My Invention

If I could make one invention it would be an object that could teleport you to any place you wanted to go in an instant. It would be in the form of a chain or metal, so I would be able to wear it around my neck. All I would have to do would be to think very hard of the place I want to go while holding the chain firmly in my hands. I would not sell this invention. I know that sounds kind of greedy, but if everyone had one the world would be a very crazy place. This would help me in many ways. For instance if I were to be late to anything I could get myself there in a second and be on time. It would also help if I wanted to do something with my friends, because I wouldn't have to work around my parents and have my time limited because of their schedules.

(Tricia)

Political Cartoon

This political cartoon is humorous because it shows many files that are kept by the president that he doesn't want anyone elso to see. From the labels you can tell that he has been keeping some secrets.

This photo is from the Bejing Olympics this last summer. It shows the U.S men's 4X100 freestyle relay team who won the gold despite what everyone thought. The odds were against them, as the French were heavily favored to win it. Michael Phelps needed this gold medal to beat out Mark Spitz for the most gold medals won at a single Olympics, and thanks to the help of Jason Lezak, a much older swimmer and anchor of the team they won the race. Lezak swam the fastest split for that race ever and came back in the last fifty meters to overtake the French. The French had been trash talking before the race, which only angered and motivated the U.S team. This was not too smart on the Frenchie's part. They were shocked to find that the U.S team had come back after such a lead, but it was only fair because trash talkers never win, and winners never trash talk.

Scary Movie Podcast

Last week we had to make an audio podcast on the scariest movie we have seen. Now I'm mot really one for scary movies and I haven't seen very many but I did my podcast on I Am Legend. I thought this movie was very interesting but it was also a little creepy. I wrote my script, and then turned it in to Mrs. Brown on Tuesday. The next day I started to record in using the Garage Band feature on the Macs. I thought my voice sounded really wierd but a lot of other people said they thought the same about thiers. It ended up to be about two minutes long and I presented it to her on Thursday.

Valuable Lesson

In the summer of 2003, my younger brother, Brendan, got a gash in his knee while swimming in a lake in Wisconsin. We were on our annual camping trip and it was the first day that we had been there. It was so deep that you could see his knee cap. We had to take him to the hospital there, and he got some temporary stitches. It was very painful for him throughout the rest of the trip and when we got back to Peoria we took him to St. Francis where we found that he had a rare infection in his leg. As a result he had to have a couple surgeries and was in intensive care for two weeks. He was only in third grade and was a very rough time for our whole family. Meanwhile, my two sisters and I stayed at my grandparents house and made visits to the hospital as often as we could. Brendan is completely fine now, with the exeption of a long scar on his leg. This taught me the importance of family and how quickly your life can change.

(Tom Hanley)

Top Things I Want To Do

1. Take a trip to Ireland.
2. See Niagra Falls.
3. Get Married.
4. Have children.
5. Learn to speak Spanish fluently.
6. Go to college.
7. Become an architect & start my own firm.
8. Attend the Olympics in the U.S
9. See a Packer game.
10. Go to a University of Notre Dame football game.
11. Visit Washington D.C and Georgetown again.
12. Learn how to parasail.
13. Meet Carrie Underwood. (I commented on Molly Dalquist)

Report Card

I am surprised at how fast the first quarter of the year has gone by already. I think that my report card will be good but the grades in some of my classes have dropped in the last week, including in this class, so I need to get those all up. This year, overall, I have a pretty easy schedule and it hasn't been too tough to keep the grades up, but recently I have been very busy and I think they have suffered some what due to that.