The ongoing adventures of the Thomas family at Chenoweth Farm
As the principle of Chenoweth Academy (our home school) for almost 20 years, I’ve always encouraged our kids to ask questions. However… some people never got the memo about the point of asking questions, which is wise action. This poster gets it right:
Sometimes the best answer to a question is a rebuke. “What have you done with the answers I gave for your last 3 questions?”, for instance. And then there is the “impish grin”. That’s the only answer Continue reading “Questions…”
They say that information has to be free. They’re right.
In this article, the Wall Street Journal discusses a welcome change (in my mind, at least) for some of the country’s top law firms– the recession is forcing them to move to “flat-fee” billing. Of course, you don’t know the details, unless you subscribe to WSJ Online. I don’t. But wait… click on this link, then click Continue reading “Right or Wrong?”
As it turns out, the size of your gut doesn’t particularly matter either, at least in these studies.
Sweaty exercise reduces your cancer risk.
At least, it does in Finland during middle age. (Swimming counts too- even though the sweat might not be visible.) So here’s what I’m thinking about:
I guess this isn’t good news for you pain-averse types. Frankly, my own, personal body isn’t thrilled with the news, either. But then, who said life was easy?
This is a news organization that I have never found to be a bastion of conservative values, so I won’t bore you with tons of links to prove the point. Instead, take a few minutes to watch this amazing report on Obamacare, Canada and … puppy dogs.
Did you watch it? It is 6 minutes long. If you live Continue reading “ABC News is our source of truth??!!”
Text message abbreviations; answers below the fold.
Three months ago all I could see was the hard shell of Iran. Violent, ruthless, cunning and almost nuclear– it was Islamic jihad on steroids, it was effectively killing our troops overseas with specialized IEDs and it was the greatest external threat to the stability and prosperity of the west that I knew of. It was not the beautiful Persian journalist you see here (picture courtesy of The Guardian).
The stolen Iranian election of June 12th has changed all that. I have spent hours blogging, reading and posting tweets, doing some tech support for the Iranian resistance and practically memorizing the sights and sounds of Tehran. Today I read this— raw, full of pathos, even heartbreaking, about a people and culture who have Continue reading “Pathos and heartbreak”
Hmmm Maybe that’s supposed to be about horses. But this particular week was about fish. Most definitely about fish. But before I tell you about this particular fish, you need a little background. Continue reading “Never look a gift fish in the mouth”
So my brother sends a note to my parents– some funnies to brighten their day. These are jokes for seniors, mind you.
Oh, boy.
Remind me– what’s the cutoff for the “seniors” category again?
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Many of you have heard of or seen the YouTube video of the death of Neda, the beautiful young Iranian shot by Islamic street thugs while peacefully protesting, who then dies on camera. What you may not know yet is that it has gotten worse. In Tehran tonight (via Twitter) the thugs are attacking protesters with axes and loading the dead bodies in trucks! Honestly, it is hard to write about this because it is so upsetting…
In order to keep blog posts here short, we have created a page dedicated to the Free Iran effort, which is here. Please check back periodically, or contact us at Iran@10thGen.org for more information.
Thank you!
