Posted on July 9th, 2007 by Brennan
I don’t enjoy travel like I used to. Planes are too scary for me, since many of them are older than I am. My last bus trip involved some very drunk passengers who behaved nauseatingly (and I mean that literally. Yuck!). Finally, it takes too long and costs too much to go by car.
The cost [...]
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Posted on July 4th, 2007 by Brennan
In yesterday’s post I talked about all the amusing and thought-provoking videos on the net that talk about Stupid Americans!
I’ve really been thinking about the things I saw and heard while watching those videos. As you probably know, my husband and I are working to bring about national reform in our public schools (24th among [...]
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Posted on July 3rd, 2007 by Brennan
I spent several hours reviewing videos on YouTube yesterday and today.
First, I was looking for some tutorials on Photoshop (found LOTS), then I started browsing to familiarize myself with this whole “video thing” that my grandkids keep telling me about.
The video quality ranges from rank amateurish to beautifully executed near-masterpieces. And it was really enlightening [...]
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Posted on July 2nd, 2007 by Brennan
We are firmly into the second half of 2007, and all of the same issues seem to be brewing on the education front.
No Child Left Behind (NCLB) is still in the middle of a raging battle between it’s supporters and detractors. As expected, the most recent Supreme Court ruling re: diversity guidelines has school districts [...]
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