Friday, August 30

HAPPY FRIDAY! Today is Friday of Week 2. Here is a link to the Week 2 assignments; you can decide if you want to finish the end-of-week items today or over the weekend. Either way works! And if you have time, do some extra credit; now is a good time to get ahead so that you can then miss some assignments later when midterms get going in your other classes, etc.

Class Procedures and Reminders

And now... CONGRATULATIONS! I hope you all had a good time with the reading and storytelling this week. In Week 1, you became bloggers, and now in Week 2, you are storytellers. Thank you for being willing to try these new things; I really appreciate all the work you are doing so that we have this blog network full of stories now.

Announcements. At the end of the week it's a good idea to review the week's announcements to see if you missed anything important. There's even an extra credit option for doing that: Review and Back Up.

Project Stack. As people turn in their project assignments, I'll add them to the stack. Then, while you are waiting on feedback from me, you can check the stack to make sure I received your assignment. I'll be including a link to the stack every day in the announcements from now on.

The following items are for fun and exploration:

Blog Stream. Another cool photo from a favorite places post; this is Sarah's picture from the Baha'i World Center in Haifa, Israel, and you can find out more about the Bahai faith at Wikipedia.

Twitter Stream. There was a new cartoon today at Twitter from one of my favorite cartoonists, Grant Snider.

Story of the Day. Today's "why" story explains Why the Turkey Goes Gobble Gobble. And yes, it's a Brer Rabbit story. :-)

Indian Epics Today. The character for today is BHUMI, the earth goddess. You can find out more about Bhumi here; this image shows Bhumi embracing her daughter Sita, the heroine of the Ramayana, while Sita's husband, King Rama, looks on:

Storybooks. And here's an Indian Epics Storybook all about the power of women: Swa-Shakti: The Year of Women's Empowerment. Check out the storytelling style: all the characters are women. All of them!

Indian Music Video. Here's a Maati Baani video that might remind some of you in Myth-Folklore class about the Pygmalion story you read this week: Naina Bawre.

Proverbs. Here's a fun Latin proverb: The frog jumps back into the swamp even if you've placed him on a throne. (Latin here)

H.E.A.R.T.. This is some advice from Anne Lamott about unplugging at the end of the week:

Mindset Cats. The growth mindset cat agrees: Take a study break. You earned it.

HEART Video. And here's a fun reflection on a moment of time from OK Go: The One Moment.

Event on Campus. The annual Foam Party will be tonight from 8PM-11PM on top of the Union Parking Garage (details).

August 30: Jacques-Louis David. Today marks the birthday of the great French painter Jacques-Louis David in the year 1748; you can find out more about his life and career at Wikipedia. David is famous for his paintings on Greek and Roman themes, and one of my favorites is the Intervention of the Sabine Women when the women stand between their Roman husbands on the one side and their Sabine fathers and brothers on the other, insisting that they make peace:

Check out the Twitter stream for information and fun stuff during the day, or click here for past announcements.