Home for the Holidays – and Every Other Day Too Following a link from Daryl Cobranchi to Kimberly Swygert, I found a recent cover story on The Hook about homeschooling. There were a few interesting points in the article. In fact, the U.S. Department of Education estimates that 1.7 percent of all students are now home-schooled. That means [...]
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It Isn't About Me I had this post about three-quarters written on Christmas Eve, but lost it for some reason I don't understand. Today is the first time I've had a few minutes to try and rewrite it. I had a thought while driving to work the other day. It wasn't an especially profound thought, [...]
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It's Merry Christmas Bryan McAnally does a much better job than I could of explaining why it is “Merry Christmas” and not “Happy Holidays” The fact of the matter is, my saying “Merry Christmas” to you is an act of worship, an action of praise. These words are not merely empty sentimental verbiage of seasonal [...]
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All About Hell GodWords has an interesting post about Hell entitled, Hell is Proof that God Loves You. There are two common misconceptions about hell. The first is that a loving God wouldn't let anyone go there, and the second is that it provides God with a way to punish people. I think that both [...]
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Helloooooooo Is there an echo in here? Sorry about the lack of posting lately. Things have gotten a wee bit crazy at work. We have three new products launching into production all within two weeks of one another and I'm much more busy than I care to be. We didn't plan it that way, but [...]
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Well, That Seals the Deal for Me Here I was, just kind of shuffling along, not really sure who I would support for the Democratic nomination for President, when the answer falls right into my lap! The Material Girl has stepped onto the political stage and endorsed Democratic presidential hopeful Wesley Clark. When I think [...]
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Honesty – The Best Policy? David Brooks puts tongue in cheek in an op-ed piece in today's New York Times (free registration required). I think we are all disgusted by the way George W. Bush's administration has allowed honesty and candor to seep into the genteel world of international affairs. The article is mostly about [...]
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Homeschooling Misnomers Following a link from the Homeschooling Revolution, I found an article by Jennifer McMichael on the way her friends react when they learn she was homeschooled before college. Three of these misnomers include the idea that homeschool graduates don't attend college, that homeschoolers miss out on socialization and that parents who homeschool seek [...]
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What to Do About Santa Claus One of the authors of multi-author weblog Kuro5hin wrote about their effort to raise their children not believing in Santa Claus and how others, including their own parents, have worked against that. Then came Christmas last year, and even though we told the grandparents what we were doing about [...]
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The “Scientific Fact” of Evolution Dr. Jonathan Sarfati fisks an anti-creation rant at the Answers in Genesis website. The letter begins, “While I respect the beliefs and opinions of others” then proceeds to do just the opposite. The evidence for evolution seems to be that the author declares it to be fact, actually “SCIENTIFIC FACT”. [...]
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