21. Archive IV: Favorite Notes & Food Ideas, 2025
Favorite Notes
I. 1. "If you're in danger and you need help, don't be silent, make noise, say something." --Alexander Dumas.
2. "The supermarket is not just for shopping, it is also for socializing." --S.A. Akintoye.
3. "Even though some people may look like they're master builders, they are not actually master builders." --Henrik Ibsen.
4. "It is important to remain calm at all times, and use calm language at all times."
5. A big person needs a big car, a big house, has a big appetite, etc. --Leo Tolstoy. Tolstoy was known for writing comic stories for a newspaper he worked for.
6. “No one ever said that life would be easy.” --Nelson Mandela. In his village, he had to collect water from the river every morning and sleep in a dirt floor in a hut.
7. “Cucumber slices on the eyes feel good."
8. "You can not express all of the world's history and wisdom in only three sentences."
9. "Good job kid, you made your money, don't spend it all in one place."
10. "Don't believe everything you read, and don't believe everything you hear." --Leo Tolstoy
11. In the past, it was common to educate children at home.
12. "Some people are rabble rousers who know how to fire up a crowd."
13. "For centuries, wild animals have survived cold winters." --Samuel Taylor Coleridge
14. "He was fond of buying trinkets for his wife." --Miguel de Cervantes
15. Item moved.
16. Since posters and cards of movies allow you to enjoy yourself when you look at them on your wall, they are good decorations for your home.
17. Sometimes people display signs of abnormal behavior and illogical reasoning.
18. Sometimes the human race goes through problematic times, but the human race is strong, and survives.
19. Developing nations can import food and supplies from American stores. Have the supplies trucked, shipped or flown in and then distribute them to the people to live on.
20. In order to cross a river, use a series of floating boats, as a bridge
II. 1. In America after the Civil War, blacks moved from the south to the north, and they adopted different styles, so now blacks from the south have different music styles than blacks from the north.
2. Rap music began in the 1980's in NYC. Rap music, or hip hop (the terms can be used interchangeably,) is in the language of and about the experiences of African American inner city youth during this time.
3. If you have a headache, rub your head, if you have stomachache, rub your stomach, then you will feel better.
4. For some reason, the man would sometimes lick the pages of a newspaper or magazine. --Angela's Ashes, Frank McCourt
5. When the woman was dressing, she handed her boyfriend her dress, and she asked him to put it on.
6. Even though she had lost most of her hair, the woman wore several wigs as well as makeup.
7. Item moved to III. 11.
8. When playing baseball, the man was fond of using his Louisville Slugger.
9. Spandex was a popular product for women when it was first released. --Trivial Pursuit
10. Tang is a powdered, vitamin C-fortified orange-flavored drink mix that was used on the space station by NASA astronauts one year. --Trivial Pursuit
11. Alberto VO5 shampoo has been around since the 1950s, and contains several different vitamins and oils for healthy hair. --Trivial Pursuit
12. "In math, two checks are enough, more than two checks are uneccesary." --The Arabian Nights
13. With the left hand, write from left to right, and with the right hand write from right to left.
14. Just write scratchy lines fast, a series of scratchy straight lines. This is like writing script or writing loops, only more efficient.
15. Write with the left hand, and write with the right hand.
16. Color fast, color as fast as you can, for 30seconds to 1minute, and try not to rip the paper.
17. Get a box of chalk and color, outside or on construction paper, fast, to cover as much area as possible, and try not to rip the paper.
18. Color with crayons or chalk on a wooden cutting board, which is reusable.
19. Use any reusable wooden object shaped like a crayon, and any reusable wooden surface for paper, and color as long as you like. And color with the right hand, and color with the left hand.
20. "It's okay to be funny sometimes, but being funny all the time is inappropriate." --The Arabian Nights
III. 1. A furry rug can be used as a blanket or comforter. Early tribal people used similar animal hides as blankets.
2. "It's best to walk at a moderate pace in public -- not too fast, and not too slow." --The Arabian Nights
3. Good body language is appropriate in public.
4. During the funeral, either several people spoke, each about the noble deeds of each person, or one person spoke, about the noble deeds of the whole group.
5. The senator threw a big feast, or dinner, with food and drink, and fed the whole city. This feast included song and dance. Sometimes, these feasts would last for several days.
6. The woman owned clothes and jewelry, and sold some of it used, for cash value.
7. "Since we're dressed up in such nice clothes, we should go to a concert and a restaurant."
