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Feudal Effort Hits a Nerve
I love this Feudal Effort strip ! (Click on the image for a larger version.) It describes exactly the attitude I...
sursumcorda, 29 October 2011 |
Doing It the Hard Way
So. I just spent all afternoon creating a Hallowe'en post. A perfectly adequate Hallowe'en post. On the way to the...
7 Quick Thanks Friday
Things I’m thankful for in no particular order: “A bruised reed He will not break, and smoking flax He will not...
7 Quick Takes Friday - 4
— 1 — Porter planted a wildflower garden in our front yard. The...
Bullet Update (Oct. 22-26 2011)
My notes aren’t so well organized and I missed several events in the past month or so, guests over, family outings, and other good...
Travel Rules for Kids (and Adults)
This was just posted on Free-Range Kid s , and deserves to go viral. So I'm doing my part. The author, Darreby Ambler,...
Testing the Waters -- YouTube
What's the point of having a camera that takes videos if you can't share them? Hence my venture into the world of YouTube as...
7 Quick Takes Friday - 3
— 1 — This. Is. Not. Good. It's only my third Quick Takes Friday, and I had not written...
Bullet Update (Oct. 13-19 2011)
13 th : Joseph has two 2-year molars breaking through. -He moves his index finger (right hand) back and forth and hisses at the...
Modesty
Modesty: propriety in dress, speech, or conduct ( Merriam-Webster ) It’s an old-fashioned word, uncommon in our...
7 Quick Takes Friday - 2
— 1 — Many people have, at one time or another, described their jobs as "shovelling...
Bullet Update (Sept. 28-Oct. 12 2011)
28 th : I realize that Joseph signs “train” and “siren.” Both come from the “Baby’s First...
Rick Brant Science-Adventure Stories and More from Our...
Eight Rick Brant Science-Adventure Stories: The Rocket's Shadow, Sea Gold, The Caves of Fear, The Electronic...
The Sweet Scent of God
There is no way I'm going to write this without sounding corny or superficial, but I'm doing it anyway. I caught a glimpse of...
7 Quick Takes Friday - 1
— 1 — For three years I have been considering joining the crowd that participates in Conversion Diary...
Shakespeare: The World as a Stage
Shakespeare: The World as a Stage (Harper Perennial, London, 2007) by Bill Bryson Once again , a hit for Bill...
It’s More Complicated Than That!
I recently mentioned that Dr. James Schall failed in only one book recommendation so far, but that is not wholly true. I run into...
Mr. Monk Goes to Switzerland
Perhaps it's my own OCD tendencies, but I greatly enjoyed Monk , the TV show about a brilliant detective with obsessive-compulsive...
Grocery Shopping
Our grocery budget has been taking a hit in the last several months, partly because of a significant general price increase at the...
Math, Arithmetic, and the Khan Academy
For the past week I have been reliving elementary school. My inspiration was this TED lecture from Salmon Khan of Khan Academy ....
I’m Just Doing My Job, Lady
The other day I was walking back home after taking Joseph for a swim when I saw a garbage man sweeping up spilled garbage with a broom...
Engineering's Everest
Who says engineers are nerdy, computer-toting couch potatoes? Check out this from the New York Times . (Click on the photo...
The Way "Bolero" Ought to Be Done. Sort of.
Flash mob Bolero is a great idea (H/T Jon) that doesn't quite work. Ravel's repetitive work is best appreciated, I...
How to Read a Book
. . . is another smashing hit for Dr. James Schall, author of “Another Sort of Learning: Selected Contrary Essays on How Finally...
Bullet Update (Sept. 15-19 2011)
15 th : I had to pick another corn from the garden because the stalk had blown over. This time is was nearly ripe and Joseph and I...