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Just my world of dreams, music and thoughts. Author of two books, one a novel of Love stories set in Framingham, Mass, Secrets of the Heart the 2nd book an autobiography of growing up in Framingham, Mass. Small Town America, Framingham My generation was the first teenage generation, that was when the word was coined. Ours was the generation that started cruising through town and to the drive in theater and drive in restaurant. In our area, Ernie Kampersal,from Holliston, drove his bucking car through town, picking up girls. It rose in the air, like a stallion! We went to the soda shops and played the juke boxes. It was a different town, a different time, and it belonged to us!

Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Cars, new HD program on Discovery Channel

Click here: Discovery HD Theater :: TV Listings :: What's My Car Worth?

This is tuesday at 9, see the schedule.

Sunday, April 18, 2010

A 1914 car with history

This car has an interesting history.  It ran very well., when my husband had it.    The leather fenders are remarkable, as is the car,an early Mercedes you can read the history at the link.
Turning Learning Right Side Up: Putting Education Back on Track Turning Learning Right Side Up Puting Education Back on Track


by DanielGreenberg



See this book on Amazon »Madlyn wants to read this book

Comment: "My neighbor, founding member of the Sudbury Valley School has just published this book. I am especially interested in it, because I agree that we have not made sufficient changes in education, to handle the changes in our society. The proof is in the number of children being prescribed drugs like Ritalin to get through school and college.



We learned years ago that all children do not learn in the same way, yet we torture them , forcing them to learn the way we want them to learn, or fail them. Example: A bright child with ADHD, orADD, who can not concentrate, read, etc., can be taught by lectures, play acting, movies, and other visual means. Why would this child get homework based on reading and preparing pages to turn in, when the child has difficulty organizing, doing homework and turning in pages on time. That is what I mean about setting them up to fail! Genius existed before homework, and books!

We can not dumb down those that can not learn in our one way of teaching, then fail them in school and college....change has to come! There are many new ideas out there, we need to try. I look forward to reading Dan's book!

World's rarest car?

http://www.audiusa.com/us/brand/en/about/main/history/brand_family_tree/Horch.html#source=h


There is one unusual car that might be the world's rarest sport model.  It is called the Horch, built as early as the 1900's by the founder of Audi cars, visit the website for information.  Last year at Pebble Beach it took the prize.  This car is probably one of 4 in the world.  I will find the link for Pebble Beach and put it here for you, if you care to read more.

http://www.topspeed.com/cars/car-news/1937-horch-wins-best-of-show-at-the-2009-pebble-beach-concours-d-elegance-ar78074.html

This fabulous car competed with the Mercedes 540 K as one of the most desired cars in the world, in it's day.