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You’ll find that every unschooler is different; every homeschooler is too, when you think about it, but unschoolers really vary greatly. I have shared a post before about a day in the life of an unschooler; here is a quick portrait of an unschooler’s desk.
The talk of the last decade has been about
Almost since the dawn of time, people have had a tendency to decorate the world around them to more please their aesthetic senses. One of the most popular ways to do this is by using the natural world mixed with the innovations of man-made art. Thus, gardens have been a popular way of expressing beauty (and usually vast wealth) for millennia. Though many of the greatest gardens have been lost to time, existing now only in history books and legends, there are still many which have made it through the centuries. I have gathered here six of these gardens, from the Far East to the
At Bill James Online:
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I'm American, not Japanese.
Also: I personally am not very good at consistency, and don't value it enough. All I'm doing here is making an observation.
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On the Mariners telecasts, Mike Blowers has been quoting HOF'er George Brett, Brett complaining about the lost art of bunting. Nobody works at it much any more, grouses Brett. "Agreed," says Blowers. "The last guy I remember who really worked at bunting was Brett Butler."
Blowers & co. go on to point out that the mentality is, "You don't get on SportsCenter with a bunt." I go to junior-high games and see young American boys "styling" as though there were going to be TV highlights later.
It's a cultural thing. Jack Black complained in School of Rock, we used to have music. Then "The Man" ruined that too, with a little thing called MTV...
The weather is getting nicer every day, and it seems like everyone I know has taken up running again. And then of course there is our own Penny Lane, with her Run Seattle Run blog!
Whether you want inspiration or just commiseration, here are three of the best books about running (that aren't fitness performance books).
The region of
Ever since man’s predecessors figured out that they can use one stone to make holes in another, there have been statues and carvings. As time and technology progressed, these creative endeavors became larger and more elaborate. Most of the earliest examples of statues revolve around religious motivations, though there are plenty of different reasons for people to create art. Statues have been erected to commemorate famous people, to convey legends and folklore, to show devotion to one religious belief or another and to demonstrate the spirit of a country or other cultural center. Some of these have turned out grand and hold a place as remarkable artistic efforts. Others, particularly modern ones, are more bizarre peculiarities than anything else. Here, I’ve collected eight interesting statues from around the world, running the gambit from monumental to just plain insane.
It’s been just about a week since
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This isn't analysis, isn't written for colleague blog authors, or for submission in a future job interview. It's a baseball chat. Here's what I saw in two innings.
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Defense
Franklin's first inning in the field, a lefty batter struck an infield-practice three-hopper right at him. Franklin's movements were as Japanese-aiki as any second baseman's I've seen lately.
