Month: June 2008

Wordless Wednesday

I don’t recall where I’d found this…but it’s one of those pics that speaks well more than its allotted one thousand words.

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New Politically-Correct Language

The Seattle area is having meetings to discuss the replacement for the 520 Floating Bridge. News report just showed a rep of the state Dept of Transportation talking about a meeting as a need for dialogue and as a “listening opportunity”. Has the American English language really gone that far down in standards, or have…

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The Other Prodigal Son

Most of us have heard the story of the Prodigal Son in Luke 15:11-32. But what seems to be passed over is that the story isn’t just about the son that left, wandered, squandered, pondered, and returned to the open arms of his forgiving father…take a look at verses that conclude the story (Luke 15:25-32):…

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All This Learning Is Making Me Tired…

Josh has been on the learning version of a growth spurt recently, mainly between climbing and talking. And boy is he gonna do both. A lot. And often. But for now he does take pauses or just plain passes out… So far his faves appear to be:In climbing: climbing up on the arm of the…

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Chiropractic Adjustment Via Laptop

Subtitled: don’t try this at home. Well, unless you need to, that is. Last week I tweaked my back in a way that’s different than I’d ever done. Instead of lower back or neck, it was the very upper back with pain into the shoulders. Went to my chiropractor (and found out it’d only been…

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Why Homeschooling Should Be Outlawed…

If we can make it illegal for a child to be taught poorly by a parent at home, it should then also be illegal for a teacher to teach poorly in a public school. And that, my friends, would not be a bad thing, would it? Besides, if it ever was outlawed, just like failed…

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Culinary and Educational Experts

Forewarning: Part of this article is satire. Conversely, some of it is not. The line between the two isn’t necessarily very clear, however. A consortium of culinary experts in California has successfully challenged the right of citizens to prepare and cook their own meals, citing health concerns of obesity, nutrition, and lack of a discerning…

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Father’s Day Giveaways…

Head over to From Dates to Diapers for more info. Well, that and the actual giveways as well…

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Wow…wow…wow.

This is the story of Brian “Head” Welch…former lead guitarist of Korn. A few years back he left the band and all of its success, and did it for his daughter and for Christ. His story is one of amazing transformation. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKqajubpF0Y]

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Should Homeschooling be Illegal?

Thanks to Dana at Principled Discovery for bringing this article to my attention in a great blog post. While I agree with her assessment, I have a slightly different take on the article. Plus it upset me a bit.Original article (opens in a new window or tab). What I find so…I don’t know…unbelievable/incredible/downright silly…is that…

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