Montessori
The sad thing is that this article will surprise a lot of people. The good news is that it is a signal to parents everywhere that this is the way to go for your kids.
Month: September 2006
Another Reason To Like Rudy
Why should people like Rudy Guiliani to be the next President? Well, for one thing, he’s not foaming at the mouth about his partisanship. No doubt, he’s a Republican who campaigns hard for fellow Republicans against Democrats. But he also… Continue Reading
Naming Rights
From my University of Phoenix e-mail inbox: Dear Faculty. We are pleased to announce that University of Phoenix has become the naming rights partner of the NFL’s Arizona Cardinals. As such, the Cardinals’ world-class stadium will now be called University… Continue Reading
Don’t Forget To Win First Place
This article is not surprising. I’ve seen it from a long time ago; even when I was in high school it seemed there were some teenagers who tried hard to do everything and excel at everything. It’s no wonder that… Continue Reading
Presidential Professions
A day after I considered the widespread (and possibly premature) political obituaries about George Allen’s Presidential ambitions, the Wall Street Journal has suggested someone who might step into the shoes of Senator Allen — Governor Mitt Romney of Massachusetts. Not… Continue Reading
This Man Will Not Be President
Formerly the great hope of the religious right for President in 2008, Senator George Allen appears to have fatally wounded his own Senate re-election candidacy through incautious use of racial slurs. He called an Indian-American observer of his campaign a… Continue Reading
The Ten C’s in Cumberland County
A friend from Tennessee writes: Right now we have an interesting problem in Cumberland County. Someone has placed a truly awful piece of chainsaw art – Moses and the 10 C’s – on the sidewalk in front of the county… Continue Reading
What a Nice Day!
Today was one of those great days here in the desert. The right amount of wind was blowing, the temperature was just right, and the right amount of clouds were in the sky. It seemed like visibility went on forever.… Continue Reading
Damn Good Steak
Times are a little tight in The Desert Mansion. But, my birthday produced a new barbeque, and some gift money got diverted to buy propane and a marinated tri-tip from Costco. Initially high heat, progressively turned down as the cooking… Continue Reading
Well It’s My Birthday Too, Yeah
I’ve never quite understood why it should be that birthdays are such big deals. People have been fussing over me for three days now. It’s not that I don’t like it or that I’m ungrateful — quite the opposite —… Continue Reading