Month: November 2008

For the longest time, Josh only called me Dada. Then a while ago, he only called me Daddy, even going so far as to say Daddy any time he saw the letter D. (Yes, at 20 months he is recognizing letters…homeschooling starts early with us!) Today, though, I’ve been relegated back to merely Dada. And…

This is a topic that’s been on my heart for a while now, but only in bits and pieces until now. And perhaps still in bits and pieces–we’ll judge that afterward. The idea is this: what parts of our American culture are truly relevant to life? Which things really matter, and which things are completely,…

A few of us on twitter were doing a Princess Bride quote session earlier this week, and I struck gold on something: the movie covers everything needed to properly govern (using only quotes from the movie), and should be required reading for all government officials. Here’s a few examples: Foreign Policy: You mean you wish…

Not a bad week…interesting mix of excitement, fear, relief, oh, and work. Definitely have some things to work on (organization, mainly), but all in all, not a bad start.

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August 28th, 1963. Martin Luther king Jr, in the shadow of the Lincoln Memorial, delivers the “I Have a Dream” speech. In that speech, in one of the most rousing, emotional, and oft-quoted lines, he says:I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not…

Given the Department of Education’s conservative estimate of 898,000 students who were educated entirely at home in 2003, the National Home Education Research Institute’s estimate of 2 million homeschool students, and the national average per pupil expenditure on instruction, homeschooling likely saves American taxpayers and public schools at least $4.4 billion to $9.9 billion in…

I was reminded twice today that, despite my political principles, life does indeed go on regardless of what happens Tuesday. Life is bigger–and far more important–than any candidate. Do I believe that this country is at a crossroads? Absolutely. Do I believe that there will be consequences, perhaps major and even unintended, because of this…

Yesterday afternoon I was wrestling with Sammy on the floor. I was sitting, slightly hunched over, with Sammy in front of me. Mika climbed on my back–she does it often, so wasn’t anything unusual. But something happened, and I’m not sure what, since I was occupied with Sammy. Suddenly Mika was falling down/forward, and her…

Sammy’s Governor’s Cup (State) Tournament was today. Since I had to work, JoAnn’s there with him. Just got a call that in his forms (poomse), he just won a gold in his age bracket. Coming up, his breaking…he’s doing a combination of a chop break, elbow break, axe kick break, and sliding sidekick break. It’s…