Wall Street Journal reporter Josh Mitchell has a new book coming out called The Debt Trap. In it, he talks to the former CEO of Sallie Mae, Al Lord. At one point, Lord had a personal net worth of $300 million, substantially all of which came from being the architect of the student lending bubble. … Continue reading Former Sallie Mae CEO calls student lending a criminal enterprise
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Social media and the fight over vaccines
(Photo by Gustavo Fring) One of the more interesting consequences of using social media obsessively is you lose the ability to be a persuasive communicator, assuming you ever had it in the first place. Interacting in short bursts with people you do not care to know anything about (who, frankly, may not even be human) … Continue reading Social media and the fight over vaccines
Some thoughts on the Traditional Latin Mass
The soul ... has a slow and dark birth, more mysterious than the birth of the body. When the soul of a man is born in this country there are nets flung at it to hold it back from flight. You talk to me of nationality, language, religion. I shall try to fly by those … Continue reading Some thoughts on the Traditional Latin Mass
The pandemic was likely not a net positive for the homeschooling community (a contrarian opinion)
A couple months ago, our family went out to eat at a tiki-style restaurant on one of the canals in Cape Coral. We had a long, hard day of work and wanted to sit out by the water to unwind. It seemed like a simple ask. As we approached the restaurant, our nine-year-old daughter - … Continue reading The pandemic was likely not a net positive for the homeschooling community (a contrarian opinion)
Our urban orchard is happening
A mature mango tree behind our house. Mango trees will grow as tall as you allow them, so many gardeners keep them trimmed to more reasonable heights than this one. Doing so makes it easier to harvest the fruit, but also prevents you from getting clocked on the head by fruit bombs. (I live in … Continue reading Our urban orchard is happening
More fantastic Fort Myers restaurants
We love eating out and trying new restaurants. Unfortunately, the dishwasher in our kitchen broke this past week and we've been forced to replace it. (In fact, we decided to splurge and replace all of the kitchen appliances in our new house simultaneously so they would match. That's going to be a fun delivery.) Sans … Continue reading More fantastic Fort Myers restaurants
The 9 Lives of Books — Write to think
The Book Arch Today The recent upsurge in recycling has inspired a creative new art form: book arches. My son-in-law crafted the first book arch at Sandman Books in Punta Gorda, FL (owned by my daughter Heidi and son-in-law Scott). The original version of his arch represented a Roman aqueduct. Soon after Scott completed the project, other bibliophiles followed suit, including those at The…The … Continue reading The 9 Lives of Books — Write to think
There is nothing like a South Florida childhood
We have logged many hours at Fort Myers Beach and the beaches on Sanibel and Captiva Islands. Our new favorite beaches to hang out at, however, are the Causeway Islands on the way out to Sanibel. They are called the Causeway Islands because they are natural landing spots for the series of bridges that carry … Continue reading There is nothing like a South Florida childhood
Montana is dropping federal unemployment benefits to force people back to work
We eat out all the time here, so it has been difficult to miss the employment shortage in restaurants. At one sports bar, they were serving everything with plastic picnicware. Plastic cups, plastic plates, plastic forks... This is something you typically do not see in Florida by the ocean, as we try to protect marine … Continue reading Montana is dropping federal unemployment benefits to force people back to work
California is destroying math education in its public schools
GET YOUR CHILDREN OUT OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS! I can't shout it any louder. We have gone from "No Child Left Behind" to "All Children Left Behind." In the name of "equity" - which Democrats define as equality of outcomes not equal opportunity, in true Soviet fashion - California is planning to eliminate "tracking" in math … Continue reading California is destroying math education in its public schools
