Writing about the usual homeschooling topics that turn up in the usual places has become quite boring, which explains the dearth of homeschool related content (or any content for that matter!) on this blog lately. However, unschooling has popped up in two unexpected places this week. Dave Pollard, apparently inspired by the publication of 101 [...]
Tagged Education, HomeschoolingThis is just bizarre. Dyker Neyland says she fought for her daughter’s right to attend Irving’s Thomas Haley Elementary School wearing an untucked shirt because of her religious beliefs as a Christian. The punchline. Neyland said she was raised Baptist in Louisiana but does not attend church regularly since she cannot afford to buy a [...]
Tagged Education, religionLil Rounds – Have a nice flight home. Kris – Wow. He took one of the quintessential disco songs and did it acoustic with bongo drums, and it worked. Danny – Meh. So he can sing, we get that. His shtick is getting a little old IMHO. Allison – Sounded like Heart coveting Donna Summer. [...]
Tagged Idol, Music, tvI’m not kidding. Taylor Hanson’s (yes, that Hanson) new project, with bandmates from Cheap Trick, Fountains of Wayne, and Smashing Pumpkins, is just the kind of happy go lucky power pop that you want to hear when you are lounging at the pool or the beach. (Ear Worm warnings apply) Hat tip: Scalzi
Tagged MusicThe Homeland security report about right wing groups is much ado about nothing. The government keeps an eye on ELF and the more extreme left wing groups. It really shouldn’t be a surprise when they watch the right too. Of course, in conservative speak, watching the right is tyranny. Watching the left is vigilance. Anyway, [...]
Tagged PoliticsI wrote about this story last year. It turns out there was nothing there. The judge dismissed the charges against Matthew Borowski after the prosecution rested it’s apparently laughably weak case. As you would expect, the original charges were much bigger news than the exoneration. I only know because Matthew emailed me about it. My [...]
Tagged Fredericksburg VAThis is fascinating. We are making progress on understanding how bacteria communicate, both intra and inter species. I didn’t realize bacteria communicated.
Tagged ScienceAbout an hour ago I suddenly could not get to any Google related sites. Everything else on line worked fine, but no Google. A quick check of Twitter showed that this was not a widespread issue as nobody was complaining. After confirming on my Linux box that this was not a PC virus or something [...]
Tagged Fredericksburg VAWhen I first listened to this album I was worried about how I would write my first negative review ever of a Queensryche album. I listened to it streaming online and I really did not dig it. However, I’ve bought ever record they’ve put out since 1983, so I dutifully purchased American Soldier too. After [...]
Tagged MusicThis conversation took place yesterday at the Vet. Me: (referencing a large painting of Noah’s Ark in the waiting room) I wonder how he got two of every animal in the boat. Breck: The boat must be a lot bigger on the inside than it appears. Me: So Noah’s Ark was a really a TARDIS? [...]
“The thing you have to understand about Dubai is – nothing is what it seems,” Karen says at last. “Nothing. This isn’t a city, it’s a con-job. They lure you in telling you it’s one thing – a modern kind of place – but beneath the surface it’s a medieval dictatorship.” This is is a [...]
I seem to have become incapable of expressing myself in anything more complicated than 140 character outbursts. That would make a great tweet. Blogging about a tweet before I actually tweet it is way too self-referential though. I do need some inspiration for this blog though. Homeschooling issues bore me, 80s hair metal doesn’t, but [...]
