May 31, 2006
ALERT: Bogus Homeschool Organization
A reader who shall not be named sent this link to the US Homeschool Association.
As far as I can tell, it is a totally bogus organization created for the singular purpose of separating homeschoolers from $30 a year each. The site consists mostly of content "borrowed" from HSLDA, in quantities that violate Internet ethics, if not copyright law. Framing another site's content like that has been found to be a copyright violation in at least several cases. The membership benefits are the standard retail discounts any teacher or home educator gets, plus your very own US Homeschool Association ID card. Also, you can get a 17% discount on an HSLDA membership too! Woo Hoo!
I briefly considered the idea that HSLDA is behind the site, but I don't think so. It's too amateurish, and I can't imagine what they would have to gain with a bogus front like that. If they were going to build front organizations they would do a much better job.
The domain owner is a Sally Leach, and googling her turns up nothing homeschool related.
It's a scam, IMHO. It might be a legit 503C organization, but the benefits certainly are not worth $3, let alone $30.
Update Upon further review, this gets even more interesting. Sallyleach.com resolves to the US Homeschool Association web site. A whois lookup on sallyleach.com returns this as the owner.
Registrant Contact:
Sibcy Cline Realtors
Sally Leach (sallyleach@hotmail.com)
+1.5137869549
Fax: 5132482943
776 Center St
NA
Milford, OH 45150
Googling Sibcy Cline realtors turns up their web site. However, the site search indicates that their is no realtor there with the last name Leach. She could be a non realtor employee. Sallyleach.con was originally registered in 2001, so it is also possible that she is simply long gone from there. However, it still seems very odd that the originator of a new national homeschool organization is somebody no homeschooler seems to have heard of. The phone number above is Mark Haynes, who appears to be a realtor there. I called the main office number but the office is closed, and they don't have a phone system that allows you to dial by name. Googling her email address also turns up nothing. Googling @sallyleach.com turns up only the US Homeschool Association.
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May 30, 2006
Graduation Speaker Scott Somerville
Our friend Scott Somerville is the keynote speaker for the Homeschool Commencement at the HEAV convention in Richmond VA. Ignore for a moment the question of whether or not homeschoolers should be recreating a silly ceremony commemorating an artificial government imposed achievement.
Isn't having Scott as the commencement speaker at a homeschool event sort of like having an NEA official as the keynote speaker at a public high school graduation? Scott's a fine guy and I'm sure he'll do a fine job, but it seems like if HEAV wanted to make a big deal out of graduation, the least they could have done is stretched a bit for the graduation speaker, and not plucked an employee of their parent organization HSLDA (who is already there leading several other workshops that weekend).
I remember being disappointed when the keynote at Purdue graduation was the University President ( I was hoping for Neil Armstrong). That is what I am getting at here. If it's a big deal, I think they could have worked a little harder for the graduation keynote. I don't imagine it took a lot of calls to get somebody from the mother ship to come down for the day.
Permalink | Comments (14)The Blue Ribbon Performance
The blue ribbon performance in 12U Trail. One of 4 blue ribbon performances on the weekend :)
Colleges no longer care about high school diploma
That might be an overstatement, but the percentage of people matriculating into college without the high school paper is on the increase.
It's not clear if they are counting home schoolers in the "dropout" number.
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Our first 10 year old breakdown at a horse show. Not our last, I'm sure.
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A few random thought from the weekend that i did not develop into full posts
May 29, 2006
June 4th - Marriage Protection Day
From Is Anybody There
The Religious Right has designated Sunday, June 4th, as "Marriage Protection Sunday" and is mobilizing fundamentalist and evangelical congregations all across America, including those in the Southern Baptist Convention, the nation's largest Protestant denomination, to try and pressure Congress to put forward an amendment to the US Constitution to ban gay marriage
Here is an idea, stay home on June 4th. Skip church or whatever obligation to somebody else you may have, and do something with your family that will strengthen and protect your own marriage. Denigrating others does not accomplish that.
Also, according to these statistics, going to church is not particularly good for your marriage anyway.
Permalink | Comments (3)May 28, 2006
The Payoff in Blue
This is the official look at my first blue ribbon post. I say official because she won the 12U Trail class on Saturday, but due to some bookkeeping issues, the results are not final yet. Today, she started the day by winning 12U Showmanship. More details to come later. In the meantime, I made a short photo log of what happens at a horse show in the early hours, before the riders start competing.
