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A Hero with a Box Cutter
Yesterday I tried to buy Porter some razor blades. It may be the biggest shopping season of the year, but some people are making it...
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21st Century Boy
Jonathan, who just turned three, met me on the stairs with a blue cable in his hand. As I passed, I remarked, "That looks like a Cat 5...
Election Washout
Central Florida news teams were positioned to cover what they thought would be the big news of the night—the election—and...
E-mail Down
To Whom It May Concern: If you need to reach us, try the good ol' telephone, or leave a comment here. For some bizarre reason...
Two Views of a Child
Last night we heard the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra play Pierre Jalbert 's deeply moving In Aeternum , which he wrote as a...
Wild at Heart
Wild at Heart , by John Eldredge (Thomas Nelson, Nashville, Tennessee, 2001) Captivating , by John and Stasi Eldredge (Thomas...
Television, Autism, Statistics, and Prejudice
Economists are accustomed to drawing conclusions from statistical studies and aggregations of data. It's hard to reduce economic...
Are We a Geeky Family or What?
So, Porter delves into the dark recesses of an accumulation of objects, lifts up an old keyboard, and shouts, "I see a mouse!"...
50 Years Old Today!
I try not to make this blog too personal unless I know the person doesn't mind, so the honoree shall remain nameless, but nonetheless...
The American Dream - Please Help a Friend
One of Janet's friends from Japan needs as many responses as possible for a survey that will become part of her senior thesis. Please...
My Answers to the American Dream Survey
(Click here for the original survey post.) Questionnaire Name : Linda Wightman Age : 54...
The Confusing State of American Education
In the past few decades, the number of college-bound students has skyrocketed, and so has the number of world-class schools. The...
Beware Osteoporosis Medications
Many years ago the folks who were then our medical practicioners strongly urged me to go on hormone replacement therapy drugs, stressing...
Tea and Stress
There's nothing like good news in the morning! Stop a moment, go fix yourself a nice cup of tea, then come back and read yet another...
Community and Faith
There's not much I can—or want to—add to the story of the latest school shooting, the tragedy in Amish country. There are...
Joel Hunter Redux
I mentioned local pastor Joel Hunter once before , when the Orlando Sentinel published an article he wrote on Christians and...
One More Reason to Avoid Hospitals
Advocates of home birth complain that doctors and hospitals view childbirth as a medical procedure rather than a natural event. Today's...
What's Sauce for the Goose...
At our children's elementary school, the administration made it clear that parents were not particularly welcome to visit their...
Hospital Dilemma
Hospitals: You can't live with them, and you can't live without them. A trip to a hospital can add years of health and wholeness to...
More Good News about Music
Even young children can benefit from music lessons. I knew that, but it's nice to read about this McMaster University study of twelve...
50 Reasons for Homeschooling
Back in 1990, just before we took the plunge into homeschooling, I sat down one day and typed out every reason that came to mind for...
Bon Voyage, Atlantis!
Clouds prevented our seeing much of the launch, but we did once again enjoy the thrill of seeing the space shuttle's flame soar...
Home Education Research from the UK
I'm cleaning out old computer files, and came upon this article by Paula Rothermal of the University of Durham. Unfortunately, I no...
What's Missing Here?
I should be happy that the New York Times is highlighting the importance of breastfeeding. But this article on the difficulties...
Sex in the Society
This isn't a review of Tom Wolfe's I Am Charlotte Simmons . I haven't read the book, and am not sure I have the stomach to. But I...