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Something down
I got up this morning and punched out an awesome post about how the White House is putting cookies into all of our computers every time we visit a .gov site. (And I visited several in the last couple of weeks.) These cookies keep tabs on all the sites we visit, our user names and…
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Status Update: August
Sitting…at the computer desk. Drinking…nothing. I’m waiting on my coffee to finish brewing. Moving…rather slowly this morning. We stayed up too late last night reading Lord of the Rings. I hear the kids are just now beginning to stir. Recovering…from a wedding. Karl’s cousin Mary-Elizabeth married her high school sweetheart this past Saturday. We had…
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Two Links
to raise your ire for your reading pleasure: Welcome to America in the Gelded Age by Mark Steyn In 1971, the United States Congress recognized mustangs as “living symbols of the historic and pioneer spirit of the West.” And surely nothing captures the essence of the “pioneer spirit” than living on welfare in a federal…
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My POV of History
I know I’m supposed to write about curriculum today. I want to write about our curriculum — it’s one of my favorite things. I can talk for hours about curriculum and methods. But today I’m really busy, so I offer you my attitude about teaching history. My favorite subject is history. The time period doesn’t…
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What they said…
So, you already know that I enjoy Derek Webb’s music. I haven’t purchased his new album yet, but I have heard the controversial new song. Karl and I had an interesting discussion about it yesterday, and I’m sad to say that neither of us came to the conclusion Denny Burke did. Doug E. shares some…
Leslie Wiggins 