San Antonio X-Mas - Ho's Ho's Ho's

Few things on my Christmas weekend thus far:

* Note to self: This is my family i'm staying with. Pry shoulda packed SuperSystem II for some light reading. 12 hours in - and i'm bored.

* My brother is buying a weight set today which means i'll pry buy a weight set of some kind.

* Always pack some kind of soap/shampoo when staying with my sister, else you'll smell like Japanese Apple Shower Gel and Ms. Crenik's Foot & Heel Softener all day.

* Never ask in a subtle way "so, you want me to download FullTiltPoker on your computer?" Just do it anyway.

* Make sure you're in charge of pizza ordering...I didn't even know they made a Vegetarian pizza.

* Google the location of the closest home poker game. Going up to a guy in a pool hall seems like you are trying to shark him or ask him out.

* In a .01/.02 NL HE family game, see every river. Folding preflop because my brother makes it .06 to go makes you look like a tool.

More to come... in a month or so.

One month later...

and I still got nothing.

Ok, my students took a semester exam last week. I'll copy and paste a few questions from it to see how you stack up against 6th graders.

1. List 13 punctuation marks used in English. Special thumbs up to Hrbek who got all 13 without googling it.

DEFINE THE FOLLOWING:

Noun -
Verb -
Adjective -
Pronoun -

SOME WORDS CAN BE NOUNS, ADJECTIVES OR VERBS. SELECT THE ITALICIZED WORD THAT IS BEING USED AS AN ADJECTIVE IN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES:

2. The water barrel was full of water.
3. I can make apple pie from cut up apple.

FIND THE ANTECEDENT FOR EACH ITALICIZED PRONOUN:

4. Thomas hit the ball and he ran to first base.
5. The kids saw the girl and they ran to play with her.

IDENTIFY THE ITALICIZED VERB AS AUXILIARY, LINKING, TRANSITIVE OR INTRANSITIVE.

6. Thomas hit the ball.
7. The girl is pretty.
8. I think I will call the girl today.
9. The camper's hid from the bear.

FIND THE SUBJECT FOR EACH ITALICIZED VERB.

10. Watch your step.
11. The little boy ate the candy bar.
12. There are three strawberries in the basket.

Good luck. Keep your eyes on your own test.