relating to my and others’ respective educations
Last Friday, a kid jumped off one of the buildings at my high school. He was a senior, the oldest of four children, the news says. Even though I graduated nearly ten years ago, my first thought was, “Why didn’t I think of that?” ———— title from news article. more here.
I’ve had this journal online, in some form, since 12 December 2001. That makes today my tenth birthday. I’m double digits, guys! I really wish I’d thought of this ahead of time because I would have commissioned some art or something from one of my artist friends to post here as a birthday present to …
Do you remember what happened on September 12, 2001? Yeah, I don’t either. It’s been completely wiped from my memory, overwhelmed by everything that was and has become September 11. (I don’t remember what happened on September 10, either, but on that day, the world hadn’t ended yet, so there was no reason to remember …
Amish Values for Your Family: What We Can Learn from the Simple Life By Suzanne Woods Fisher Revell Books 01 August 2011 The closest I’ve ever gotten to the Amish, or to being Amish (hahaha, yeah right), was living in Lancaster County on the campus of a small liberal arts college for four years while …
Don’t Check Your Brains at the Door: Know What You Believe and Why By Josh McDowell and Bob Hostetler Thomas Nelson Publishers 02 August 2011 According to the book description: “Seven in 10 Protestants ages 18 to 30—both evangelical and mainline—who went to church regularly in high school said they quit attending by age 23, …
This semester, I took “Children’s Literature” (English 127) at a local community college—I had my final on the sixth of this month—wherein we had a textbook (and a half) and multiple books that were required reading. Here, I’m going to name each book (beginning with the text) and give some brief thoughts, if I have …
Saturday started out a good day. I didn’t have work, I didn’t waste the day sleeping, I didn’t have to make breakfast (someone made it for me), and I actually cleared out some of the emails that have been languishing in my inbox for ages (“achievement unlocked!”). I managed to get to a dress rehearsal …