My Own Thoughts

Apparently they’re trying to get students and teachers to think about what they would do if attacked. I talk about that in my classes. Need to cover that again.

Maybe not literally, but they are culpable in the deaths of a man and his two sons. The widow and mother is filing a claim against the city. And will probably file suit. San Fran’s sanctuary policy encouraged the retention of a violent illegal who shot her family dead.

Alpine Melt Reveals ancient life… It all started at the end of the long hot summer of 2003, when a Swiss couple, hiking across a melting Schnidejoch, came across a piece of wood that aroused their curiosity. They took it down with them, and gave it to canton Berne’s archaeological department, where careful examination and [...]

When folks tell me that my office will be free all day on Tuesdays and Thursdays, I plan on using it. I had my first assignment predicated on being there for students. However, now they’ve changed the room assignments and someone else will be there T/Th. I am growing very irritated with the people from [...]

I originally posted this as “Journaling for Personal Growth.” However, I’m not sure that won’t turn people off, because it is writing. And some people are afraid of writing. But I think the writing is pretty minimal, maybe a few sentences. Also, there’s no audience. You are the only one who reads your significance journal. [...]

It is my youngest son’s first day of public school today. He is taking two classes for dual credit at the local two year college. My homeschooling days are rapidly coming to an end.

People often keep repeating the same mistakes in relationships over and over again. A wise friend recommended these books for another friend of mine (and my sisters): Getting the love you want ; author: Hendrix The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work: A Practical Guide from the Country’s Foremost Relationship Expert; author: Gottman

Scribal terror has a biscotti recipe using the spice cake mix and pecans or oatmeal. I’d love to make that and take some to Angie.

Why, yes I will. An AP teacher’s online offering of the best of 33 years of teaching offers some incredibly good options. I may go through this with M for his sophomore English this year. Or at least some of it. Everyman, Beowulf, Fairy Tales, etc.

a website on The Best Solution to Rising Violent Crime The site includes myths and answers to them from actual news reports.

Blackfive has the post (and the picture). But what I don’t get is why everyone ignored his reason for being in the Navy in the first place. “because of a lack of jobs in IT in the St. Louis area.” So he joins the NAVY to stay in St. Louis? And I went to monster [...]

Obama has declared that he is for tax fairness. The Common Room had a great story on tax fairness. Let’s put tax cuts in terms everyone can understand. Suppose that every day, ten men go out for dinner. The bill for all ten comes to $100. If they paid their bill the way we pay [...]

A very different idea to me in some ways. Disclosure: I know the speaker well.

He’s a soldier.

O admits he lied O lied, calling the truth-tellers liars and O says M is the “devil you know” Go read RedState. It’s lots of good stuff.

causes problems, says Project for Excellence in Journalism. via Redstate

They’re in Chinese and they were stolen out of checked luggage. Fox has it and apparently those protests, which China said they would allow, aren’t getting permits

for saying what she believes. Read all about it at Advice Goddess Just a teaser: The worst thing about this for me is learning how naive I’ve been in pooh-poohing right-wingers when they tell me how the real fascists are on the left. Again, I take people as individuals, but I’ve learned that there are [...]

Betsy’s Page Confederate Yankee Btw, I don’t think he plagiarized.

and having to follow it anyway for work, if nothing else. But Betsy’s Page has a good round-up of the Mitchell debacle of her repeating Obama’s campaign talking points about McCain cheating during the Saddleback Forum.