Right now I have 8 Christian bibles in my house, and it’s kind of freaking me out because I’m not even Christian. Neil’s one day at the School of Choice convinced me that I should read and introduce the Bible to my son, given that Christian philosophy is the underpinning of Western Civilization, which is [...]
Every year, on the first Saturday in May, our neighborhood association sponsors an area-wide garage sale by placing an ad for it in all local publications and distributing flyers about it to all homes. All a household has to do is collect saleable items and bring them outside to sell. Last year, it was a [...]
Early last Sunday, the driver of a speeding tanker truck carrying gasoline lost control and crashed on the 580-to-80 ramp (that is, the connection between most of the East Bay going to and fron San Francisco and Berkeley). As a result, the gasoline ignited, creating a huge, intensely hot fireball which destroyed the overpass. Needless [...]
When my frustration with Neil’s current school year had reached a high level, Peter encouraged me to look at some private schools. In Peter’s opinion, it doesn’t hurt to look and see what else is out there.
As we already knew, public schools have the advantage in resources and range. Whenever I volunteer in a classroom, [...]
I’m finally catching up listening to Shelly’s Podcast. I know the broadcaster personally, and the best I can explain the show is that it’s about technology, the quest for great music and other fabulousities, and all things Austin. On one of these shows, she played this sound clip: not_enough-booze.mp3
It’s clearly not Shelly, so some listeners [...]
Last year, our family had a VIP pass for Great America, which also got us into Bonfante Gardens. Great America turned out to be a great disappointment because it wasn’t very family friendly at all, and on the few rides geared towards children, there was a nasty problem of line cutting. Park signs said line [...]
