January 17, 2008, 23 month old Cyrus Belt was thrown to his death off a pedestrian bridge in Hawaii. This ended a short life apparently characterized by abuse.
Cyrus was just one day old when his first child welfare file was opened. Just six days before his death another threat of abuse and neglect complaint [...]
February 8, 2008 – 7:16 am
Perusing blogs today, I could not help but note a touch of despair. Shanan Trail is switching parties. Consent of the Governed depicts a suicidal Republican Party. The QuipSpot wants to sue the Republican Party for false advertising. And Paul’s Ponderings seems to be where I have been for awhile as [...]
January 1, 2008 – 5:56 am
Skimming through Spunky’s posts on Huckabee, I came across a comment that illustrates most of the conversation I have had recently regarding the current presidential race. Despite the warning to not “get too depressed,” Quiverdaddy does present a rather dismal picture of this presidential race in regards to a truly conservative candidate, as he [...]
October 2, 2007 – 4:39 am
According to Political Science Professor Larry Sabato, our Constitution is a little out of date.
There have only been 17 amendments (the first 10 must be considered a part of the original document), one of which simply reversed another, others of which have been quite minor. Despite the new realities of the modern United States, our [...]
September 29, 2007 – 4:35 am
In Last Child in the Woods by Richard Louv, I found an interesting passage which echoes some of my own thoughts on our culture.
Excessive fear can transform a person and modify behavior permanently; it can change the very structure of the brain. The same can happen to a whole culture. What will it [...]
September 7, 2007 – 5:39 am
Hans Rosling, professor of global health at Sweden’s Karolinska University made a rather dramatic presentation at TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) in February 2006. I always appreciate good speakers (and writers), and his ability to make these kinds of statistics both entertaining and relevant is truly amazing. This video is a little long (20 [...]
August 20, 2007 – 6:06 am
Wow! Microsoft has outlined six success factors for educators and divided them up into thirty seven key attributes as part of their Education Competency Wheel. The really neat thing is that you don’t have to actually know anything. Being competent does not even come into play!
In my quest for precision of language, I [...]
With an introduction reminiscent of Gulliver’s Travels, I was introduced to an absurd little island yesterday:
Welcome to another exciting adventure of Jonathan Gullible. As you may recall, we last left Jonathan Gullible on a remote Pacific Island after his boat was blown far off course by a terrific storm…
Eager to learn about the inhabitants [...]
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