Entries from November 2006

Monday, November 27th, 2006

Grocery Store Wars

This video just tickled me! It has to be one of the best Star Wars parodies I’ve seen. It’s hilarious AND it advocates organic produce. What more could you want?
The Organic Rebellion has “conventional” agriculture on the run in this intergalactic parody set “not long ago in a supermarket not so far away…”
Will you join […]

Monday, November 27th, 2006

It Was Worth A Try

Me: I think I could use a massage.
Chris: I wish I could help you with that, I really do.
Me: No, seriously. Haven’t you heard about the new bill that was passed? You’re now required by law to give me a massage on demand.
Chris: Yeah… unfortunately that doesn’t go into effect until November 29th.
Me: Oh really? […]

Sunday, November 26th, 2006

Protesting No Child Left Behind

If you think you can improve education with a test, you must also think you can fatten a calf by weighing it.
This analogy was left by a signer of the petition against the reauthorization of No Child Left Behind. I think it efficiently points out the irrational thinking behind the testing frenzy that NCLB has […]

Saturday, November 25th, 2006

Homeschooling On Dr. Phil

There has been much talk in the homeschooling community about the Dr. Phil show called “The Great School Debate” which aired this week. I decided to skim through the message boards on his site to see if anything interesting jumped out at me. Not all of it is worth taking the time to read fully. […]

Wednesday, November 22nd, 2006

Talking About Thanksgiving

Well, it’s that time of year again.
I bet you think I’m talking about the day when all eat too much, squabble with our relatives, and fall asleep on the couch sometime between dinner and dessert. Actually, no. I’m talking about the time of year when stores fill their displays with children’s books about Thanksgiving, the […]