The Teacher

I don’t know who wrote this, but it’s definitely worth repeating (sure makes you want to home school, doesn’t it?!):
After being interviewed by the school administration, the eager teaching prospect said:
“Let me see if I’ve got this right. You want me to go into that room with all those kids and fill their every waking [...]

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Letter to Congressman Moore

Is hate-crimes legislation a good idea? Here is some correspondence I’ve had with Congressman Dennis Moore (D-KS). It started when I emailed him a couple months ago and asked him not to support a hate-crimes bill (H.R. 1913, the Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2009). I’ll first give you his response to [...]

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Michael Farris: 100 Greatest People

Michael Farris is one of my heroes. He’s the father of 10 children, an author and a United States constitutional lawyer. Can a lawyer make it into the 100 Greatest People list? This one can! I got to meet him recently and just thanked him for everything he has done and is doing.
I first came [...]

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My all-time favorite Far Side!

I actually did this the other day and cracked up as I remembered this cartoon. Thought I’d share it. Reminds me of all the people up at the top of our government right now who seem so capable, but don’t even get the most basic stuff. “Pull” = you can’t keep printing money and expect [...]

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A sad, but true cartoon

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The Gift of Chewing?

You’ll hear a lot of crazy things this time of year. Advertisers of various sorts telling us all about the real meaning of Christmas.
Jay Leno’s book Headlines shows an advertisement for a dentist offering a special on dentures. The ad is tagged, “After all, the gift of chewing is what the holidays are all about.” [...]

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Lovers of Self?

Numerous websites offer “Tips for How to Love Yourself”. A google search for “love yourself” produces more than a million hits. One site—written by a psychotherapist—gives such an extensive list of ways to “boost your self-love” that if you followed all the directions, you would be constantly talking to yourself. Writing yourself notes. Indulging your [...]

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Why All The Fuss?

[Note: This article was forwarded by someone to Kerby Anderson and he read it on his national radio program "Point of View". National radio—not bad.]
Every media outlet has covered the story. Thousands of protestors screaming at each other all around the country. Phone lines for radio talk shows are jammed as millions debate the issue. [...]

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