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Rant on homeschooling (not by me)

February 26th, 2009 at 10:44 pm

This was a rant by a friend in reply to an email of a friend

I think it is worth sharing so here you have it:

> People are not going to vote for universally-mandated home schooling,

That's a blatant red herring. Unlike the Soviet Union, we didn't collectivize the farms. Does that mean everyone is mandated to grow their own groceries? In reality, only a few percent grow their own groceries; the rest rely upon the market, which (burdened though it may be with taxes, food stamps, and other nonsense) is still a lot more free than a soviet-style collective.

If we stop collectivizing education, that does not mean home schooling will be mandatory; it means that people won't be coerced to pay for or send their children to educational collectives. They'll be perfectly free to teach kids at home, or send them to free-market schools - which will be better and cheaper than the collectives.

Historically, free-market education has worked very well.. One of the key planks of Karl Marx was the collectivization of education. I'm sure he is absolutely thrilled with your support.... His propaganda campaign was so successful that people now forget that free-market alternatives are actually possible.

The Soviets finally abandoned collective farming when they saw how much better free-market alternatives were. I am hoping that our brains haven't been turned into such collective mush that we can't recognize the advantages of liberty.

Posted in Frugal Home Education | 3 Comments »

I hate IE

February 26th, 2009 at 08:18 pm

I really do, not only is it a lousy system that ;lags behind other browsers in all the cool features, it is riddles with easy access for viruses.

I am not a careless person, in general I stick to sites unlikely to harbor ill intent, and when down loading I follow reasonable precautions.

But I still get a virus on occasions. Right now I have a virus trying to convince me to run a virus scan..which when checked allows the virus to download other nasty stuff (just cause it looks a good deal like Microsoft doesn't mean it is) I only have to deal with this virus when I work on IE..which I only have to do for scout work. I would really prefer them to reconfigure their website to accept Firefox. but since I gather the website is volunteer run, I don't really get to complain.

But I am anyway aren't I...

Posted in Complaint department | 1 Comments »

Dona Nobis Pacem by Leopold Mozart

February 25th, 2009 at 09:47 pm

This is the song we will be singing for Girl scout Sunday. I found many choirs singing it on youtube, very nice work, but, not helpful for my family to learn.

For one thing I cannot sing a round! I know most folk make fun of me for it, but it is true, I simply cannot handle singing one thing while others sing something different, but then I really don't sing period. I just sort of change what I am singing to follow someone and if I have lots of someones to choose from, I get confused as to what I am supposed to be doing.

Anyway, found a girl hoping to make a big project out of many different voices, has her own voice doing just one 'track' so we are listening to that, and will do so every day to learn the words.

Text is sing for peace and Link is http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pI2UX4RsEZk
sing for peace
I also found the words
Text is here and Link is http://www.goldgryph.com/songbook/rounds/dona_1.gif
here

Now I have JC singing 'donna nobis pachem' in all sorts of different tunes all over the house. She likes to sing, but cannot carry a tune to save her life. (GMC can do the timing, but his notes are..a little off)

Posted in Complaint department | 1 Comments »

I need a nap, and a thimble

February 24th, 2009 at 08:19 pm

My fingers are all busted up from sewing patches on, though I did find this glue that works well to 'sew' patches for things that don't move much, works on the daisy tunic, but not so well on a back pack.

Tonight GMC gets his Wolf badge so I will have to sew that one on too, I am debating on sewing it to his shirt that is too short in the sleeves, or getting him a new shirt and sewing it along with all the other patches anew.

sure would be easier to make up my mind if he were a bear, Webelos have a different shirt, but as wolf he needs to be in blue for another year and couple months.

Posted in Complaint department | 3 Comments »

one item off the list

February 23rd, 2009 at 04:22 pm

I completed the scout newsletter (cub) so now I can move on to one of the thousands of other items on my list.

Tomorrow is our Blue and Gold, I have no doubt I will forget any one of the millions of items that need done, but I am trying to keep things straight with a black book.

It even fits in my pocket.

Speaking of my pocket, I now have a ton of photos of scouts, and I do not look very good in any of them.

Apparently I need to work on how I fill the uniform. Wonder how far down the todo list that will fall.

Posted in Complaint department | 0 Comments »

Nanny and professor

February 20th, 2009 at 07:15 pm

So while hunting around Hulu (free online tv shows) for something to kill time when L refuses to nap in her bed (I do get nighttime off, but she really hates napping)

I stumbled across

Text is nanny and the professor and Link is http://www.hulu.com/watch/2382/nanny-and-the-professor-the-scientific-approach#x-0,vepisode,1
nanny and the professor adorable old school show about a nanny and three children. Oh of course it is old and has the stereotypical nanny stays home while professor works (though he works with plenty of women) and the sound effect for her 'magic' is just silly. but it is sweet.