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May 27, 2006
How Chris is spending the Memorial Day Weekend
Saturday: Up at 5 AM, at farm by 6:15 AM. Load horse and arrive at show by 7 AM. Spend all day on horse show dad duty, which mostly consists of cleaning up after the horse, and moving heavy stuff on command. I did sneak a 15 minute nap in during the lunch break though. It didn't really help. We got home around 7.
Sunday will be an exact repeat of Saturday.
Pictures, results etc. will come later. I'm too tired to deal with it now. She did have a fabulous show today though - her best so far.
Stay safe this weekend.
Permalink | Comments (2)May 26, 2006
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Christian Dominionism in the news - not a new issue for homeschoolers though
May 25, 2006
The quickest baseball game ever
I just managed a 1:20 Little League game. That is a full six inning game. That might be a world record for a full game at anything below the Little League World Series level. It's rare that we get all six innings in under the 2 hour time limit. Both pitchers threw complete games. I don't think I've ever seen that in any game I've coached, or for that matter any game I played in back in the day. It was truly a masterpiece. The pitching was good, the defense was good, and our second batter one hopped one over the outfield fence.
The final score was 2-1. We won.
Permalink | Comments (1)Salon.com on The Pearls and TTUAC
The Salon article on The Pearl's hit the street today. It's long, well balanced, and generally very well done. It features several quotes from Doc, and a link to my archive page on the The Pearls.
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Michele aka asmallvictory.com has moved to a new URL - punk music and fast cars, not a bad combo for a blog.
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May 25th - don't leave home without a towel.
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this apparently really works
May 24, 2006
Throw the bums out
Apparently Congressional Republicans and Democrats can agree that they are above the law.
Funny how they've been all for stripping us ordinary citizens of our rights, yet they get offended when a Congressional office is searched under a properly executed warrant. I hope many more of them are under investigation. I doubt there are 10 people in the halls of Congress that aren't there primarily to line their own pockets.
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Wil Wheaton visits E3 - and I am so asking for PS2 Guitar hero for Father's Day
May 23, 2006
NEA Changes Stance on Home Education
***ODonnellWeb Exclusive***
Full text of article
Orlando, FL.
AP Wire Service
In a stunning development at the 2006 National Education Association annual meeting, the general membership caucus had voted to formally sanction home education as a valid educational option. The motion passed easily, with 73% of the vote. Further, a second motion was offered to create a new membership category within the NEA for homeschooling parents.
NEA President Reg Weaver explained the historic vote. "It has been obvious for years that home educators are kicking our asses. Their kids are smart, polite, well spoken, and well versed on the issues of the day. I can't say that for most of the members of this union, let alone our students. They really aren't that different from us. They care deeply about children, and I think both professional teachers and homeschoolers have a whole lot to learn from each other. This can best be accomplished by working together."
When reached for comment, HSLDA founder Michael Farris said he was not surprised at all, as he had been working tirelessly for years to assimilate the NEA into HSLDA, and that this was merely the first step in the plan he and God had developed to save the USA from the heathens in Hollywood. He then excused himself from the conversation, claiming that he had to take a call from Karl Rove.
Prominent home education blogger Daryl Cobranchi laughed hysterically when informed of the news, and repeatedly said something that sounded like E-AT-M. When asked for clarification, he simply spelled out the the letters IAATM and told me to Google it if I wanted to know more.
ODonnellWeb founder Chris O'Donnell did not return repeated calls for comment. His voice mail message said something about not receiving a signal on the farm.
The opponents of this measure within the NEA were quite vocal in their disgust. Dave Arnold, the homeschool hating janitor, said that there is no way in hell that he will be cleaning up after homeschoolers. Teacher Betsy Smith expressed concern that homeschoolers would form a potent voting block and force through unwelcome changes such as teacher accountability, or competition among schools.
Professor Rob Reich, a well known homeschool critic, said, " I am concerned that this development will iterate peer-based enrichment, drive competency-based experiences, reinvent cross-curricular relationships, and aggregate efficient objectives in education."
The vote on the new membership options for homeschoolers is expected to take place tomorrow afternoon.
