding communities (within about a 75 Kilometer radius) had closed all high schools, meeting halls, lodges, and any other large gathering places. They converted all these facilities to mass lodging areas for all the stranded travelers. Some had cots set up, some had mats with sleeping bags and pillows set up.
"ALL the high school students were required to volunteer their time to take care of the "guests." Our 218 passengers ended up in a town called Lewisporte, about 45 kilometers from Gander where they were put up in a high school. If any women wanted to be in a women-only facility, that was arranged. Families were kept together. All the elderly passengers were taken to private homes.
"Remember that young pregnant lady? She was put up in a private home right across the street from a 24-hour Urgent Care facility. There was a dentist on call and both male and female nurses remained with the crowd for the duration.
"Phone calls and e-mails to the U.S. and around the world were available to everyone once a day. During the day, passengers were offered "Excursion" trips. Some people went on boat cruises of the lakes and harbors. Some went for hikes in the local forests. Local bakeries stayed open to make fresh bread for the guests. Food was prepared by all the residents and brought to the schools. People were driven to restaurants of their choice and offered wonderful meals. Everyone was given tokens for local laundry mats to wash their clothes, since luggage was still on the aircraft. In other words, every single need was met for those stranded travelers.
"Passengers were crying while telling us these stories. Finally, when they were told that U.S. airports had reopened, they were delivered to the airport right on time and without a single passenger missing or late. The local Red Cross had all the information about the whereabouts of each and every passenger and knew which plane they needed to be on and when all the planes were leaving. They coordinated everything beautifully. It was absolutely incredible.
"When passengers came on board, it was like they had been on a cruise. Everyone knew each other by name. They were swapping stories of their stay, impressing each other with who had the better time. Our flight back to Atlanta looked like a chartered party flight. The crew just stayed out of their way. It was mind-boggling. Passengers had totally bonded and were calling each other by their first names, exchanging phone numbers, addresses, and email addresses.
"And then a very unusual thing happened. One of our passengers approached me and asked if he could make an announcement over the PA system. We never, ever allow that. But this time was different. I said "of course" and handed him the mike. He picked up the PA and reminded everyone about what they had just gone through in the last few days. He reminded them of the hospitality they had received at the hands of total strangers. He continued by saying that he would like to do something in return for the good folks of Lewisporte.
"He said he was going to set up a Trust Fund under the name of DELTA 15 (our flight number). The purpose of the trust fund is to provide college scholarships for the high school students of Lewisporte. He asked for donations of any amount from his fellow travelers. When the paper with donations got back to us with the amounts, names, phone numbers and addresses, the total was for more than $14,000!
"The gentleman, a MD from Virginia, promised to match the donations and to start the administrative work on the scholarship. He also said that he would forward this proposal to Delta Corporate and ask them to donate as well. As I write this account, the trust fund is at more than $1.5 million and has assisted 134 students in college education.
"I just wanted to share this story because we need good stories right now. It gives me a little bit of hope to know that some people in a far away place were kind to some strangers who literally dropped in on them. It reminds me how much good there is in the world."
"In spite of all the rotten things we see going on in today’s world this story confirms that there are still a lot of good and Godly people in the world and when things get bad, they will come forward.
"God Bless America...and the Canadians."
Paul sent me this in an email and I just had to share it.
Tuesday, August 14, 2012
Snow Days vs. Summer
I would rather have snow days and get out of school later in
the summer. I would rather have snow days because they are fun and sometimes
it’s nice to have a day off of school. I don’t really mind if school goes into
the summer because I don’t usually do anything really exciting and if the
school year is extended I will still have time during the rest of the summer to
do it. When the school has snow days I get extra time, to finish my homework and
more time to work on any project I have to finish. I get to sleep in instead of
waking up at five-thirty in the morning making breakfast and going outside to
wait for the bus to get there. All I do during the summer most of the time is
stay at home and watch my little brothers and sister which is not fun at all.
Written 1/26/11
Written 1/26/11
Some summer and snow day pictures.
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| Joseph and Daniel June 6, 2009, at Comet Pond. |
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| Daniel, Cedric, Seth, Laura and Amena looking at/for salamanders at Comet Pond June 6, 2009. |
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| Daniel chillin' at Comet Pond June 6, 2009. |
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| Daniel making a hole June 6, 2009, at Comet Pond. |
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| A creation in the back field (and Amena at the edge) January 23, 2010. Daniel helped with construction. |
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| The same creation and Amena. |
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| Laura, Seth, Amena, Joseph, Joanna, Cedric and Daniel January 23, 2010. Not the best but pretty indicative of life. |
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| Amena, Daniel and Jonathan horsing around January 27, 2010. |
This one isn't a snow day or a summer day but I couldn't resist putting it in because it's so Daniel.
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| Daniel being Daniel May 8, 2010 (before braces). |
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