Joshua Defies Gravity
Our dear little Joshua defied gravity today. He rolled over for the first time! Janine has been trying to catch his first one on film for the last several weeks. She’s got like 20 or more “not quite” videos. But today he made it. Just …
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How Not to Teach Math
You’ve GOT to watch this TED video. High School math teacher Dan Meyer gives a great talk about how math education is done so poorly today and what to do about it. This guy needs to be promoted. He should write his own textbook, or …
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I’m With Mitt
Several months ago, I half-jokingly went around telling people I was going to write-in the name of Dave Ramsey for President during the 2012 elections. I even thought about printing my own T-shirt saying “Dave for President”. (Wow — I’m not alone. There are even …
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The Divided States of America, Part 2
In college physics classes, I learned about the Law of Conservation of Matter and Energy. Income minus outgo equals retention. It doesn’t matter what it is. Water, altitude, BTU’s, pixie sticks, you name it. It’s always the same equation. It works with money too. This …
Read More →The Divided States of America, Part 1
Over the last few years, I’ve been watching American politics more than at any other time in my life. The bailouts. The Tea Party. The Wall Street protests. Universal healthcare. The President. Congress. The GOP flavor of the week. Everywhere we turn in politics, there …
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"Happy is the man who finds wisdom, And the man who gains understanding; For her proceeds are better than the profits of silver, And her gain than fine gold. She is more precious than rubies, And all the things you may desire cannot compare with her. Length of days is in her right hand, In her left hand riches and honor. Her ways are ways of pleasantness, And all her paths are peace. She is a tree of life to those who take hold of her, And happy are all who retain her." Proverbs 3:13-18 NKJV