
Flood waters in Colorado are just beginning to recede, and it will take days for many relief organization to be fully operational. However, one plucky group is already on the ground and helping Coloradans dig out. This week, I wrote about Team Rubicon and their unique model of service in my Between Errands piece. I […]

I saw this interesting comparison of the Finnish and American educational systems posted on Facebook, which made me think of this article linked in The Transom on Monday on why so many members of Generation Y are unhappy. I don’t think the article is completely fair to that cohort. You can’t deny they’re coming […]

I got nothing. Links! Raise a glass to Claude Shannon, Jr. , the genius no one’s heard of but whose work you’re benefiting from right now. There ought to be no law. From the little I’ve read, the law isn’t as awful as it could be, but talk about a camel’s nose in the door. […]

Today is my 200th straight post in the Great Blog Project, and another opportunity to reevaluate where I am and where I think I’m going with this little experiment. On day 100, my goal was to become a better writer. 100 days later and I’m good! Kidding. Actually, that’s probably a life-long endeavor, and I […]

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Following the Ambleside schedule, this terms artist is John Singleton Copley. As I’ve written before, the basics of picture study are pretty simple. We don’t focus a great deal on the biography and facts of the artist, but we don’t ignore it either. I think Copley’s story is of particular interest to homeschoolers and Americans […]

These are the three most dangerous words at the birth of a child in much of the world. This week in my Washington Times Communities column I look at this remarkable documentary. While the subject and content of It’s a Girl are almost overwhelmingly tragic — gendercide and the violence and hardships women face […]

Today we mark 12 years since the horrific attack on our nation. Today we stop and remember, but remembering isn’t enough. We must pass on the story to our children so that they will also know. This is one of those harder aspects of parenting they leave out of the sales pitch. It is a […]

The first week back to school was very busy even for our standards, but it was successful overall. The kids are at a stage where they need me less physically. Of course, you always need your mama, but maybe not to tie your shoes. Finding shoes is a different matter. Links! 8 common cooking mistakes […]