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Our dachshund needs this
May 22, 2006
24 Season Finale (possible spoiler)
Speaking of 24, just how are they going to have Jack save the world again when he is supposed to be dead? If he shows his face, he'll have both the US and Chinese government trying to take him out. Those aren't good odds, even if he is Jack Bauer.
Called that one, didn't I?
Permalink | Comments (1)The NSA ***IS*** Reading Your Email
Wired has leaked the AT&T documents (pdf) that the government does not want you to see.
Permalink | Comments (0)If you drink on Prom Night, the terrorists win
Here in Fredericksburg, the local police seem to believe that being a teenager in a tux is probable cause to search a limo. Kudos to the one limo driver who refused to allow police access to the limo.
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May 20, 2006
The right to sin is devine
Cavalor found a great post by a Christian with a clue.
You cannot legislate salvation; individuals must work it out for themselves. Therefore, it is fundamentally wrong to legislate morals that were intended to accompany salvation.
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The new Yahoos CD is available from their web site.
May 19, 2006
Cool Tech in our not-too-distant future
Philips held an event in NYC last week to promote prototypes of their new line of tech gadgets branded sense and simplicity.
Looks like some pretty cool stuff was demonstrated.
- LED light bulbs with adjustable color and brightness - perfect for setting "the mood."
- A flat screen TV that is a framed mirror when not in use. Now if they could just integrate this into the bathroom mirror...
- Bookshelf sized portable greenhouses. Of course, purchasing one will enter you directly into a DEA database ;)
Maybe next year they will fly me in for some first person reporting.
Or not.
Permalink | Comments (1)The Value Of Privacy
Privacy is an inherent human right, and a requirement for maintaining the human condition with dignity and respect.
Permalink | Comments (0)10 Things I Hate About Commandments
Answers the question, what if the The 10 Commandments had been a teen angst movie?
Permalink | Comments (3)May 18, 2006
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Get in shape - the Poppins way
May 17, 2006
Blogging The Bible
I had this idea a few months ago - it's still on my to-do list. Looks like it'll be staying there.
So, what does happen when an ignorant Jew (his words) decides to blog the Bible?
Permalink | Comments (0)Monk-e-mail
Just click the link - you know you want to :)
Permalink | Comments (0)Parenting - not as much fun as it used to be?
Glenn Reynolds postulates that the decline in birth rates in the US can be attributed to both the spiraling financial costs of raising kids to adulthood, and the increasing social costs too. Parenting, even with all the advances in technology, is more work today than it was for our parents.
I was certainly more independent than either of my kids at 10 and 12 - but I've always thought that was mostly due to growing up on military bases. Everything was within bike riding distance (sans helmet!), and given that I was surrounded by barbed wire fence with guarded gates, my parents didn't have much to worry about when I was roaming the neighborhood. So I got to roam at a very age, compared to kids today.
Is parenting really more work today? Or is it just the perception that life was better in the good old days? Long car trips are certainly easier with the advent of in car entertainment systems!
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The final word on the Christian argument that their kids belong in public schools witnessing their faith. Spunky 1 - everybody else 0.
May 16, 2006
Support Network Neutrality
Contrary to what my new advertiser wants you to believe, Network Neutrality is a good thing.
Here is a good analysis of the issue, and the group that just paid me to run the ad I trashed above.
Permalink | Comments (1)The War on Sex
There is way too much in this article for me to effectively blog it in anything less than 2 hours. I don't have two hours. However, you should take 10 minutes to read it. A couple more election cycles of a Congress that is beholden to the Christian Right, and we might be dealing with sex police knocking down the bedroom door in search of contraband contraceptives.
Permalink | Comments (5)Fencing Video
Yes, I do encourage my son to hit other kids with blunt metal objects :)
In this video, Breck is on the strip against the eventual event winner. This is like your local high school basketball team playing Duke. The fact that Breck even scored is an accomplishment. Breck's point is at 1:15 - a perfect parry - repost.
This is his direct elimination round bout. He came out of the pools seeded 15th, which drew him the #2 seed. Again, competing way out of his league, although he did manage to score 3 in a row for a brief 3-2 lead in this bout.
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Interesting RSS Headline from Fredericksburg.com
Davis v. O'Donnell
Local businessman to challenge Congresswoman in election.
