When we moved into our new house in South Florida, one of our biggest regrets was that we had not worked it into our contract to have a certain dead palm tree in our yard removed. Our neighborhood is full of ancient royal palms that are truly enormous and thus very expensive to remove. We … Continue reading There Are Wee Parrots Nesting in Our Tree!
Our 5th Year of Homeschooling – Some General Thoughts and an Overview of Our Curriculum
My kid scientist. Whoever you are, no matter how lonely,the world offers itself to your imagination,calls to you like the wild geese, harsh and exciting –over and over announcing your placein the family of things.Mary Oliver, Wild Geese What is the best curriculum for a well-brought-up person? Whatever the specifics of the curriculum used in … Continue reading Our 5th Year of Homeschooling – Some General Thoughts and an Overview of Our Curriculum
Sharks, Martyrs, Digital Fingerprints, and Dhaka Muslin – Some Interesting Reads
We seem to be in the middle of one of the largest shark migrations, along with some tips on how not to get attacked while playing in the surf this summer. It's funny, one of the tips is not to swim in areas where people are fishing - something that is almost impossible to do … Continue reading Sharks, Martyrs, Digital Fingerprints, and Dhaka Muslin – Some Interesting Reads
Bearded Dragons are the Craziest Pets
Henry Flagler with a blueberry on his head. Bearded Dragons love berries. We almost named him "Raspberry," because he had a fuchsia face from pounding down so many berries when we first saw him. We have fishing, hunting, and a charming view of the sunset. The only problems are the pests. You see, most places … Continue reading Bearded Dragons are the Craziest Pets
A Splendid Evening in Historic Downtown Fort Myers – 10 Twenty Five Gastropub and The 86 Room Speakeasy
Our neighborhood in Fort Myers is off of a famous street called McGregor Boulevard. McGregor Boulevard runs along the delta of the Caloosahatchee River, which drains the northern edge of the Everglades into the Gulf of Mexico, and leads to historic downtown Fort Myers. Henry Ford and Thomas Edison built winter estates side-by-side on McGregor … Continue reading A Splendid Evening in Historic Downtown Fort Myers – 10 Twenty Five Gastropub and The 86 Room Speakeasy
Money, not Faith, is Driving the Crack-Up in the Southern Baptist Church
Photo by Wendy van Zyl on Pexels.com Within the last month or so, the mainstream media - who is no friend to culturally conservative religious sects - has been gleefully hyping two events unfolding within the Southern Baptist community. The first was some metropolitan Atlanta churches threatening to leave the pack over race / being … Continue reading Money, not Faith, is Driving the Crack-Up in the Southern Baptist Church
Pope Francis’s War with Traditionalist Catholics Continues
Photo by Julia Volk on Pexels.com I am not sure if this is a fascinating or terrifying new development, but the Vatican has now prohibited the Latin Mass (the original rite of the Roman Catholic Church) from being celebrated in St. Peter's Basilica. From the Associated Press: A second Catholic cardinal has questioned the legitimacy … Continue reading Pope Francis’s War with Traditionalist Catholics Continues
State Unemployment Rates – Two Americas
People who live in different parts of the country have two wildly different economic situations right now. If your state reopened and, more importantly, reopened early, then you have in many cases literally half the unemployment rate of states that remained under lockdown. Living in Florida, I find it fascinating talking to friends in blue … Continue reading State Unemployment Rates – Two Americas
The Number of Families Homeschooling (Not Distance Learning) Has Doubled – US Census Bureau
Photo by August de Richelieu on Pexels.com I have been frustrated over the past year with how "homeschooling" and "distance learning" have been conflated and used interchangeably, as they are two very different concepts. Homeschooling parents take the ultimate legal and logistical responsibility for their kids' education - they plan out their curriculum, get them … Continue reading The Number of Families Homeschooling (Not Distance Learning) Has Doubled – US Census Bureau
The Financial Experiment Behind President Biden’s Pork Spending Spree
Photo by John Guccione on Pexels.com Selfishness and greed, individual or national, cause most of our troubles. Harry S. Truman These days, I find it incredibly difficult to talk to politically conservative friends and impossible to suffer through conservative-leaning “news” programming. This has nothing to do with agreeing or disagreeing with their principles. I just … Continue reading The Financial Experiment Behind President Biden’s Pork Spending Spree