8. Parades should have different culturally relevant activities, such as food and speeches.
9. If several people are injured, and the city is at fault, then the people should receive compensation.
10. "I endure another day on this alien Earth." --Dante Alighieri
11. "Every 1,000 years, a dragon, phoenix, or remarkable person comes to the earth." --Lao Tzu
12. "A group of different heroes came together, and went on a journey in the name of the Queen of England, or the Faerie Queen. One of the characters was the courageous Redcrosse Knight." --The Fairie Queene, Edmund Spenser
13. "A group of the best students in the school 'linked up,' or came together, to work on a big project." --Confucius
14. A good police officer gathers information from both sides, in order to solve a case.
15. Police officers are supposed to use force only as a last resort.
16. Omitted.
17. "Slight changes in health from day to day are normal."
18. "I don't care what happens to my possessions when I'm dead, because when I'm dead I won't be able to use them anyway. --Leo Tolstoy
19. The man had a pitcher of ice water on the table near his bed, as well as a cup to drink from it. --Laurel & Hardy
IV. 1. Insects can be disposed of in a humane fashion by flushing them down the toilet after catching them on a tissue, because when they go down the toilet bowl, they travel through the pipes and return to nature.
2. How much time is left in the day? Based on the sun in the sky, let us determine how much daylight we have left. --James Fenimore Cooper
3. A person can just lie on the grass, or sit on the grass, or floor, you don't need a chair. --The Jewish War, Josephus
V. Drive: The Story of My Life, Larry Bird:
1. Historically, the three-pointer has not been an easy shot to make.
2. The average human being cannot hit that many three’s.
3. If it’s that easy to hit three’s, then you need more challenge: shoot from further out on the court, for example.
4. When I played high school ball, it was easy, but when I went to the pros, it was more difficult.
5. Once I found a dirty, snow covered basketball in the street, but I took it home and cleaned it up, and played with it just like it was a normal basketball.
6. Even though I practiced a great deal and became very skilled playing basketball, sometimes when I would play, all my shots would miss and I’d be a complete failure for that game.
7. When I said to myself that I was trying to psyche him out, none of them said anything, although they all laughed.
8. The crowd was a big factor. Sometimes I would focus on one person in the crowd, for some reason.
9. I learned that I loved to pass.
10. I wanted to make the process of shooting as automatic as possible.
11. When I heard the next All-Star game was in Seattle, I was worried bcause I don't like the Kingdome. Fortunately, the contest was going to be in the Nassau Coliseum.
12. The problem that year was my elbow: I had to give myself some time to recover.
13. I was the team's go-to man.
14. It was too easy. I wanted more of a challenge.
15. I was concentrating on getting to certain spots on the floor to shoot.
16. I put a little extra arc on it, and the ball went right through.
17. ...or, it might turn into an immediate fast-break for the other team.
18. I went to the locker room and I heard a voice in the corner saying, "Hey, Larry Bird! Come over here and talk to me Larry."
19. The victories were almost too easy for Bird's team.
20. I received many cash gifts because of my talent.
21. A celebrity's life can get really ridiculous sometimes.
22. Eric Fennster - he was six-ten, and could play both center and forward. He was built like a football player, and had actually been a defensive back.
23. We had beaten them by thirty points, and I knew that they would be really psyched up for that game.
24. In my opinion, they had a chance to mess everything up for us.
25. I realized that the better I got as a player, the more this was going to happen and that I'd really have to watch out.
26. One of his coaches, Ed McKee, would speak for him, when he didn't want to speak.
27. The press only wanted to talk to me, when the other guys played just as hard.
28. I missed one off-balance shot that could have won the game for us.
29. In one game, Coach put us in for about five minutes and we just went crazy, passing and shooting the ball around.
30. That senior year went like clockwork.
31. In the end of one game, one of the guys trips over Carl Nicks' legs and is called for traveling, then we won the game.
32. I was looking forward to playing against Magic myself.
33. But he sort of upset me. He was talking as if we were going to lose and it sort of aggravated me.
34. They worked from a list of criteria that we had all worked on together.
35. Mr. Woolf had to resort to any and all tactics he could think of to get them moving.
36. As it kept going and going, I realized that this was exactly the life I wanted.
37. My biggest defensive worry was trying to keep players like Dr. J from doing just whatever they wanted to do on the court.
38. "You're not playing hard. You sick or something? If you don't want to play, I'll go in there." --Michael Jordan
39. Here's a fellow who was even slower than I was and he was a guard. He looked as if he was always just holding on, as if he was ready to die, but had one more gasp while he tried to hold onto that cliff. And then he'd just pop a three-pointer on you.
