There is much drama and angst here at WeBuildCars ( Read more... )

 Been working on this one for a while now - there's probably more to say, but this is a good start.

So, let’s start at the beginning.

I don’t think most elementary or high school teachers are underpaid [1]. I think they’re simply asked to do much more than one should reasonably expect with much fewer resources than are really needed to do what’s ( Read more... )

Is age 5 too early to start school?  Some European countries don't start until age 7, and their educational acheivement is higher than countries that start at age 5.

One of these days, I'll get around to finishing my rant on US schools. Lots to think about on that front when it comes to our little one, but there's time to think still, so I'll put ( Read more... )

Over here, for those of you who might be interested, or you can catch them on LJ at 
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there was much not good today, and I ended up working really late ( Read more... )

I must not fear.
Fear is the mind-killer.
Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration.
I will face my fear.
I will permit it to pass over me and through me.
And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path.
Where the fear has gone there will be nothing.
Only I will remain.

Frank Herbert, Dune

To my two favorite Goddesses: I thought we'd agreed that it was time for things to slow down a bit, change wise? That I needed time to regroup and reorganize and prepare for the next round? Did you decide I was just avoiding the things that come next, so you figured you'd start throwing balls at me and hope I caught a few ? Or is it just that I ( Read more... )

Engineering is a funny business ( Read more... )

Was reading PopSci magazine this morning - dunno what month, because I'm woefully behind on these things, but there was an article on Chernobyl. And then another article on radiation. And because my memory is a bit lax today, I had to look up some of these numbers, but it's all available through google ( Read more... )

In January 2003 I attempted to found a Pagan Chamber of Commerce in Michigan ( Read more... )