Apparently, I'm running for Congress :)
Actually, It's Shawn O'Donnell. Never heard of him.
Permalink | Comments (0)May 15, 2006
When $11,000 per kid just isn't enough
Some Prince William County VA parents are upset that the county only spends $11,000 per kid per year on education. Nearby Arlington County is spending over $17,000 per kid. Obviously, the Arlington kids will all be going to the best colleges, while the Prince William kids are doomed to a life in the custodial arts.
Permalink | Comments (3)Parental Insanity in NY
Izzy points to what is probably a very interesting three part broadcast from ABC Nightline on the lengths Manhattan parents go to in their quest to secure spots in the "right" pre-schools...for their 2 year olds.
I only made it about 4 minutes into the first video. When one father explained the preschool names have "brand value" I was overcome with an overwhelming urge to vomit.
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Fundie U
May 14, 2006
My name is Inigo Montoya...
Well,maybe he isn't quite to that level, yet. We traveled South to Greensboro NC for a regional tournament. Regional apparently means all the best kids in the region, in fencing speak. To say he was a little over his head would be a huge understatement. That said, at no point did he look like he didn't belong.
He lost his pool matches 5-2, 5-1, 5-0, 5-2. That got him seeded 15th in the 16 person direct elimination round. That also got him a bout with the #2 seed, the young lady you see in the picture. If she looks a lot bigger than Breck, it's because she was. His pool included the tourney champ, I'll post that video as soon as it's approved by Google. The kid was amazingly good, but in watching the video you can tell that Breck is trying to play the same game he is :)
Overall it was a great learning experience. One of the club coaches had said that the goal was really just to score a touch. He far exceeded that. In his DE bout, he actually held a 3-2 lead at one point before going on to lose 5-3 / 5-1. When I asked him what happened his answer was classic.
I ran out of tricks she hadn't seen. What a great one sentence explanation of the difference between enthusiasm, and experience.
Oh, that pony tail you see on the right edge of the picture? That is the Duke fencing coach. He was one of the officials. Like I said, we were in way over our head on this.
The Truth Is Out There
"Out There" meaning somewhere beyond the walls of Patrick Henry College, where 31% of the faculty have left because the they believe a liberal arts education requires open discourse and conversation. School President Micheal Farris seems to believe that a liberal arts education requires everybody to agree with him.
Note - Icky LA Times web site requires registration, or Bug-Me-Not.
Update: The Leesburg Today has a balanced look at the recent events at PHC. Marc Fisher from The Washington Post also weighs in on the story.
Permalink | Comments (1)May 12, 2006
Harry Potter 1 - Wacko Mother - 0
Once in a while, the schools do something right. The Gwinnett County GA School Board voted to keep the Harry Potter books in the school library system, over the objections of a couple of braying asses that think it encourages witchcraft.
Not that I would have any problem with encouraging witchcraft. I haven't heard of any witches wanting dominion over my life.
Permalink | Comments (6)The Rise of Christian Nationalism
...Christian politics has as its primary intent the conquest of the land -- of men, families, institutions, bureaucracies, courts, and governments for the Kingdom of Christ.
HT: Doc
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Daryl speaks
May 11, 2006
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May 09, 2006
Slow Road Home - A review
In Slow Road Home, VA resident Fred First invites us to join him on his journey to discover his home. I'm not talking about a quest of epic proportions here. I'm talking about Fred getting to know his 40 acres, 1 tree at a time. With a naturalist's eye, he writes of symphonies of fireflies in his meadow, and the honor of the wood that shades him from the sun as it lives, and heats his home on its death.
Fred lives the life I aspire to; busy, but not hurried. There are lessons for all of us in his journey. The world, even our suburban backyards, are wonderous places, if only we would slow down to see it.
The book is a selection of essays from his fabulous weblog, Fragments From Floyd, of which I have been a loyal reader for several years.
The Church of FSM - in Legos
Wow is the only thing I can come up with for this. Don't skip the tour.
A hearty arrgghhh to Daryl.
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If a horse and a human raced a basketball court distance, who would win?
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Full details of the horse show this weekend - plus video!
May 08, 2006
Quietex - dope for horses?
In our circle of 4H friends, we seem to be in the minority in not giving our horse Quietex.
