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Disappointing 6.5

Super 8 Review The marketing for Super 8 makes these three promises: that it is an old school Spielbergian sci-fi adventure, complete with daddy issues, that there is a secret…
Posted inEducation

Matthew 6:21

Last week I posted this article about the need to raise teacher salaries. While I am aware that this issue enjoys something less than Mom and apple pie levels of…
Posted inPersonal

A: Jeopardy Audition Q: Where Was I?

The Set Up Back in February I took the Jeopardy online contestant test. I've been taking the test annually for three years now, and each time have generally felt pretty…
Posted inPolitics

Dr. Pangloss Would Be Tickled

The economy? Thriving. Global warming? More like global balminess. Cancer? 100% treatable with Flintstones chewable vitamins. Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya? Peaceful tourist destinations known primarily for their excellent cuisine and the…
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On Industry, Leisure, and Feeling Walden

Things I accomplished over spring break: Beating Assassin's Creed Brotherhood. Playing a game of Through the Ages online (outcome TBD). Cleaning out the DVR, including finishing the season (and likely…
Posted inEducation

I Am Not A Cuddly, Huggy Teacher

I wrote this a couple months ago as a kind of manifesto to take to a school leadership team meeting for which we had been asked to bring suggestions for where the school should go next year. I churned out two pages of righteous not-quite-fury without getting around to making any policy suggestions, then ultimately decided that however great my passion, the tone was not right for the venue. So I left the screed at home and just showed up and talked about my ideas. I’m confident it was the right call. Still, I hate to waste a good rant…

And I do have a blog…

So…

Enjoy

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Valentine’s Math For Parents

Kids grow up fast these days. Barely teens and tweens are eager to take part in the activities of their older peers, including romance. Maybe there are kids in your…
Posted inHumor

(Ne|Di)r(d|t)y

I had never seen that kind of warning on math flashcard before.  But there it was, right on the 3 × 23: "CAUTION: Product will be hot".
Posted inHumor

So Much For Instant Play

Herein I introduce a new tag: th4fb – “too hot for Facebook” for content rude enough that I don’t want to presume everyone who reads my status will want to read it.  An example of such content follows.

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Questing Solo

I spent New Years Eve home alone, playing World of Warcraft.  Not your traditional fin d'année fête, but it suited me fine.  I'm kind of in a WoW-y zone right…