BandNerd

Do you make your own minestrone soup or do you use a purchased kind?

OK, I'm going to submit a recipe, and ask a question... The recipe: FryBread You need: 6-8 cups flour 2t salt 1t baking soda 1/4-1/2 cup powdered milk 4-6 cups warm water 6-8 cups veggie oil (or canola, lard, whatever) for frying Put the oil in a pot or pan with high sides and warm to medium high heat. Using 6 cups of flour mix in the rest of the dry ingredients in a large bowl. Add warm water a little at a time until dough is like a soft and kneadable bread. Dump the dough on a clean counter or table and knead the dough until you are satisfied that the dough is of a consistency that is easily stretchable. You may need more flour or water to reach this point. Separate the dough into pieces about the size of a golf ball or just smaller than your fist. You'll cook them one at a time, so stick the balls where they won't dry out, I usually just flip the bowl over and put them underneath. Take one dough chunk and flatten it with your palms, then with the dough on your fingers use your thumbs to stretch it at the edges and turn it to keep it round as you stretch. (If authentic methods aren't a concern you can use a rolling pin. ) When the dough is about 1/4 inch thick put it in the hot oil. Be careful not to splash: lower it in slowly, putting the far end in first and the edge closest to you last. Let it cook until golden in color, then turn it with tongs or a fork and cook the other side likewise. I put mine on a cookie rack to drain with paper towels or newspaper underneath to catch the oil drops. You can eat it with honey and butter, jam, or go all out with the taco stuff: beans, meat, lettuce, tomatoes, salsa, cheese, onions, whatever sounds good. edit: I should add that this recipe is very flexible. I sometimes use more powdered milk. One could even try other types of add-ins, like cinnamon and sugar. Now for the question: what does one do with cheese rinds? I heard once that you can use them for some recipes, but I can't find any.

I teach at a K-8 charter school in Logan, UT. I teach mainly middle school age kids beginning and intermediate band. I also do a 4th and 5th grade class after school. They're pretty fun. :) Schools here really do need more qualified music teachers. There's a huge musical difference between kids from the charter school where I work and the kids who come in from different valley schools. The charter kids tend to be better at keeping a steady beat, matching pitch, and basic rhythmic and melodic memorization.

Hey! Good to meet you!

Hi! Good to meet you!

I have this urge to start chanting... "magic, magic , magic, magic!" Good to meet you.

This was the first thing to come to mind. Ideally I would like to say that I am strong enough to die for any of these and that I am not scared to die. Realistically, I want to, but I know I'm weak.

I think that's a good parallel... we do know that we are in the last dispensation and that it will end with the Second Coming. I agree with Nate, though, it'll get worse before that happens. It's hard to pinpoint just one parallel generation from history, though, many are very similar. Even the time just before the birth of Christ and even into His life seems like a good comparison.

Middle school kids are certainly of a different variety. I like them pretty well, though, they think I'm normal. Poor tykes. Elementary kids are fun, but band is where my passion lies. High school kids are fun, too, but the politicking (and drama) in high school bothers me a lot. My school is a charter school and the official school charter states that every student must have music. K-5 kids get 50 minutes a week and middle school kids get one period per day. As long as my school's around I have a job.

The certification was well worth my time, and it was fun. I spent as much time preparing to two 25 minute kindergarten classes a week as I did for fifteen band classes in a week. It was nuts how much prep they needed to get things going smooth. That could have just been me, though. I teach middle school band, so I don't do that marching stuff. I get to go home when I'm done, we music teachers don't have to grade tons of homework. I sometimes tease my English teacher friends about that.

A K-8 gig? Cool. I did some K-5 general music in my job. I'm grateful I did it, but the smaller the kids the more planning they need. I hope to get that chance again. You Orff/Kodaly certified?

"Woot woot wooty toot toot!"

Thanks! You need a trumpet player in your merry band?

Thanks, I appreciate the welcome!

Hey, I'm a band teacher from Utah. I'm LDS. What else am I supposed to say? I feel a little awkward, like when some one says, "Hey visitor, stand and introduce yourself." Ask me anything, it's likely I'll respond.