Mid Term Grades

Ah, yes.

Joey Camacho has put up a poll where we can grade the performance of our elected Legislators.

I give Joey kudos for his website and his willingness to do this. I don't much like anything else he's doing in the Legislature, but the mere fact that he's willing to act as an excellent source for information and feedback means he got a better grade in my book than most.

The only A I gave was to Tina.

I gave a B, a C, a couple of Ds, and mostly Fs.

I wish there were some way to distinguish between the Fs! Some are just meant to say you're a total failure. But others are meant to say you should be impeached if you don't resign and I am so very ashamed to have you in our CNMI Legislature that I get sick just thinking about it. But alas--all you can do is mark your grade.

:-)

259. The Fox in the Hen House-a small poll

The fox in the hen house won't leave voluntarily. He won't stop killing the chickens. And it's just useless to berate him because he is what he is. The only solution is to get him out and keep him out.

Who is the fox?

Lieutenant Governor Tim Villagomez

Mayor Juan B. Tudela

_______________________________ (fill in here with your suggestion).

115. Potter mania and my first poll.

I've created my first poll, relating to Potter mania and the Deathly Hallows.

Yay! (I love blogging. I love learning how to do these simple things and having fun with it. )

So Bota, bota, bota! Or, in English, vote!

But if you haven't yet gotten the book, while u wait:

43. Great News--A Trend We Love: Teen Reading

Teens are reading more. Buying more books, too. TeensReading Thanks to Seattle for spotting this trend and reporting about it.

I'm glad to see the quality of YA literature recognized. I'm tired of hearing people say that there are no good books for kids, because the opposite is true.

I'm not surprised that Cecilia Goodnow (the Seattle Intelligencer reporter) mentions Harry Potter. JKRowling deserves credit for inciting a reading revolution (and opening children's books to an adult audience as well).

The trend includes a growing fascination with manga (the graphic novel). We have the benefit of Japanese influence here in Saipan, and Japanese manga is available at our local bookstore. It is popular with kids here, and provides an easy transition from television to books. I'm in the middle of a unique blend of (American) graphic novel and traditional story right now--reading THE INVENTION OF HUGO CABRET by Brian Selznick. Look for my review soon in the Marianas Variety.

ON A RELATED NOTE: You can scroll down GalleyCat's site to find a poll on how you find books to add to your TBR (to be read) list.