Doc is making us work for this one Do something that will never be noticed. Write about it. Scope undefined. I would take scope undefined to mean that it can be something you did in the past that was never noticed. In fact, I’m not sure how anybody could do something today and assume that [...]
Also taggedI dumped the Thinking Parents question on Daryl, and he came up with a good one. Question: Do you agree that college for all is a worthy goal? Why or why not? Is it even a reasonable goal for all students to be “college ready”? My short answer is no. Of course, it’s more complicated [...]
Also tagged EducationSince the person that suggested the topic failed to write an entry, (as did I) I think we’ll just let this one roll for a month. Obviously, we all have better things to do in the summer than blog!
Also taggedThis edition is courtesy of Daryl. Melinda Gates (wife of zillionaire Bill) was asked about the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation’s call for all students to go on to college: “NPR: I just want to ask you about a statement on the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation’s Web site that I read, which is that, [...]
Also taggedSince I asked the question, I guess I should answer. Imagine a world run by any of the major religions. Which of those worlds would you want to live in? I’d throw my lot with the Buddhists. I want to live in a world free from magical thinking, where science and rationality rules. Buddhists don’t [...]
Also tagged religionLosing My Religion – If you had to pick a new religion, which one would it be, and why? Be as serious or as fanciful as you want with this, but you can’t pick something you were a part of in the past, and you can’t pick none.
Also taggedI’m not a Democrat or Republican. I’m a small l libertarian, more or less. Neither candidate is strong across the board on liberty. However, Obama is much better on civil rights and personal liberty issues, and he is by far more committed to getting us the hell out of Iraq and charting a less antagonistic [...]
Also tagged PoliticsThe What if I had no children question turned out to be kind of popular. 17 entries are linked from the wiki, and I think there might be more out that weren’t linked by the author. For June 15, we are going to tiptoe into the Presidential race. With any luck, the Democrats will have [...]
Also taggedYes, we are making you think this time with the Thinking Parents essay. I’m going to extend this to what if I never got married, because I really can’t fathom that I would be married without kids. I’d like to think that I would have done something really cool and daring if I didn’t have [...]
Also taggedI don’t want to know right now. I want to know by May 31 though. Also, I put a Thinking Parents widget in my sidebar with the upcoming editorial schedule. I’m working on how to make it an embeddable widget that you can add to your own blog.
Also taggedjet engines? I’m an Air Force brat. The sound of an USAF fighter plane streaking low overhead is about the most comforting sound I can imagine. This must relate back to growing up on USAF bases where the sound was just part of the everyday fabric of life. A few specific remembrances that come to [...]
Also taggedThe topic is sounds, smells or tastes that remind you of home, or that you otherwise find comforting.
Also taggedOK, we are going to change gears and exercise our creative writing skills. The assignment due on May 15 is to write about a sound, smell, or taste that you find comforting or that reminds you of home. You can take this in any creative direction that you want.
Also taggedIf you are writing about either for the Thinking Homeschoolers project tomorrow is your due date. Update: I never did get around to writing a proper post for this. I’m anti-spanking, but I’m just not particularly passionate about it. At the extreme end, kids are hurt by spanking, both emotionally and physically. However, the vast [...]
Also taggedThe inaugural question for the Thinking Homeschoolers project is a tax issue. Check out the other entries on this subject. Relative to the services you receive from government, do you feel that you pay too much in taxes? In a word, yes. Taxes are the cost of government, and government in this country is something [...]
Also tagged Politics