The general consensus is that because it's all natural it's not a drug. It allegedly takes the edge off and helps the horse relax in naturally stressful situations, like horse shows.
Marijuana is all natural too. As it matter of fact, it also takes the edge off and helps you relax in naturally stressful situations. I'm just saying...
We are leasing Shado, we don't own him. So even if we wanted to use the stuff, it's not our horse to be making a doping decision on. However, my gut feeling is that all natural or not, giving your horse "something" to help it relax before a horse show is doping. Delaney's trainer, who is all knowing and all wise, is of the opinion that horses that can't behave at shows need better training, not drugs. Delaney takes anything she says as gospel, so you know where Delaney stands.
Horse people in my readership (Jeanne and Doc?) - do you have anything to add? I'm new at all this, but I've been totally shocked at how common this is. Every horse show we go to we overhear somebody talking about how great the stuff is, and we've been encouraged by more than a couple of people to use the stuff.
Permalink | Comments (10)The Daily Ping saved my toilet
The toilet in the master bathroom had picked up a case of the slow flushies. Plungering 'till my shoulders ached did no good. Auguring had no effect. Then Michelle said that I should go check the toilet post at The Daily Ping. The Ping is well known for it's numerous and epic toilet related commentaries. However, in this case, I knew exactly what she meant.
The "How To Unclog A Toilet" post in legendary. It contains a wealth of useful information, and the 5 year comment thread is just gut bustingly funny. Whether or not you need the advice today, you should pour your beverage of choice and sit down to enjoy the Internet's best potty humor.
BTW, pouring a bucket of hot water into the toilet works. It really works.
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May 07, 2006
I think we are going to need a bigger wall
We seem to be averaging 5-7 ribbons per show. We have 8-10 more shows scheduled for this year. That could add up to a lot of ribbons.
Then multiply by 8 years, at a probably increasing annual show rate. Yikes!
We got rained on again at the show today. That's 3/3 for the year, with one actually being canceled. She brought home 5 ribbons ( Two 2nds, Two 3rd, and a 4th). Details and video over at Horseshues soon.
Quote of The Week
It's not just piercings and tatoos that make one counter-culture and non-conformist, it's how one lives one's life. We homeschoolers, especially those who've been at it for years, are the real non-conformists, regardless of the reasons why we homeschool.
From commenter SLM, in this thread.
Permalink | Comments (0)May 06, 2006
The Wedding Crashers
I want that 2 hours of my life back. The movie is actually 2:08, but I will grant credit for about 8 minutes of humor dispersed throughout the movie. The other 2 hours just sucks.
Permalink | Comments (1)The well groomed man
I'm really shocked that a conservative mainstream company like Philips - Norelco would do something this on the edge to promote a new product. However, the entire website for the Philips Bodygroom is hilarious. It doesn't motivate me to want to buy an electric shaver especially designed for a man's sensitive regions - but the website is a hoot.
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The Bionic man is becoming a reality
May 05, 2006
Should everybody homeschool?
I think ya'll know where I stand on this. A potentially interesting discussion at Guilt-Free Homeschooling.
Permalink | Comments (0)A peek into the soul of Michael Pearl
Our favorite demon publishers have turned up a truly frightening essay by Michael Pearl.
Read the essay and ask yourself this. Does Michael Pearl sound more like Billy Graham, or Jim Jones?
Permalink | Comments (6)May 04, 2006
Teachers can't be porn stars?
A teacher was fired in KY after it came to light that she was in an adult film.
11 years ago.
Prior to a stint in the military.
Who the hell cares what she did before she was a teacher? I hope she gets a good attack dog lawyer and sues the school system into submission.
Permalink | Comments (1)Microbrews within walking distance.
Kybecca is the name of the gourmet wine and beer shop that just opened up within walking distance of my house.
They have beer tastings on Saturdays.
They let your make your own six pack from whatever they have in the store. I made a six pack of stuff I had never had before.
Did I mention it's walking distance from my home?
I'm drinking a Monk's Café Flemish Sour Ale right now. It's very different. A Belgian Brown Ale with a notable lactic sour smell that brings cherries and apples to mind. A deep rich brown color and a frothy head provide a great look in the pint glass. The taste is a little thin. It would be a good hot summer day kind of beer, but it's not exactly my thing so I probably won't buy it again.
