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A Trick of Memory
Janet has a remarkable memory for faces, especially if seen in a dramatic/musical context. I'll never forget when she was 13 years...
sursumcorda, 25 February 2007 |
Homeschooling Speech
I figured out why I am so impatient with sermons and generally find them the least important part of the church service: I'm...
Winning the School Lottery
Everyone wants to "fix" our educational system. But as long as most people have no choice over which school they attend,...
What Planet Am I Living On?
Not the same one as these people, certainly. Thinking it was from someone else, I followed Erica's link in her comment on...
A Minor George MacDonald Quote -- but Still Wise
I found this gem reading MacDonald's story, The Portent . Not profound, but there are several readers of this blog who will...
Peanut Butter Paranoia
I suppose I should throw out my Peter Pan peanut butter. Having read about the recall, I quietly scoffed at the paranoia of...
The Well-Educated Mind
The Well-Educated Mind , by Susan Wise Bauer (W W Norton & Co, NY 2003) The Well-Educated Mind reminds me of Mortimer...
Bus Adventure
In Pittsburgh it can be faster to take the bus to the airport than to drive, because there are special bus-only lanes that sneer at...
Whom Do You Trust?
When I read the story of Melissa Busekros , I wonder anew why some people are so anxious to subject our country to the authority of...
Blogging as Art
Yesterday's visit to the art museum set me thinking. The featured exhibit was quilts from the Gee's Bend community , set...
An Afternoon of Art
The Orlando Museum of Art offers free admission to locals on Thursday afternoons, so today we paid them a visit. I am a word...
A Perfect Mess
I haven't read A Perfect Mess: The Hidden Benefits of Disorder—How Crammed Closets, Cluttered Offices, and On-the-Fly Planning...
The Great Strauss Dynasty
On Monday we attended the latest concert in the Orlando Philharmonic 's Focus Series: The Great Struass Dynasty . I...
The Story of the World
The Story of the World: History for the Classical Child. Volume 3: Early Modern Times , by Susan Wise Bauer (Peace Hill...
Hallelujah!
We spent over four hours at church this morning and heard not one word related to the Super Bowl! I'll bet not many in this country can...
Date Format
Talking with Janet about the confusing differences between date notation in the U.S. and in Switzerland (month-day-year vs....
We're Fine
Having just received my third "are you okay???" message, I guess I'd better make a post. We were under a tornato...
Good Article on the Teaching of Writing
Check out this essay by Andrew Pudewa on teaching writing . I've been perusing his site, which I find very interesting, and...
Voice from the Past
Jon alerted me to this performance by a man singing a duet with himself as a young boy soprano. The idea itself is moving, and the...
What Hath Judge Green Wrought?
Taking up Janet's challenge , I'm attempting to put a YouTube video in this post. Being perennially out of date and out of touch, I...
Coercive "Health"
I wonder how much of the harm in the world has been done to people "for their own good." I think of the Crusades, forced...
Good...
A Candian study indicates that knowledge of two or more languages can play a significant role in staving off dementia. ...
Learning Time!
According to this WebMD article , napping helps babies process and retain new information. Extrapolating to all ages, maybe a good...
Completely Irrelvant and Trivial Sad News
Beginning January 1st, one of my favorite comic strips, FoxTrot , will be published on Sundays only . I love FoxTrot primarily...
Join the Rescue Effort - Pray!
A break in the weather (in which the winds on the mountain are predicted to be "only" 60 mph) is expected to set off an intensive...