: I’ve been waiting for little one to get into Winnie the Pooh (so far chapter books have been a …
: Four more papers to grade and I can fully relax and enjoy the rest of this holiday. (I’m not …
: I’ve never seen this NYTimes game before - placing historical events in the right order. I …
: Just found one of my grad school papers (the original, with my prof’s marks on it!) in a random bag …
: I just got home from four days with our high school students at camp - great and exhausting! - …
: Just watched The Sound of Music with my kids. I don’t care what anybody says, that’s a legit great …
: Finished reading: Looking for the King by David C. Downing 📚 What a fun trifle! The main character …
: So we just had A HURRICANE and now it’s 95 degrees again. What gives?!
: Working on rubrics while having our “tropical storm day” at home. I’m distilling …
: I finally managed to get custom bookshelves set up and displaying on my Micro.blog page. Current …
: Well, we apparently just did the most Southern California thing ever and canceled school on account …
: My five year old called us back on our way into the library - I’m so glad I took the time to listen …
: So I’m looking for a to-do/productivity app but haven’t found exactly what I’m looking for or how …
: Rounded up a few links and recent reads/watches/listens over at my blog.
: I appreciate that cats love routine. I don’t appreciate that my cat’s particular morning routine is …
: I used to ride regularly as a teenager. It was great to take my daughter for her first lesson today! …
: Did our school’s sexual harassment training last night. Did you know every instance of sexual …
: My five year old is demanding mac and cheese for breakfast. Parents - how important is delineating …
: My favorite read-later app Pocket (one of my fave apps of any kind) has totally borked tags in the …
: Leah Libresco Sargeant on Barbie: “The message resonated with Hari Nef, a transgender actress who …
: Finished reading: Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World by David Epstein 📚 Enjoyed …
: Taking my kids to my favorite hot dog joint in my old stomping grounds. I haven’t been down here in …
: 5yo: Call me Queen Princess Majesty. Me: Oh, really. 5yo: Yes, this is serious. Me: Okay, Queen …
: Currently reading: The Time Machine by H. G. Wells 📚 Quick reread for book club tomorrow night. I’m …
: Currently reading: Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World by David Epstein 📚
: Emily Kubincanek at FSR: Curated themes and highlights on specific movie stars are a great jumping …
: Ted Gioia: I could give so many other examples of disempowerment at Threads, but nothing makes me …
: Richard Hughes Gibson at Hedgehog Review (h/t Front Porch Republic): So how should educators …
: So this is a thing that apparently exists. 📚
: Finished reading: A World Undone: The Story of the Great War 1914-1918 by G. J. Meyer 📚 What a …
: Finished reading: Consider This by Karen Glass 📚 Initially seemed like mostly a retread of …
: Sometimes history itself is tragically poetic. Reading A World Undone. 📚
: One of these days I’m going to figure out markdown language. For some reason I can do it on Obsidian …
: Watching: Girl Crazy (1943) 📽 Our initial choice tonight was Oklahoma, but APPARENTLY my DVD of it …
: Currently reading: Consider This by Karen Glass 📚 I loved Glass’s book In Vital Harmony that runs …
: Finished reading: Cynical Theories by Helen Pluckrose 📚 Really interesting read from a pair of …
: Ongoing read-aloud: Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare for Children by E. Nesbit 📚 My daughter as I …
: My daughter (age 10) asked me yesterday: “What started World War I?” Me, in the middle of a detailed …
: I might be in the market for a Twitter-beater, but I definitely don’t want my Twitter-beater to be …
: My cautious girl got brave enough to hold a sparkler! Happy 4th of July!
: Watched Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. 📽 I don’t think I’ve seen this since it was in …
: I’m seriously considering getting a full set of print encyclopedias. I would have chosen Britannica …
: Checked on my school room yesterday and it looks great - new paint and carpet - except all the …
: Got to share Into the Woods with my 10yo last night! It was a fantastic production and cast. Loved …
: Currently reading: Cynical Theories by Helen Pluckrose 📚
: Currently reading: A World Undone by G. J. Meyer 📚
: Currently reading: Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy 📚
: “And this our life, exempt from public haunt Finds tongues in trees, books in the running brooks …
: Well, it’s happened. My daughter’s math has gone beyond my memory of how to do it. Apparently long …
: theimaginativeconservative.org Education as if Truth Mattered “The title of this essay, “Education …
: wronghands1.com Epithet Hierarchy
: My husband is bingeing Supernatural and whenever I’m in the same room sort of watching, …
: Oh, George R.R. Martin is going to end his book series differently than the Game of Thrones show? …
: Garden update! Harvested the first banana pepper today. Have several tomatoes that are good sized, …
: “Some of us embrace the Bible with our hearts, which is right to do, and yet we do not bring …
: “Why are we reading, if not in hope of beauty laid bare, life heightened and its deepest mystery …
: The used bookstore had a Memorial Day 50% off sale and I bought so many books they gave me a BANKERS …
: Garden update 5-28-22. Cucumbers, strawberries, broccoli and garlic, and teeny baby carrot and bean …
: Garden update 5-28-22. Peppers - serrano, jalapeño, banana. Should have some peppers on there soon!
: Garden update 5-28-22. Tomatoes growing lots of flowers, starting a couple new fruit. Leaves a …
: Just participated in my first ever graduation as a faculty member. Amazing. Simultaneously thrilled …
: Front Porch Republic College: A Place for Training Exiles “All of us know this in our bones: …
: First Things - Is God a Therapist by Carl Trueman Is God a Therapist? “How should we prepare …
: This balloon has been hanging out on our ceiling since March 14.
: Tomatoes as of 5-21-22. Planted two weeks ago. A good many flowers on each; one tomato (which was …
: 4yo: Can I eat something? Me: It’s almost dinner time, let’s wait. 4yo: But just a little bread? Me: …
: C.S. Lewis, Perelandra: “What you have made me see,” answered the Lady, “is as …
: C.S. Lewis, Perelandra It was the first time he had looked steadily at her, himself unobserved, and …
: Dracula adaptations Watched half of Bram Stoker’s Dracula this morning. In some ways this is the best version, but in …
: This is either a remarkably critical celebration or a remarkably appreciative critique of P.G. …
: Garden update - planted tomato and pepper seedlings last week. Planted seeds for zucchini, green …
: The plot description of Horror of Dracula (1958) says it “adheres closer to the original tale than …
: I would say this guy is largely right in his description of Lawrence of Arabia, but that these …
: I was questioning him on the subject [of his interstellar travel]— which he doesn’t often allow—and …
: Huh. Remote learning was bad, actually. Who knew.
: Karina: The spelling word says “-ED past tense ending forms another syllable when the base word ends …
: Okay, there’s a 1958 film version of The Brothers Karamazov with William Shatner as Alyosha. I’m …
: Karina: The name of the Nintendo Switch gives you a clue to what company made it because it’s called …
: How did I literally never realize until Sunday School this morning that the two men in prison with …
: I love this. This is how I hope I’m helping my students read. “But good books demand our attention, …
: New blog thingie. New blank space to put things in! Nice. Starting this as a bit of an alternative …