Shirley McDonald
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Shirley McDonald
@shirleymcdonald.bsky.social
Retired middle school math teacher in May 2023. Interests include origami, topological crochet, gardening, herbal tinctures, etc.
Make sure you try Clemson Blue Cheese when you are there.
August 17, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Congratulations, Erick, for the 2 decades of teaching! You have really scored! (Pun intended)
June 30, 2025 at 8:20 PM
I made a tincture with crushed (with a hammer) green (not brown) sweet gum balls (SGB) and 40% organic vodka. I learned from a Google search for SGB tincture recipe and SGB tincture benefits that it is good for colds and flu.
February 1, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Jenny, I am so sorry that you are not well. I hope you are feeling better soon. I wished we lived closer so I could share some of my elderberry, usnea, sweet gum ball, turkey tail mushroom, etc. tinctures with you. I just started these herbal tinctures in the fall.
January 31, 2025 at 12:59 AM
I tried one, and here is an image of one of the snowflakes I created. Thank you for sharing this!
January 26, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Please make sure participants know how to freeze rows and columns by dragging the gray bars of the "select all" cell that is to the left of column A and above row 1. Also, press Ctrl + ~ (tilde, left of the 1) to see all formulas.
January 25, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Jenny, I hope you are feeling better real soon. I love your origami zoo!
January 22, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Congratulations, Ella! The Presidential Award is such an honor!
January 17, 2025 at 8:12 PM
The roasted tomato, garlic, and onion option sounds delicious!
December 28, 2024 at 6:22 AM
Try smoking cream cheese, and then use it in pimento cheese. Cut an 8-ounce block of cream cheese into smaller cubes so that there is more surface area to smoke. Place on a heatproof container and smoke for 1-2 hours.
December 16, 2024 at 6:35 AM
Multiplication by Heart with Mathigon is the best for learning multiplication facts, and Number Hive is the best for practicing multiplication facts.
December 7, 2024 at 3:46 PM
Eli, thank you for your prompt response and for clarity on whether or not the new regression capabilities will be available on the state assessments at the end of this year.
December 6, 2024 at 2:16 PM
It is the next-to-last resort for me. The last resort for me is to use a fractional part to get the target number. Recently, I noticed that I could solve several with 1, 2, 3. So, I solved on paper the results of 1, 2, 3; 1, 2, 4; 1, 2, 5; 1, 2, 6, etc. I have time to think now that I am retired!
December 3, 2024 at 3:43 PM
If you want a hint, I used two of the digits to make a number, such as 14, 55, 15, 45, 55, 51, 54, 41. I multiplied the other 2 digits together, and then I divided.
December 3, 2024 at 3:42 AM