Permalink | Comments (3)5 Reasons to skip college
This is interesting, and not at all surprising. When I was getting my graduate degree we often remarked that people seemed more impressed by the effort we went through to get the degree, than anything we might have actually learned in the process. I think there might be a lot of merit to the idea that college graduates make more not because they are college graduates, but because the kids most likely to succeed self-select into college in the first place.
Correlation - not causation.
It'd be an interesting exercise for an ambitious 18 year old to take his Harvard acceptance letter and knock on a few doors to see if any employers cared.
Hat tip: Tammy
Permalink | Comments (1)Berries & Cream Diet Dr. Pepper
Michelle brought home a 12 pack from WalMart last night. (Yes, we shop at Wal-Mart, and we drive our evil SUV to get there and purchase mass produced commodities)
It's tasty - sort of a black cherry flavored cream soda, if that makes any sense.
Permalink | Comments (6)Today is The National Day of Reason
It's 2nd only to Talk Like a Pirate Day on my list of holidays we really need to celebrate ;)
Permalink | Comments (3)My wife wants a raise
Apparently the $112,500 a year that I pay Michelle is not sufficient. The average SAHM is worth $134,000, and since she is way above average...I think I'm going to need a 2nd job to afford her :)
Permalink | Comments (5)StarLords
It's the Star Wars - Lord of the Rings mash-up with a funky disco beat. This is a masterful editing job.
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May 03, 2006
Spoiler free Lost comment
I didn't see that coming.
Permalink | Comments (1)The Holy Grail
Lioness found The Holy Grail. The quote that can't be argued with.
"In study after study, whenever tutoring is matched against some competing pedagogy, including technology, tutoring wins handily. In his own research (Benjamin) Bloom found that tutored students outdistance 98 percent of those taught in conventional groups settings.(7)"
Does tutoring = home education? Click on over to her blog for the answer.
Permalink | Comments (0)Calvin on the essential joy of homeschooling
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Andrea weighs in on The Pearls
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We need to work harder to make sure the GBLT community knows that most homeschoolers are on their side.
May 02, 2006
WheresYours.com - Blogging about place
This is a very cool web site where you can "pin" your favorite spot in nature and create blog entries about that place. It's a nifty mash up of blogging, mapping, and niche marketing.
Oh, and you can win free trips too.
Here is my entry. Or maybe that should be skeleton of an entry. The downside to something like this is the need for the writer to recreate material that is likely already done somewhere else.
I'll bet as content builds there just about everybody will be able to find some new-to-you spot close to home. One of cool things about Geocaching is that the caches are often placed in out of the way, under used parks. Just this weekend I found a great picnic spot 10 minutes from home while looking for a cache.
And speaking of blogging about place, you have checked out Fred's book, right?
May 01, 2006
Red Sox 7 - Yankees 3
The scene: 10 PM, the wife is not happy because Breck is still up. It's the bottom of the 8th, Red Sox 4, Yankees 3, two runners on base, Big Papi at the plate.
Wife: What time is Breck going to bed?
Me: Bedtimes don't apply when the Red Sox are on, especially when they are playing the Yankees.
Wife: So is he staying up until midnight?
Me: If Big Papi hits it out here, he can go bed because it'll be a 4 run lead.
Maybe Daryl wants to explain what happened next. Heh.
Big Papi hit a prodigious shot, a full count fastball out to deep center, into a very stiff wind. Even better, he hit it right over Johnny Damon. And I did my first Red Sox late inning victory dance of the year.
Then rookie closer Jonathon " I still haven't given up a run this year" Papelbon came in to slam the door in the 9th, striking out ARod in the process.
And people say baseball is boring.
Permalink | Comments (3)Organic foods - not always what you think
Organic foods are big business now. And with big business comes big dollars, big trucks driving stuff all over the country, and big commercial farming operations that aren't necessarily any better for the environment than non-organic farms.
Permalink | Comments (2)Bribing Kids to go to school
It used to be parents that resorted to this trick. However, now we have a school system in CA handing out Ipods as rewards for perfect attendance.
Permalink | Comments (3)CBS not a fan of The Fed
Apparently Columbia Business School is not a fan of Fed Chairman Ben S. Bernanke. Who knew such talent was lurking in the halls of Columbia?
Hat tip: Mark Horne
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