I love The Office. I am excited because this morning I bought Season Three. It’s great! I was at Best Buy promptly at 10 am to get Season Three on DVD. And, because my husband and I are nutty like that, we got the special gift pack version. It comes with a Dwight bobblehead and …
I am now a homeowner. I have the status of being a first time homebuyer. It is terribly exciting. I was beginning to think it would never happen (I’ve actually been chronicling the experience on LoanShak, one of my home mortgage blogs). But now that the home loan papers are signed, and I am sitting …
This is the last rant on education…for now. I guess I’m baffled why we think that college is the right education for everyone, so we stick everyone on the same college prep coursework. I’m all for continuing to learn, and acquiring higher education. I just don’t understand why we don’t include skilled professions and trades …
Yesterday I ranted a little bit about education in America. This was prompted by the school voucher controversy here in Utah, and a rather infamous “map” incident involving Miss South Carolina. I’ve thought about it some more. Why can’t many Americans find our own country on a a map? I guess the answer in my …
Why Can’t We Find Ourselves on a Map? (Or, Education in America, Part 2) Read More »
By now, in all likelihood, you have probably seen the infamous video of Miss South Carolina answer to the question: Why can’t Americans find their own country on a map? In case you haven’t seen it, here’s the answer: And, last week, Karate Mommy started a little discussion about education and who should pay for …
If you like fairytales and fantasy — the way they should be — go see Stardust. I went last night, and it was great. The movie is based on a novel by Neil Gaiman. I like Neil Gaiman. He’s very, very clever. One of my favorite books is a slightly (okay, more than slightly) irreverent …
