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Weapons of Mass Instruction
Weapons of Mass Instruction: A Schoolteacher's Journey through the Dark World of Compulsory Schooling , by John Taylor Gatto...
sursumcorda, 13 February 2010 |
A Flock of Robins
We don't see robins much at all here, but when we do, they are a lmost always in flocks . Having grown up with the excitement of...
That's Our Family!
This is SO typical of our wonderfully nerdy family that I had to share Jon's birthday cake here.
The Selfless Gene
The Selfless Gene: Living with God and Darwin , by Charles Foster (Thomas Nelson, Nashville, 2009) Charles Foster...
New Year's Resolution #2 - Rediscover Feasting
Having made my first New Year's resolution on January 8, it is fitting that I add my second today. At first glance, resolving...
The Omnivore's Dilemma
The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals , by Michael Pollan (Penguin, New York, 2006) My limited...
Godspeed, Endeavour!
A night launch of the space shuttle is always worth waking up for, even if you have to do it two days in a row and put on a coat...
Monday, Monday
You'd think that being freed from the 9 - 5 routine, Mondays wouldn't bother me. (What's with 9 - 5 anyway? When I was...
The Right Tool in the Right Place
Sometimes the difference between a useless tool and a helpful one, or a good tool and a great one, is merely a matter of imagination....
The Raid
Is there a word, in any language, for "my daughter's husband's cousin's husband"? That's what Kevin Michael Johnson...
Mayflower
Mayflower: A Story of Courage, Community, and War , by Nathaniel Philbrick (Penguin, New York, 2006) Whatever your...
Theatre Shoes
Theatre Shoes , by Noel Streatfeild (Dell, New York, 1983) This wasn't on my reading list at this time, but the...
Our Simple, Delicious Dinner
Ah, a glass of red wine, bruschetta (made with homemade bread), and a Porter-made salad with spring greens, scallions, artichoke...
Shakespeare: The Word and the Action
Shakespeare: The Word and the Action , by Peter Saccio; a Teaching Company lecture For accessible, serious,...
Your World Is the Computer
Check out this TED lecture: Pranav Mistry: The thrilling potential of SixthSense technology , not only for what might be ahead...
Reading the Dinosaur Bones
Forget whatever witty and informative post I was going to provide tonight. Go over to The Occasional CEO and read about the...
Eugenics and Other Evils
Eugenics and Other Evils: An Argument Against the Scientifically Organized State , by G. K. Chesterton. With...
Rabbit Games
Having waited at home for an expected delivery, it was late when I was finally free to take my accustomed walk. By the time I...
Thunderbird 3
The latest version of Thunderbird , 3.01, includes a number of significant changes from Version 2. I think I'm going to like...
Les Triplettes de Belleville
Les Triplettes de Belleville (2003, Sony Pictures, directed by Sylvain Chomet, PG-13) Also known as The Triplets of...
Orlando Baroque Orchestra - Da Capo
The good news is, there's a new orchestra in town: The Orlando Baroque Orchestra . Some area musicians observed Central...
Nanosurf - The Gekko Walks
Nanosurf —the company that put an atomic force microscope on Mars and good Swiss bread on Janet's table—has a cool...
Pap Smears a Thing of the Past?
Most of you can stop reading right now. The Pap smear is not a subject of general interest, but I spent five years working in a...
The Merchant of Venice
The Merchant of Venice (2004, Sony Pictures, directed by Michael Radford, R) Not since Kenneth Branagh's Henry V and...
Further Thoughts on "It Happened in Italy"
I have three further reflections on what I learned from It Happened in Italy , which didn't fit nicely into my review . The...