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Trump Supporter Warns There Will Be #TacoTrucksOnEveryCorner, Hilariously Backfires With Memes And Taco Love – BroBible

We, Americans, LOVE our tacos!

Peace, love & tacos,

Sherrie

Sherrie Miranda’s historically based, coming of age, Adventure novel “Secrets & Lies in El Salvador” is about an American girl in war-torn El Salvador:

http://tinyurl.com/klxbt4y

Her husband made a video for her novel. He wrote the song too. You can go to her Home page to watch it:

https://sherriemiranda1.wordpress.com

Or you can see it on YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P11Ch5chkAc

Unwelcome Truth

Humans love a great lie! And we hate a boring truth! The lie will be remembered as truth & will likely be in history books. The boring truth will quickly be forgotten!

Peace,

Sherrie

Sherrie Miranda’s historically based, coming of age, Adventure novel “Secrets & Lies in El Salvador” is about an American girl in war-torn El Salvador:

http://tinyurl.com/klxbt4y

Her husband made a video for her novel. He wrote the song too. You can go to her Home page to watch it:

https://sherriemiranda1.wordpress.com

Or you can see it on YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P11Ch5chkAc

The Most Momentous Don Draper Quotes – Mad Men is gone, but Don Draper is still alive! Bring him back!

Don Draper was the ultimate salesman! He got people to buy his upper class background when those of us who watched the show from beginning to end knew that it was all a lie. Don (whose real name I have forgotten) was the son of a prostitute. But he was smart, handsome & had charisma, so, of course he made it it the world of Advertising.

Similar to Don’t 1st quote is one by my RIT Art professor. He said “What people are buying is beauty and happiness,” then he jumped up on a desk in the Art class “But neither happiness OR beauty can be bought … so these people will continue buying for the rest of their lives to try & get what can’t be bought!”

I totally can see Don Draper becoming an Art professor & telling his students this. And if he invents a way for cats to use the toilet, then I will know HE WAS MY PROFESSOR ALL ALONG!  ;-)  

http://www.magicalquote.com/the-most-momentous-don-draper-quotes/

Sherrie Miranda’s historically based, coming of age, Adventure novel “Secrets & Lies in El Salvador” is about an American girl in war-torn El Salvador:

http://tinyurl.com/klxbt4y

Her husband made a video for her novel. He wrote the song too. You can go to her Home page to watch it:

https://sherriemiranda1.wordpress.com Or go to YouTube & type in the title of her novel!

End the Wars We Have – Don’t Expand Them

Please, I’ve been saying this for years. Can someone start a petition that gets all around the internet to let the powers-that-be know that we are sick & tired of their wars?! We want to make the world A BETTER place, NOT a more violent place that allows the billionaires to get super rich!

Peace, love & justice for all,

Sherrie

Sherrie Miranda’s historically based, coming of age, Adventure novel “Secrets & Lies in El Salvador” is about an American girl in war-torn El Salvador:

http://tinyurl.com/klxbt4y

Her husband made a video for her novel. He wrote the song too. You can go to her Home page to watch it:

https://sherriemiranda1.wordpress.com Or go to YouTube & type in the title of her novel!

Teaching Advanced ESL using my novel “Secrets & Lies in El Salvador”

Hello,

I recently have realized that I could use my novel to teach ESL/ELD 3 (3rd year/Advanced) or what the district might call ELD 5/6 or 7/8. I could also use it to teach Reading.

What really helps is 1) The relevancy of a) war b) poverty & oppression and c) the family stories and finally d) the fact that I am the author.

I was subbing again for Ms. G at CVHS and her seniors were fascinated with the story and with me as a writer.

Both this year or last year, Ms. G’s students have cheated in order to try to win the raffle & win my book. What a compliment for me to see how badly they wanted to win my novel!

I also covered Mr. P’s English 12 class. It had a special category which I believe was what they used to call SDAI (At least that’s what it was called when I was English Learner Coordinator at Venice High School in LAUSD). These students did not know a lot of English but when I read them the prologue, they enjoyed that there were Spanish words and phrases in it.

I recently discovered that there are two Mexican nuns that live across the street from us. Their church is Monte Maria in Tijuana. After meeting them at the monthly Mexican Breakfast fundraiser, I have begun a conversation to begin teaching Advanced ESL to adults in their home.

I will let you know how that goes so you see I have experience in this area. But, you also should be aware that I have 20 years experience teaching English Learners and I always had a captive audience in my high school classes. This is because of my understanding of the Affective Filter and other issues that often prevent students from learning.

I will also be in touch when my husband’s band plays for the fundraiser here in Chula Vista for Prop 58 (The LEARN Initiative). This is supposed to happen in October. The August fundraiser at Cristina Alfaro’s home was a HUGE success.

I look forward to hearing from you all.

Paz y justicia,

Sherrie Miranda

Sherrie Miranda’s historically based, coming of age, Adventure novel “Secrets & Lies in El Salvador” is about an American girl in war-torn El Salvador:

tinyurl.com/klxbt4y

Her husband made a video for her novel. He wrote the song too:

San Diego Book Review gave “Secrets & Lies in El Salvador” 5*s:

http://www.sandiegobookreview.com/secrets-and-lies-in-el-salvador/

An article about Sherrie Miranda and her debut novel:

http://www.thestarnews.com/entertainment/war-torn-el-salvador-is-setting-for-cv-novelist/

An article about the writer’s group Sherrie Miranda started:

The Scribes: South Bay Writers Have Their Own Group

An interview by Fiona McVie on her Authors Interviews WordPress blog:

https://authorsinterviews.wordpress.com/2015/11/18/here-is-my-interview-with-sherrie-miranda/comment-page-1/#comment-5917

The San Diego Public Library’s 50th Annual Local Authors Exhibit featured Sherrie’s novel:

http://online.flipbuilder.com/tyny/sair/#p=64

GoodReads Author page:

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/13490857.Sherrie_Miranda

Sherrie’s WordPress blog:

https://sherriemiranda1.wordpress.com

A Poem: Water

So, so true … We will never tame water …

Trust

If someone only seems to love you when they want something from you, they DON’T LOVE YOU AT ALL!

Monday Funnies – Dog Wisdom Memes Final Part (THREE)…

I miss my dogs! Haven’t lived with any in years. My husband is a cat person so he doesn’t get it.

Oh well, I’m gone too much to be a good dog owner anyway. So I will just have to be content talking to my neighbor’s dog, I guess.

Yes

Always …

Love,

Sherrie

Sherrie Miranda’s historically based, coming of age, Adventure novel “Secrets & Lies in El Salvador” is about an American girl in war-torn El Salvador:

http://tinyurl.com/klxbt4y

Her husband made a video for her novel. He wrote the song too. You can go to her Home page to watch it:

https://sherriemiranda1.wordpress.com Or go to YouTube & type in the title of her novel!

Truth & courage

We must NEVER give up! Thank you, Gaby & Malala, for showing us the way …