Category Archives: Random Thoughts
Rethinking Higher Education
There has been an interesting series on edwired about changing higher education to match the “free” economy. The series is called “The End of Western Civilization (as we know it).” My question is this: Would the amorphous, free learning environment … Continue reading
Doping for Bible Quiz?
This is incredible. If only I had known in high school or for Scholastic Bowl… What is the world coming to? *Addendum: Duncan notes in the comments that the veracity of the story is very much in question.
Just for the record, I am not a baritone
In case anyone was confused, I am not singing in the opera at BJU this week. If you google my name, my site (this one) is the second link. In a wonderful twist of irony, the guy whose site is … Continue reading
Richard Weaver on Social Security
From Ideas Have Consequences (1948). The notion that the state somehow bears responsibility for the indigence of the aged is not far removed from that demoralizing supposition that the state is somehow responsible for the criminality of the criminal. I … Continue reading
Conservatives and our funny voting
I don’t get much news anymore, and it’s almost refreshing, especially during an election year. I have noticed a lot of rumbling about McCain recently. Of course, someone (actually many someones) have questioned his conservative principles. This almost makes me … Continue reading
Where’s the editor?
I was reading a book last night and found an ambiguous phrase. Andrew and I had a good laugh over it. “her blond hair fell from a simple knot halfway down her back†Possible interpretations 1. Her hair was in … Continue reading
Spiders are after me!!!!!
I don’t know what it is, but spiders sure seem to like me. We have killed them in the house. We have killed them in the car. I see their spider strings between the windshield and the dashboard. I have … Continue reading
Daylight Savings time?
We don’t get a newspaper. We don’t have a TV or get internet in our apartment. The calendar says Daylight Savings time ends October 28. So, last night before we went to bed we changed most of our clocks back … Continue reading
Getting burned for doing well in school
I keep getting burned in my classes for getting good grades. Here are three examples from three classes. Articulation Disorders: This past Monday we took a “quiz.” A 100 point “quiz.” One question that was worth 25 points was to … Continue reading
Gas prices
There is a lot of news lately about the skyrocketing gas prices. I have nearly reached the point where I doubt everything I hear in the media about the cause of this phenomenon. The issue seems far more complex than … Continue reading