My Own Thoughts

But it was still interesting. The best thing about jury duty was that the presiding judge reminded us that what we were doing helped keep our government working and that it was only an inconvenience to us, while those who are in Iraq and Afghanistan are doing the same thing only way more. The worst [...]

The one duty as an American. I have been called to jury duty and I go, tomorrow. For the first time ever.

Valentine’s Day I started not eating nightshades. I’ve had some since. Feb. 16th I went out with my dad and had some. That hurt. Then Feb. 17th, I think, I forgot and ate a small slice of pizza. Got pain immediately. About two weeks later, I had a small amount of nightshade. It didn’t hurt. [...]

Principal bans parents from pro-gay seminar in Massachusetts. School requires students to sign a confidentiality agreement about a Straight Gay Alliance presentation at school in Illinois.

Extremists are signing up to be bus drivers. Found at Red Neck Texan.

The Constructive Curmudgeon had a list of twelve suggestions on how to read. I love to read and I thought the ideas were interesting. But I didn’t agree. And you know, since I’m so quiet and shy, I couldn’t just leave it at that. I started a comment, but it grew so long, that I [...]

Top Ten Design Mistakes says the number one mistake is no autobiography. I already have 7 “About Me” posts, but they were written for fun. Apparently I need to write them as a resume. “Even if you don’t have formal credentials, readers will trust you more if you’re honest about that fact, set forth your [...]

It’s the title of a sci fi fandom mystery duality. It certainly was not the light read I was expecting when I bought it off the library sale bookshelf nor when I pulled it off my “I need to read these” shelf today. I like the main characters, an engineer who accidentally wrote a sci [...]

We’ve been married eighteen (yes, 18) years. And I’ve always shelved our sci fi and fantasy books as his/her shelves. Most of the time that is not a problem. He hates Lackey. I despise Heinlein. But then what do you do with John Ringo, who we both read? Or Elizabeth Moon? Usually, the books I [...]

is the title of the newest article at Irascible Professor. May I just say that I hope my children do become educators. The same kind of educator I have been. I hope my children become homeschoolers.

about an Afghan who guards the soldiers in his country can be found at Yahoo news.

Read it here.

My youngest thinks socialism is a good idea. Forget charity; take it from their pockets and share with everyone. My eldest seems to agree that socialized medicine is a good way to go. But… think of this. Walter Reed is hospital by government. And what are we going to do when all the hospitals have [...]

It’s the big question that people want to bring up about homeschooling. What about socialization? For some, very few, special needs children, homeschooling does not provide sufficient socialization. But for the rest of them… See The Buck Stops Here with his quote from a study of 70 always homeschooled and 70 always traditional students. (I [...]

According to Live Science, reporting on a March 6 Neurology article, “The rhythmic act of brushing teeth may excite an already overly excitable area of the brain. This is similar to photosensitive epilepsy, which involves seizures triggered by flashing lights and moving patterns,” study author Wendyl D’Souza, with the department of neurology and neurological research [...]

according to CNN. “There are a lot of students out there that are very prepared for a college level education,” she said. “They are kind of being forced into going into a community college.” So a community college isn’t a college level education? I think it is. It all depends on the teacher. And the [...]

Go to Tampontification and choose a state and move a heart. If you do, the company, Seventh Generation, will donate feminine hygiene products to a women’s shelter. That’s all you have to do. Click and click and drag.

A city built 8000 years ago, lived in for 6000 years, has been uncovered in Turkey (I think). Interesting tidbits: home with a timber floor, remnants of food supplies and blackberry seeds…. The graves, mostly rectangular in shape and placed in a circular formation, contain hundreds of funeral gifts buried with the dead. Among them [...]

I think that must have been true, else how would they have attacked the British Isles and Normandy? One author believes they used sunstones, rocks like calcite or turmaline which let them see the position of the sun through the clouds. The full article is here. Note: This would be useful for Dielli’s story. Maybe [...]

you have reached an answering service that isn’t in Houston? They’ll ask you for your phone number, area code first. In Houston, there are no numbers that don’t have area codes. We have at least three: 832, 281, 713. And everyone has to dial the whole area code. Compare this to my friends in New [...]