40. Fitch had been in the Marines, and there was a lot of drill sergeant in him. Some of his practices were killers
41. That year was a memorable season.
42. I found that living in Boston was less bothersome than living in French Lick. You can't just run over to the Chestnut Mall, a few minutes from your house.
43. It's like an open invitation to the public to stop in. Constantly signing autographs.
44. Someone told me, "You look tired." I was tired. I was really worn out. I really felt bad."
45. It turned out that Robert just needed time to get in shape and an opportunity to play.
46. He could face any opponent, regardless of size.
47. It all came down to a Boston showdown with Philly.
48. We got off to a rough start with a talented Philly team, but in the end, we were victorious.
49. You didn't know whether to laugh or feel sorry for the guy.
50. The series was won in the trenches.
51. The idea of having Dennis on the Celtics had pumped me up right away.
52. At our home games, sometimes our friends from the neighborhood would be in the crowd.
53. The basketball players now are good, but Dr. J and his teammates were great in the 70's.
VI. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian Sherman Alexie:
1. One of their daughters was a little slow at some things, but she enjoyed other things, so her family encouraged her to pursue the things that she enjoyed, and often laughed with her.
2. His family taught him how to throw a baseball.
3. After high school my sister just froze. Didn't go to college, didn't get a job. Didn't do anything. Kind of sad, I guess.
4. Sometimes he would get mad and throw objects at the wall.
5. Once he kicked a hole in the door, because he was angry.
6. He had an alcoholic father who was in recovery.
7. His eyes narrowed. His eyes always narrowed right before he shouted at someone.
VII. Ismael, Daniel Quinn -
1. Zoos have existed since the 1800s.
2. Animals that are in zoos should be well fed and well maintained.
3. Animals that are in zoos should be happy.
4. The predatory instinct has been ingrained in the big cats (lions, tigers), it can not be unlearned by them.
5. The reflexes of some animals are slower than others.
6. Discusses the existence of modern storytellers, or theorists who attempt to explain different events on earth.
7. "That certainly seems to be the unspoken assumption."
8. "Life is boring, what more do you want?" "Astonishment," I replied. "Astonishment is certainly good," I said. I nodded. "I'm astonished, all right, I just don't let it show."
9. It's sort of a sneaky way of blaming everything on the gods.
10. Okay, now I just have to figure out what will happen do next.
11. Some stories are not told chronologically.
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I. 1. "If you're in danger and you need help, don't be silent, make noise, say something." --Alexander Dumas.
2. "The supermarket is not just for shopping, it is also for socializing." --S.A. Akintoye.
3. "Even though some people may look like they're master builders, they are not actually master builders." --Henrik Ibsen.
4. "It is important to remain calm at all times, and use calm language at all times."
5. A big person needs a big car, a big house, has a big appetite, etc. --Leo Tolstoy. Tolstoy was known for writing comic stories for a newspaper he worked for.
6. “No one ever said that life would be easy.” --Nelson Mandela. In his village, he had to collect water from the river every morning and sleep in a dirt floor in a hut.
7. “Cucumber slices on the eyes feel good."
8. "You can not express all of the world's history and wisdom in only three sentences."
9. "Good job kid, you made your money, don't spend it all in one place."
10. "Don't believe everything you read, and don't believe everything you hear." --Leo Tolstoy
11. In the past, it was common to educate children at home.
12. "Some people are rabble rousers who know how to fire up a crowd."
13. "For centuries, wild animals have survived cold winters." --Samuel Taylor Coleridge
14. "He was fond of buying trinkets for his wife." --Miguel de Cervantes
15. Item moved.
16. Since posters and cards of movies allow you to enjoy yourself when you look at them on your wall, they are good decorations for your home.
17. Sometimes people display signs of abnormal behavior and illogical reasoning.
18. Sometimes the human race goes through problematic times, but the human race is strong, and survives.
19. Developing nations can import food and supplies from American stores. Have the supplies trucked, shipped or flown in and then distribute them to the people to live on.
20. In order to cross a river, use a series of floating boats, as a bridge
II. 1. In America after the Civil War, blacks moved from the south to the north, and they adopted different styles, so now blacks from the south have different music styles than blacks from the north.
2. Rap music began in the 1980's in NYC. Rap music, or hip hop (the terms can be used interchangeably,) is in the language of and about the experiences of African American inner city youth during this time.