Happy kids, little troubles, and cute. and at the end of a short show I can go back to working. Though I would rather not. I want to hire a housekeeper to do the cooking and cleaning...

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lights out March 28th

February 19th, 2009 at 09:20 pm

Last year I didn't participate, not because I didn't like the idea, but because my kids are always asleep about 8:30 so the lights are always out.

I could carry the lights out to no TV while I put my youngest to bed, but..what else am I supposed to do? Computer time is the same amount of electricity, playing the Wii as well. I could read, but by candlelight that is rough on the eyes, and if I just go to bed she is likely to stay there all night, which while not terrible, she tends to wake me up with funny noises in the wee hours of the morning if she sleeps with us. Oh and conversations keep her up, so no to that either. Most crafts require both hands, or at least more freedom of one.

So This year I had a revelation..why not move it back an hour or two?

Yeah simple thought, but took me all year to come up with it!

So I wont be joining in the proper hour of 8:30, sorry, but I will be doing my own at 7:30

I thinkg etting ready for bed without alight in the bathroom while you brush teeth, or to read by, would be a good for them to try.

Found a link to

Text is this site and Link is http://www.earthhourkids.org/
this site with some info and even lesson plans.

Now I have to be honest, I am not a chicken little thinking the sky is falling, in fact I see plenty of evidence it isn't, but I do feel there is no need to pour excess junk into our air, and I feel children should experience life without electricity sometimes, even if only for an hour. So join in, even if only for a little old fashioned fun.

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A better writer says ditch the baby junk

February 19th, 2009 at 04:08 am

I have mentioned before how most baby 'stuff' is really not needed, and today I happened to read a much better article including safety links about

Text is car seats and Link is http://ecochildsplay.com/2009/01/22/baby-essentials-that-arent-part-2-infant-car-seats/
car seats,
Text is strollers and Link is http://ecochildsplay.com/2009/01/28/baby-essentials-that-arent-part-3-strollers/
strollers,
Text is baby baths and Link is http://ecochildsplay.com/2009/02/12/baby-essentials-that-arent-part-5-baby-bathtubs/
baby baths,
Text is cribs and Link is http://ecochildsplay.com/2009/01/15/baby-essentials-that-arent-1/comment-page-1/
cribs, and
Text is diapers. and Link is http://ecochildsplay.com/2009/02/05/baby-essentials-that-arent-part-4-diapers/
diapers.


She does take 5 different posts to tell you, but that is because of the important information.

my two cents:
Everyone has their own quirks, habits and desires. So if you want a special pillow just for nursing go for it, I want two computers and at least 2 laptops for two adults, and really GMC needs a computer or laptop of his own... I just don't go telling others they HAVE to have the same number of computers (Do you folk really share computers?) Oh and I do have a crib, and bucket seat, but it stays buckled to the car, not a carrier.


If you want more of a laugh try
Text is silly baby contraptions and Link is http://ecochildsplay.com/2008/04/01/advice-on-reducing-baby-gear-waste/
silly baby contraptions

I wish all new mothers caught up in the gotta have it lists could read these kinds of articles. But the advertisers wouldn't make much money on it.

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Quickies

February 17th, 2009 at 08:51 pm

***Do you know where your highschool diploma is? I do, I just had to copy it to register my son as a homeschooler here. I do not however have a copy for my husband, so I guess he wont be allowed to teach, hope the kids don't need to now anything about physics or chemistry since I certainly don't. (just so you know that was a joke, I never bothered to wait for the govt to tell me when/if I could teach my kids)

***I wonder when folk will say '800K isn't that much'.

Text is wonder what the avg postal worker makes? and Link is http://digg.com/world_news/Postmaster_got_800K_while_calling_for_mail_delivery_cuts
wonder what the avg postal worker makes?

***How are you supposed to glue 'pipe cleaners'? they don't stick!

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Recycle

February 16th, 2009 at 08:34 pm

Even though my husband has been willing to use cloth bags on occasion, he still frequently comes home with plastic bags. My least favorite are the ones holding one lonely item..

So while googling something completely different I came across

Text is this site and Link is http://www.myrecycledbags.com/2007/02/17/instructions-for-cutting-plastic-bags-creating-recycled-plastic-yarn/
this site, with instructions to make plarn, or plastic yarn from grocery bags.

With it you can make a pretty valentine bag:


among many other crafts in the blog.

I don't know how easy plarn is to work with, but it would be a cheap way to learn to crochet without having to buy yarn.

