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Conservationist Living
Observant readers may have noted a new category of post, which I’ve labelled “Conservationist Living.” When...
sursumcorda, 4 April 2009 |
Chemistry 101
Today at the grocery store I bought sugar. This is not a confession; I refuse to feel guilty for the purchase. After all,...
Work Less, Save the World
Keep Meadows, Not Lawns . That's the title of a Front Porch Republic post (more on the FPR later), the sole content of which...
Declining by Degrees (PBS Documentary)
Declining by Degrees: Higher Education at Risk premiered on PBS in 2005; I watched it for the first time this week, intrigued by...
Take Back the Juice!
I grew up on orange juice reconstituted from frozen concentrate, but I have since forgiven my parents. It was convenient and...
My Nephew Taught Me to Fib
A Fib Is not A lie, nor Poetic license, But homage to Fibonacci.
Our New Pets
We're not much of a pet family. We had a cat for a few years, but he didn't get along with the new baby. He was old and...
Generational Stereotyping
Once again I'm piggy-backing on something Jon posted in Google Reader, but I haven't figured out how to comment on any of the "shared...
Extreme Shepherding
This showed up in my Google Reader feed, from Jon. I'm not certain, actually, that this was the video he intended, as I had to...
Sunday's Launch
This time I had my camera ready. Click on an image to see the whole, larger picture. Up, up and away......
Strawberries!
Lord of the Rings fans may remember Shire Year 1420, when "the fruit was so plentiful that young hobbits very nearly bathed in...
Administrative Matters
As I try to steer a course between providing too much information and too little, let me attempt to explain what I plan to institute...
Therefore Keep Watch Redux
I've written often enough about threats to the fundamental right of parents to educate their own children: the dreadful...
Nathan Smith (1770-1850) and Margery Irwin (1776-1867)
My great-great-great-grandfather, Nathan Smith, was born in County Tyrone, Ireland, in 1770. His mother died when he was six or...
"They Came First for the Communists...."
I'm going to use my proverb until it catches on: The wise man recognizes truth in the words of his enemies . And the...
A Lovely Respite from Politics
Driving home late last night we were treated to an unusual privilege: seeing a Delta II rocket—this one carrying...
Is This Really the End of America?
I am reproducing John C. Wright's latest post in its entirety because I desperately want my liberal readers to tell me why he is...
Black Market Baby Formula
Suspects arrested in baby formula theft ring . That was the headline for an article in today's Orlando Sentinel . A...
God So Loved the World
Although we couldn't fully appreciate it at the time, being neophytes who didn't know any better, we sang for several years in one of...
VPK
"What is VPK?" asks an article in our city's magazine. Pre-math, pre-reading and social skills. How do I...
Casting the Net, Vol. 7
Two of my favorite bloggers have written recently about the perils of allowing ourselves to be too busy. Surely You Can Work a...
The Gridlock Economy
The Gridlock Economy, by Michael Heller (Basic Books, New York, 2008) Peter V.—who now keeps most of his insightful...
Invitation to Conversation
I hope this doesn't violate blog etiquette, but I'm going to repeat a conversation an anonymous Canadian and I have been having over at...
Casting the Net, Vol. 6
It's time once again to clean up my "blog about this" list with a shovel rather than a spoon. Here are some treasures...
A Lovely Day
Sitting with us on our back porch, enjoying our porch swing , our neighbor announced that no one should be inside on a day like...