Lessons for a 5th Grader
I watch very little network TV, so it was quite an anomaly tonight when I caught part of “Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader.” Although I’d heard about the show, this was my first (and likely last)...
View ArticleWords Can Tear Down or Built Up
A friend in a Master’s program recently took a pass/fail class designed to weed out weaker and mismatched students from the program. After spending less than 10 minutes in one-on-one communication,...
View ArticleIdiotic Political Mailings
Even though the US Presidential election is still five weeks away, we are already getting an irritating amount election related mail, none of which is from the actual candidates themselves. First, we...
View ArticleThe Politics of NEA
We’ve now received 7 mailings from the NEA (National Education Association) and MEA (Michigan Education Association) about the election. The first few were anti-McCain rhetoric and the rest were...
View ArticleQuestions about the NEA
Yesterday, I scratched my head and ranted a bit about the NEA. I posed the question, has the NEA has lost sight of their real purpose? Remember, the NEA is a labor union. The primary purpose for and...
View ArticleThe US Presidential Election is Drawing Near
The US Presidential election is now less than one week away. I can hardly wait for it to be over. I am weary of the media preoccupation, the unnecessary focus on the minutia, and the incessant ads...
View ArticleA Lament for W
No, this isn’t a post about George W. Bush. Instead, this is a blog about the letter W. I feel sorry for W; you see, it’s hard to pronounce. Consider the phrase, the “World Wide Web.” It is easy to …...
View ArticleThe Graduates
This weekend my bride and I will celebrate an event 22 years in the making. Our son, Dan, and our soon-to-be-daughter, Kelli, will graduate from college on Sunday. I am exceeding proud of them both....
View ArticleThe Graduates, part II
Here is a picture of the happy graduates. Congratulations Dan and Kelli. (Mom and Dad are happy too — no more tuition payments!) Now on to their wedding next weekend!
View ArticleLet’s Play Tag — In Cyberspace
I have been blogging since January 2008 and have made 315 entries to date — no wait, 316. To organize these entries, I have concocted 30 topic categories, adding each post to at least one category,...
View ArticleBack to School
In Michigan, today is the first day of school for most of those in public schools. (By way of contrast, the Indiana school my daughter teaches at is starting their fifth week of classes.) By State...
View ArticleA Sad Situation
Locally, a 16-year-old girl was tragically killed in a house fire — because her parents had her chained to her bed. After they were given appropriately long prison sentences for her death, the father...
View ArticleThe Mathematics of Influence
I recently made a new friend. She is pursuing her PhD in Mathematics. Her course work is finished and she is focusing on her dissertation. Interestingly, at one point in my life, I too wanted a PhD...
View ArticleAre You Colorblind or Color Aware?
I rarely think back to my time in high school, but recently I remembered a conversation I had with a classmate. Or at least I remember the end of our conversation. I don’t know what we were discussing...
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