3. If you have a headache, rub your head, if you have stomachache, rub your stomach, then you will feel better.
4. For some reason, the man would sometimes lick the pages of a newspaper or magazine. --Angela's Ashes, Frank McCourt
5. When the woman was dressing, she handed her boyfriend her dress, and she asked him to put it on.
6. Even though she had lost most of her hair, the woman wore several wigs as well as makeup.
7. Item moved to III. 11.
8. When playing baseball, the man was fond of using his Louisville Slugger.
9. Spandex was a popular product for women when it was first released. --Trivial Pursuit
10. Tang is a powdered, vitamin C-fortified orange-flavored drink mix that was used on the space station by NASA astronauts one year. --Trivial Pursuit
11. Alberto VO5 shampoo has been around since the 1950s, and contains several different vitamins and oils for healthy hair. --Trivial Pursuit
12. "In math, two checks are enough, more than two checks are uneccesary." --The Arabian Nights
13. With the left hand, write from left to right, and with the right hand write from right to left.
14. Just write scratchy lines fast, a series of scratchy straight lines. This is like writing script or writing loops, only more efficient.
15. Write with the left hand, and write with the right hand.
16. Color fast, color as fast as you can, for 30seconds to 1minute, and try not to rip the paper.
17. Get a box of chalk and color, outside or on construction paper, fast, to cover as much area as possible, and try not to rip the paper.
18. Color with crayons or chalk on a wooden cutting board, which is reusable.
19. Use any reusable wooden object shaped like a crayon, and any reusable wooden surface for paper, and color as long as you like. And color with the right hand, and color with the left hand.
20. "It's okay to be funny sometimes, but being funny all the time is inappropriate." --The Arabian Nights
III. 1. A furry rug can be used as a blanket or comforter. Early tribal people used similar animal hides as blankets.
2. "It's best to walk at a moderate pace in public -- not too fast, and not too slow." --The Arabian Nights
3. Good body language is appropriate in public.
4. During the funeral, either several people spoke, each about the noble deeds of each person, or one person spoke, about the noble deeds of the whole group.
5. The senator threw a big feast, or dinner, with food and drink, and fed the whole city. This feast included song and dance. Sometimes, these feasts would last for several days.
6. The woman owned clothes and jewelry, and sold some of it used, for cash value.
7. "Since we're dressed up in such nice clothes, we should go to a concert and a restaurant."
8. Parades should have different culturally relevant activities, such as food and speeches.
9. If several people are injured, and the city is at fault, then the people should receive compensation.
10. "I endure another day on this alien Earth." --Dante Alighieri
11. "Every 1,000 years, a dragon, phoenix, or remarkable person comes to the earth." --Lao Tzu
12. "A group of different heroes came together, and went on a journey in the name of the Queen of England, or the Faerie Queen. One of the characters was the courageous Redcrosse Knight." --The Fairie Queene, Edmund Spenser
13. "A group of the best students in the school 'linked up,' or came together, to work on a big project." --Confucius
14. A good police officer gathers information from both sides, in order to solve a case.
15. Police officers are supposed to use force only as a last resort.
16. Omitted.
17. "Slight changes in health from day to day are normal."
18. "I don't care what happens to my possessions when I'm dead, because when I'm dead I won't be able to use them anyway. --Leo Tolstoy
19. The man had a pitcher of ice water on the table near his bed, as well as a cup to drink from it. --Laurel & Hardy
IV. 1. Insects can be disposed of in a humane fashion by flushing them down the toilet after catching them on a tissue, because when they go down the toilet bowl, they travel through the pipes and return to nature.
2. How much time is left in the day? Based on the sun in the sky, let us determine how much daylight we have left. --James Fenimore Cooper
3. A person can just lie on the grass, or sit on the grass, or floor, you don't need a chair. --The Jewish War, Josephus
V. Drive: The Story of My Life, Larry Bird:
1. Historically, the three-pointer has not been an easy shot to make.
2. The average human being cannot hit that many three’s.
3. If it’s that easy to hit three’s, then you need more challenge: shoot from further out on the court, for example.
4. When I played high school ball, it was easy, but when I went to the pros, it was more difficult.
5. Once I found a dirty, snow covered basketball in the street, but I took it home and cleaned it up, and played with it just like it was a normal basketball.
6. Even though I practiced a great deal and became very skilled playing basketball, sometimes when I would play, all my shots would miss and I’d be a complete failure for that game.
7. When I said to myself that I was trying to psyche him out, none of them said anything, although they all laughed.
8. The crowd was a big factor. Sometimes I would focus on one person in the crowd, for some reason.
9. I learned that I loved to pass.
10. I wanted to make the process of shooting as automatic as possible.
11. When I heard the next All-Star game was in Seattle, I was worried bcause I don't like the Kingdome. Fortunately, the contest was going to be in the Nassau Coliseum.
