Olympia SnoweWoman

This article is just for fun -- it's been a while since J and L has been online -- what with this and that and now the weather, so we thought we'd give you something for the spirit of the season. Built in Bethel, Maine and named for the state's US Senator, it took 115 days to construct and even longer to melt. While most ladies won't talk about about their weight, this lady was over 122 feet tall and weighed 13 million pounds. Check those hips! She knows how to wear her curves.

World's Largest Snowman
Height: 122'1"
Weight 13,000,000 lbs of snow;
5 foot wreaths for eyes; 16 skis for eyelashes;
chicken wires and wood frame built by elementary school children;
5 red auto tires for lips painted by children;
48 ft circumference fleece hat made by middle school students;
30 foot spruce trees for arms

Who is Jonas Peters?

Book Review by Les Chappell

In a recent webinar for Cambium Learning (Back to School with Language!), Laureen changed the student names to protect the innocent (as the cliche goes), and has had more than a few inquiries about the identity of Jonas Peters. Laureen simply identified him as a character in her favorite novel.  Her principal often closes conversations with her by asking her to say hello to Jonas or asking how Jonas is doing.

So who is Jonas Peters? Jonas made a cameo appearance in the webinar in the company of Johnny Depp and Bart Simpson, and had the starring role in Pursued, the novel by John R. Beyer. Any resemblance he has to her husband is completely, well, coincidental. At least, that's the story...

You read.  You decide.

Pepperdine Faculty and Alumni Authors

Barnes and Noble customer review

Now available as E-book

And notice this: "Discover Pursued by John R. Beyer, one of the most interesting books and ebooks available at Coralhub.com." Apparently Jonas is HUGE in India!  Great job Jonas and John!  Keep writing!

We will not tire, we will not falter, and we will not fail.

President George W. Bush in Shanksville, PA at the Flight 93 Memorial, today:  "One of the lessons of 9-11 is that evil is real and so is courage."

Other Bush quotes worth remembering today:

American will never run...And we will always be grateful that liberty has found such brave defenders.

If America shows weakness and uncertainty, the world will drift toward tragedy. That will not happen on my watch.

America has never been united by blood or birth or soil.  We are bound by ideals that move us beyond our background, lift us above our interests and teach us what it means to be citizens.

Whether we bring our enemies to justice or bring just justice to our enemies, justice will be done.