This week’s edition of Non-Fiction Friday is going to be quick. This week has left me mentally and physically exhausted. I need a vacation. Have you heard about America’s Christian heritage? Did you know that we were founded as a Christian nation? Did you know that the separation of church and state was a myth, …
Tag Archive: education
May 08
Jumping to unwarranted conclusions
Following a link on Twitter, I saw this post on Pope Hat. I am going to just say that before this I had never read anything on the Pope Hat blog so I have no clue if this is typical. Typical or not, the post in question crosses lines of irresponsible interpretation and generally ableist language. The …
Apr 19
Why yes that is a fence post up my ass
I’ll let you in on a little secret: I like to read. I love to read. Sometimes I find myself on a toilet seat for far longer than necessary, reading the back of the nearest shampoo bottle or toothpaste. Bet you didn’t know that many shampoo bottles add humor to their directions or include little …
Mar 22
Jarreg’s Journal: Cladonia cristatella
Spring is finally here. Every year, for as long as I can remember, spring means flora, blooming, sprouting, pollinating, stalking for miles in the woods without deadlines, mimicking the steps I took as a child. In the last several years I have failed to act on this imperative, this instinct that guided so many of …
Mar 14
For parents of kids who love science
Our kids love science. Who could blame them? From the time they could walk I have tried to take them outside to explore their world. More importantly I try to teach them how to ask good questions and how to extract the answers from nature itself. My oldest kid collects everything; feathers, rocks, fossils, bones, …
Mar 13
Chatting it up with the locals: Church/State Myth
I have a confession. I used to be a local forum junkie. The fact that my town has always been a rural backwater meant that I had to weed through endless threads of gossip and poor grammar, people calling each other names and threatening to beat each other up. I decided to move to a …
Mar 01
Some Jive About Truth
So I am about to watch a series of videos called Incredible Creatures that Defy Evolution. It is a set of videos created by Dr. Jobe Martin, a dentist and former “Darwinist” turned creationist. I plan on writing up a detailed review of all three videos soon. My son, who loves anything having to do …
Feb 29
How dare they call themselves educators
I caught wind of this story a few minutes ago reading twitter. Man did it piss me off. Here’s the ground work: A city school in Rochester, New York gave essentially an extra-credit assignment to its students. One that I think was actually a fantastic assignment. When school officials handed out copies of The Narrative …
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