Mom of the Year goes to......ME

So I could write about how sweet my beans were today and how they sat in my window and napped/soaked up the sun while I was working....but....not the case. It seems I forgot them in my purse so they actually tagged along to work with me, I did however take them out at some point in the day and put them in the window at work. So yeah I think I should get mom of the year for leaving my beans/new kids in my purse cause thats kind of awesome in a not so good way...or maybe I just have an odd sense of humor.

Baby Beans

Today in class we were given beans to germinate and treat as our "babies" and we were asked to give them names and talk to them and pet them and love them forever and ever and ever. So since my favorite cartoon is Salad Fingers, I have decided to name my beans Salad Fingers, Hubert Cumberdale, Marjorie Stewart Baxter, Jeremy Fisher, Horace Horse Collar, Milford Cubicle, Barbara Logan Price, and Bordois.

Rhetorical Precis #2

Jim Motavalli in E-The Environmental Magazine; Nov/Dec2007, vol. 18 Issue 6, p34-39, 6p discusses the effect of coal mining and mountaintop removal on the landscape, environment, and people of the Kayford Mountains of Western Virginia. He supports his argument by stating that the green mountains have been replaced by bare, flat, and terraced plateaus and only 50 acres owned by Larry Gibson are left; he informs that elevation is not included in the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act and all students in the Marsh Fork Elementary School are having traces of black dust;also discussed are the various lawsuits and legislations for and against coal mining in the region. His purpose is to convey that it isn't just the land that is destroyed by MTR, there is a tremendous human toll, as drinking water is polluted, housing foundations cracked, and roads potholed by overloaded coal trucks; he shares various stories of residents of the Kayford Mountains and how MTR has destroyed not only their lives but the beautiful mountains that they once called home. He writes to anyone interested in knowing more about MTR and its devastating effects and how it affects the people involved.

Rhetorical Precis #1

Silas House in The Dirt on Coal Sierra;Jan/Feb2009, Vol. 94 Issue 1, p40-45, 6p article reports on the coal industry of the U.S. and the environmental effects of coal mining; the article emphasizes that "clean coal" is a political term and does not exist, noting that coal pollutes the planet and causes global warming regardless of how it is obtained and processed; the article also presents facts about how many pounds of coal are requred for everyday activities such as doing laundry or heating a home. He supports his argument by reflecting on his own experiences with mountaintop removal and the stories of others affected by it through personal testimonies of poisoned water, dried-up wells, and cracked foundations; he also presents the idea of "clean coal" as a fantasy term coined by politicians; he also lists how many pounds of coal is needed to run a dryer for a month, light a house with incadescent lightbulbs for a month, heat water for a month, warm an average U.S. household with space heaters for a month, and finally the total monthly coal consumption for an average U.S. household. His purpose is to inform through personal stories and testimony the devastating effects of mountaintop removal, make people aware that politicians side with the coal companies and coin terms such as "clean coal" to make the whole process seem less destructive, and present us with facts on just how much coal we use so we can start making a difference and become more conscious of the amount of energy we use. He writes for the people of Appalachia and acts as a voice to make thier stories known and anyone else wanting to know the facts and make a difference.

My Family.....

Hopefully this will work...I've not been able to post due to an annoying error page popping up every time I try...its probably my home computer...but we'll see I guess.

My Son Daemien







My Husband Bobby



My Buddha Piggy








My Dogs Molly Mayhem (Great Dane) and AshyLarry (Boston Terrier)