12. The problem that year was my elbow: I had to give myself some time to recover.
13. I was the team's go-to man.
14. It was too easy. I wanted more of a challenge.
15. I was concentrating on getting to certain spots on the floor to shoot.
16. I put a little extra arc on it, and the ball went right through.
17. ...or, it might turn into an immediate fast-break for the other team.
18. I went to the locker room and I heard a voice in the corner saying, "Hey, Larry Bird! Come over here and talk to me Larry."
19. The victories were almost too easy for Bird's team.
20. I received many cash gifts because of my talent.
21. A celebrity's life can get really ridiculous sometimes.
22. Eric Fennster - he was six-ten, and could play both center and forward. He was built like a football player, and had actually been a defensive back.
23. We had beaten them by thirty points, and I knew that they would be really psyched up for that game.
24. In my opinion, they had a chance to mess everything up for us.
25. I realized that the better I got as a player, the more this was going to happen and that I'd really have to watch out.
26. One of his coaches, Ed McKee, would speak for him, when he didn't want to speak.
27. The press only wanted to talk to me, when the other guys played just as hard.
28. I missed one off-balance shot that could have won the game for us.
29. In one game, Coach put us in for about five minutes and we just went crazy, passing and shooting the ball around.
30. That senior year went like clockwork.
31. In the end of one game, one of the guys trips over Carl Nicks' legs and is called for traveling, then we won the game.
32. I was looking forward to playing against Magic myself.
33. But he sort of upset me. He was talking as if we were going to lose and it sort of aggravated me.
34. They worked from a list of criteria that we had all worked on together.
35. Mr. Woolf had to resort to any and all tactics he could think of to get them moving.
36. As it kept going and going, I realized that this was exactly the life I wanted.
37. My biggest defensive worry was trying to keep players like Dr. J from doing just whatever they wanted to do on the court.
38. "You're not playing hard. You sick or something? If you don't want to play, I'll go in there." --Michael Jordan
39. Here's a fellow who was even slower than I was and he was a guard. He looked as if he was always just holding on, as if he was ready to die, but had one more gasp while he tried to hold onto that cliff. And then he'd just pop a three-pointer on you.
40. Fitch had been in the Marines, and there was a lot of drill sergeant in him. Some of his practices were killers
41. That year was a memorable season.
42. I found that living in Boston was less bothersome than living in French Lick. You can't just run over to the Chestnut Mall, a few minutes from your house.
43. It's like an open invitation to the public to stop in. Constantly signing autographs.
44. Someone told me, "You look tired." I was tired. I was really worn out. I really felt bad."
45. It turned out that Robert just needed time to get in shape and an opportunity to play.
46. He could face any opponent, regardless of size.
47. It all came down to a Boston showdown with Philly.
48. We got off to a rough start with a talented Philly team, but in the end, we were victorious.
49. You didn't know whether to laugh or feel sorry for the guy.
50. The series was won in the trenches.
51. The idea of having Dennis on the Celtics had pumped me up right away.
52. At our home games, sometimes our friends from the neighborhood would be in the crowd.
53. The basketball players now are good, but Dr. J and his teammates were great in the 70's.
VI. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian Sherman Alexie:
1. One of their daughters was a little slow at some things, but she enjoyed other things, so her family encouraged her to pursue the things that she enjoyed, and often laughed with her.
2. His family taught him how to throw a baseball.
3. After high school my sister just froze. Didn't go to college, didn't get a job. Didn't do anything. Kind of sad, I guess.
4. Sometimes he would get mad and throw objects at the wall.
5. Once he kicked a hole in the door, because he was angry.
6. He had an alcoholic father who was in recovery.
7. His eyes narrowed. His eyes always narrowed right before he shouted at someone.
VII. Ismael, Daniel Quinn -
1. Zoos have existed since the 1800s.
2. Animals that are in zoos should be well fed and well maintained.
3. Animals that are in zoos should be happy.
4. The predatory instinct has been ingrained in the big cats (lions, tigers), it can not be unlearned by them.
5. The reflexes of some animals are slower than others.
6. Discusses the existence of modern storytellers, or theorists who attempt to explain different events on earth.
7. "That certainly seems to be the unspoken assumption."
8. "Life is boring, what more do you want?" "Astonishment," I replied. "Astonishment is certainly good," I said. I nodded. "I'm astonished, all right, I just don't let it show."
9. It's sort of a sneaky way of blaming everything on the gods.
10. Okay, now I just have to figure out what will happen do next.
11. Some stories are not told chronologically.
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