The Man, The Myth, The Legend

Through mom and dad's insurance, we were able to meet, shake hands, and hug Edward James Olmos. It was a very exciting night. He spoke about the economy, education, and life.

Mom, Edward James Olmos, Dad, and Me






Here are some quotes from the night's discussion:
"If you are doing something without passion, be very careful"
"Passion is the key to life"
"I don't do things for money...I don't mind making money, but I like making cents (sense)"
"The key ingrediant to doing what you want to do is pace yourself"

Edward James Olmos has either stared in or was an actor in the following:
Zoot Suit (1981)
The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez (1982)
Stand And Deliver (1988)
American Me (1992)
My Family (1995)
Selena (1997)
In The Time of the Butterflies (2001)
American Family (2002)
Walkout (2006)
Beverly Hills Chihuahua - voice of Diablo (2008)


Viva El Zoot Suit!

How do you get milk from a cow?

I am always getting funny stories that teacher's write about their students in my e-mail, so I decided to share one of my own. I started doing this lesson called Mondo in the classroom, where you post a picture and have the students talk about what they see in the picture. It is a continuous lesson that takes place over the period of three to four days. The first picture we looked at had a little boy with an older man, milking a cow. Here is what happened after the students explained the picture to me:

I asked them, "How do you get milk from a cow?"
Studnets: You squeeze it
Me: So you're saying if I walked up to a cow and said hello Mr. Cow, I would like some milk today, and squeezed his ears I would get milk.
Students: NO!!
Me: Why not?
Students: You'll get ear wax!
Me: What if I squeezed his cheeks?
Students: Eww!!! NO!!! You'll get snot.

I had to try so hard not to laugh when they said that, but I could not keep from smiling. :)

New Year's Eve 08

Mike and I spent New Year's Eve with mom and dad this year. I know...I finally broke my tradition of going to Jonathan's place. I did miss the grapes, but we had fun just staying at home. I had bought Mike a Wii for Christmas, so he hooked it up to my parents TV. It was the first time mom and dad had seen one and I think they liked playing the bowling game. Dad tried boxing and got into it.