“It would be so nice if something made sense for a change.” Alice…in Wonderland
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40 years
For 40 years our nation has allowed, enabled, and even celebrated the deaths of the most vulnerable among us. The result is over 55 million children dead. The number is overwhelming, the task of turning our nation back from the slaughter daunting, and many people have given up the fight–they’ve moved on to trendier, less […]
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My New Year thing
Instead of making New Year’s resolutions, there are a few movements to encourage people to adopt one word as a sort of theme for their lives. Some examples I’ve seen are discipline, brave, abide, and intentional. I love the concept and reading what some people have chosen and why is truly inspirational. But I won’t […]
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Death by government
Did you know that during prohibition, our government was responsible for the poisoning deaths of as many as 10,000 people? They poisoned industrial alcohol which was frequently stolen and resold as drinkable spirits. Of course, we know from history what the utter, disastrous, dear-Lord-what-where-they-thinking failure prohibition was, but this is beyond the standard unintended consequences. […]
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Christmas memories
While getting the guest room ready for family coming, I came across one of my grandfather’s Christmas letters. The greater part of this may levitra overnight would appear that a pointless dialog of words – allopathic, elective, routine, and conventional – yet the way we discuss them can mean an extraordinary arrangement. There […]
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A smattering of Joy
Dear fecund geeks, these would make for awesome nursery decorations. (More from the artist here.) As You Wish Continuing the “Do things in pairs” theme. Two Kid Snippets. The first one made me laugh out loud. There are also regenerating social needs including the need cialis without prescription to signal involvement, belonging and openness. […]
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After tragedy
Since the horrific events of last Friday, I haven’t wanted to blog much. I didn’t want to just ignore it, but what do I say? That I’m heartbroken? That I’m mystified by the absolute evil that causes a man to target six and seven year olds? That my kids have been on the receiving end […]
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About education
A few days ago there was a rather disturbing report that U.S. schools would be encouraged to replace books like Catcher in the Rye and To Kill a Mockingbird with more practical informational texts like Recommended Levels of Insulation by the the US Environmental Protection Agency. (Okay, I’ve never been a huge fan of Catcher […]
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Vive la difference!
Last Friday we spent the day with our local homeschool group at a small zoo and then a member of the group’s ranch to do ranchy things. It was a lovely day, spoiled only by the Sprite coming to me almost in tears because, “The boys won’t stop fighting!” See them fight: This […]
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What flows from a grieving heart
Two years ago next Wednesday, the Hanley family lost their little boy Mattias in a household accident. He was only 21 months old. From their pain and their grief, compassion flowed. In honor of their little boy, the Hanley family set out to raise $40,000 to build a house in Nepal for girls rescued from […]
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