The good life

If I could be any non-human animal, I would choose to be a dog. I love that dogs are energetic, affectionate, loyal, intelligent and enthusiastic.
The characteristic that I enjoy most about dogs is that they love to play; additionally, they are ingenuous when it comes to finding toys. Jake has entertained himself quite well with the spray from a sprinkler. Blue can spend hours playing with an old shoe. They love playing tug-of-war with hoses, plastic tubing, sticks and anything else they can find. Even if they can't find a toy, they'll run in circles nipping at each other. I would love to have the freedom to play all day and the ingenuity to turn so many things into toys.

If you got to choose an animal to become, what animal would you choose? What do you appreciate most about this animal? Why would you find life enjoyable as this animal?

Perfection!

Yesterday, Dallas Braden threw a perfect game for the Oakland A's. In the photo above, Dallas and his catcher jump for joy as the final out is made. What is a perfect game? How many have been thrown in the history of Major League Baseball? How was it especially signifcant to Dallas that players wore pink necklaces to raise awareness of the fight against cancer for Mother's Day?

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If given the gift of time . . .

If we had one more period we could add to the school day during which you could study whatever subject you wanted, what would you study?

I would love to take a gardening class in which I could learn how to grow a phenomenal flower garden that would feature the best flora upstate New York has to offer.