“It would be so nice if something made sense for a change.” Alice…in Wonderland
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Fine Arts Friday: Folk Songs
The idea of teaching fine arts to our children can be intimidating. The term calls to mind images of well-lit studios, beautiful (and expensive) instruments, and advanced knowledge and skills that require an expert to teach. (That’s not actually true, as I’ll demonstrate with my exquisite in-expertise in coming posts, but we’ll save that for […]
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The problem with the factory setting
We are the brand of homeschoolers that have permanently rejected the public school model. There are homeschoolers who prefer homeschooling to public schools, but make their educational choices year by year. For a variety of reasons and a couple of big ones, we’ve ruled out public education entirely for our family. I have two big […]
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A delicious Texas tradition
No reunion, potluck, or picnic in Texas is complete without a Texas Sheet Cake. This is a cake specifically for large gatherings: large, rich, and decadent. Tonight our bible study is having a going away thing for the various college students departing to the four corners, and this is my contribution. I actually knew this […]
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Terrible Tuesday: Birthday Edition
On the occasion of my 39th birthday, let us recall that on this date: In 1789, George Washington takes the oath of office, becoming the first president of the United States of America. The Louisiana Purchase is purchased in 1803, doubling the size of the U.S. Willie Nelson is born in1933. Hitler committed suicide on […]
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The difference between cats and dogs
What’s the difference between a cat and a dog? A dog ponders his relationship with man: “He feeds me, he grooms me, he takes care of all my needs… He must be God!” A cat thinks: “He feeds me, grooms me, takes care of me. I must be God.” Which reminded me of this: It […]
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Bold and adventerous
All the best children adventure stories have one critical thing in common. From the following sampling, see if you can guess what it is. The Chronicles of Narnia Harry Potter Sign of the Beaver Five Children and It The Adventures of Tom Sawyer From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler The Percy Jackson […]
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A Philosophy of Education
I’m at a youth retreat with my daughter, and I’m posting this from my phone. Isn’t technology great? Anyway, you’re getting meat, not fluff, but it isn’t my meat. I’m reading Charlotte Mason’s Original Homeschooling Series Volume 6:Towards A Philosophy of Education, and I’m pretty sure I’ll end up highlighting the whole book before I’m […]
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Fine Arts Friday: An Introduction
We’re going to call last week’s post “The prologue.” This will actually be the introductory post for what I hope to do in these “Fine Arts Friday” posts. As I explained in the prologue, now that our fine arts co-op is permanently winding down, I want to keep up with our fine arts studies at […]
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Texas Legislative Mini-Round Up UPDATED
The Texas legislature meets every other year for 140 days (in regular session, special sessions can also be called.) This limits the mischief they can achieve, but it also means that all the damage they do inflict happens fast and furiously. I fully intended to be aware of all the goings-on in Austin this year, […]
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Relearning old lessons. I ought to do better.
I just finished Dancing with My Father by Sally Clarkson, and I remembered this post I originally wrote on Satchmo’s first birthday (back when he was known as Gigglemeister on the blog). For me “I ought” is the biggest joy stealer in my life. It was then and it is now. Someday, that lesson is […]
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