Smrt Lernins

Captain Science wrote this little ditty today as an exercise in iambs and spondees.

I go into the kitchen
To get some pretzel sticks
And how much pretzels do I get
Well, nine’s how much I pick.

He didn’t quite integrate his understanding of the spondee into his poetic meter, but he’s getting there. He can explain it just fine, but since he’s only nine and still occasionally emphasizes words oddly in conversation, I don’t expect his usage to be perfect yet. We discussed that “many,” not “much,” would be grammatically correct here. He rewrote it to conserve the iambic rhythm and to try to use the spondee correctly. “Many” in the last line is intended to be the spondee, and when he reads the poem aloud, he stresses both syllables of “many.”

I go into the kitchen
To get some pretzel sticks
How many pretzels do I get?
Well, nine’s how many I pick.

I’m exhausted and, despite yesterday’s 70 degree weather, we have snow flurries. In celebration, I give you a collection of links (some homeschool-related, some not) to entertain you:

If you didn’t stay up to watch the debate and vote last night, you may be wondering if they passed healthcare reform. Did they pass healthcare reform? answers your questions with care and nuance.

Envy those stylish 20 and 30-somethings with their disposable income and tragically hip living spaces? Unhappy Hipsters has the cure for that.

Apparently, cultural bias is still keeping women out of science, math, and technology. Is this supposed to be surprising?

Captain Science apparently told Eclectic Girl that “knitting is for girls,” (though he told me, “I don’t recall ever saying that” when I had a little come the Jesus meeting with him on the topic of what men/women can/can’t do) Men Who Knit would beg to differ.

How have you people lived thus far without ThinkGeek? They have the best, geekiest products ever. I so desperately need a personal soundtrack shirt that I’d actually be willing to convert to Christian homeschooling or unschooling (your choice) if you mail me one.

Need a laugh this morning? Awkward Family Photos and Regretsy. ‘Nuff said.

There. Go, entertain yourselves and leave me alone.