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I forgot to blog about the fourth week of #PoetrySummer. In Flanders fields the poppies blow      Between the crosses, row on row,   That mark our place; and in the sky   The larks, still bravely singing, flyScarce heard amid the guns below. We are … Continue reading →

It’s week three of #SummerPoetry. This week’s poem is If, by Rudyard Kipling. If you can keep your head when all about youAre losing theirs and blaming it on you;If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,But make … Continue reading →

Poemtry (pronounced Poem-Tree). That is what my kids called it when I pulled out Shel Silverstein and read to them, back in the day. Dan Wells is memorizing a poem every week during the summer. He invited other folks to participate. … Continue reading →

It’s been a while since I’ve posted. It’s been a crazy spring. More on that later, assuming I ever find the time (right now, it’s not looking good). However, I had to share this video we had made for TwHistory. … Continue reading →

I don’t think much of lotteries. Study after study has shown that the people who play lotteries are those who can’t afford it–the poor and uneducated. They also spend a larger percentage of their income on tickets, making it a … Continue reading →

I happened to be driving my son to scouts, and heard part of President Obama’s speech at the Tucson Memorial. His words were powerful and moving. You can read the entire speech here, but I wanted to especially quote this … Continue reading →

I’m hopping to have time to blog more next year. But I couldn’t let a Christmas season pass up without one of my favorite Christmas songs. Merry Christmas.

Found a good article that talks about both sides of the argument that a Kindle can pay for itself. On the one hand this could technically be true. If you buy a lot of brand new hardback books, then the Kindle will … Continue reading →

Great article in the LA times about the a voracious reader making the conversion to e-books. He made the switch and ‘never looked back’. His device of choice? The latest Kindle. It’s a good article, but one minor point stuck … Continue reading →

Looks like Amazon has a few extra older generation Kindles laying around the warehouse. They’re putting them up for sale on Black Friday for $89. Is that a deal? Well, considering the Kindle 2 uses the same technology as the … Continue reading →