Plus on the same sheet is a
Text is recycle craft and Link is http://www.myrecycledbags.com/2009/01/29/fused-plastic-valentines-heart/#more-1369
recycle craft I think I will do with my daughter no crochet needed.



Amazing what you can do with garbage...

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That's not part of the lesson...

February 13th, 2009 at 06:25 pm

So today my son had the age old doubling question in his math book.

There are many ways to word it, from rice bowls to pennies, to gold pieces, but in general everyone should know the answer.

Text is one version and Link is http://math.rice.edu/~lanius/pro/rich.html
one version
the gist is you can have one penny the first day, then it doubles each day, 2 the second, 4 the third and so on. Or a large flat fee. Which is better?

I know the theory, but I am not a fan of numbers, so I generally let excel do the math.

But today doing the math, "How much will you make on day 30?" was the question so some number crunching was in order (he can do the math himself but I have to check it)

After discovering day 30's amount, he wanted to know what day you would get over 1 billion, so off he went to crunch numbers. Wasn't done with his other work, but it is prolly better to let him do math when he wants, than to force him to do work in any particular order.

here is a
Text is one grain rice and Link is http://search.barnesandnoble.com/One-Grain-of-Rice/Demi/e/9780590939980
one grain rice
doubling with a moral.

On a related note I keep finding that boy reading when he could be working..still rather hard to make him stop reading for little things.

What would the world say if I told EL (7 months old) she had to learn to talk right this minute, no matter how interested she was in walking?

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For the anti social

February 12th, 2009 at 05:01 pm

Just had to share what made me laugh Ou Loud today (like for real, not just a smile and type LOL, but honest my kids really want to know what is so funny.)

Text is Venn diagram and Link is http://www.thinkgeek.com/tshirts-apparel/unisex/popculture/a6b2/zoom/
Venn diagram

If it doesn’t show up well in this picture please go read it on think geek!


Text is floor mat: and Link is http://www.thinkgeek.com/homeoffice/gear/b27d/
floor mat:
Also comes in a shirt form. But in my case you wouldn’t be able to read it around the kid perpetually tucked on the hip so I pick doormat.

Perfect timing for me as we are about to head into a month or two of no company. This Friday will be our last games night for the lent season, We need a break and most folk know when Easter is, so we decided to take time off.

I am hoping that we will build an entertainment wall and replace most of our CD and VHS collection. We want to convert completely to DVD and MP3, which takes up so much less space. Really that is my only reason for wanting to switch.

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I don't really want to get away..

February 10th, 2009 at 08:34 pm

I would like a vacation, but a maid at home would do the trick just as well really.

Oh I don't like all my kids do, and many times, like this morning I wonder why I even try. But then, really would not being here help? I would still have to come back to the same kids.

I hear a lot about retreats, and weekends away from the kids, and I really just don't get it. Not saying anything against it, I don't get football either, but not planning on a national campaign to ban it.

So given a choice of a weekend away from the house (and away from kids) or one at home...I choose home.

Now if I could get home and kids elsewhere, that would like once or twice. Not to often though, I do like spending time with my kids.

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Stuff for Stuff:

February 9th, 2009 at 04:58 pm

I have too much stuff, so I need to organize, and I found the perfect items to organize my stuff in!


Text is bag of holding and Link is http://www.thinkgeek.com/computing/bags/aaa5/
bag of holding Oh I need one of these for my collection of stuff! Scout stuff, (boys and girls) church stuff, kid stuff, baby stuff, a bag of holding would be perfect!


For the massive collection of papers to go in the bag, one needs some organization
Text is stapleless stapler and Link is http://www.thinkgeek.com/homeoffice/supplies/8b70/
stapleless stapler


And everyone could use more
Text is shelves and Link is http://www.thinkgeek.com/homeoffice/gear/9bf4/
shelves for that stuff

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The Science I really want to do!

February 7th, 2009 at 08:21 pm


Text is awesome video and Link is http://cre.ations.net/creation/techno-organic-corn-starch-monster
awesome video

Some kids had a great time with corn startch water and a speaker (oh plus video camera and some editing software)


I really want to do this, but not sure if we have any speakers to spare.

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Aha! I found the signal

February 6th, 2009 at 02:15 pm

I knew fans wouldn’t let me down, there is more

Text is lego and Link is http://martnixon.deviantart.com/art/Firefly-LEGO-75684785
lego


Plus a Serenity made out of
Text is paper and Link is http://utqtbry.deviantart.com/art/Firefly-s-Serenity-83627658
paper

(link to design not working)

Along with plenty of terrific
Text is cartoon versions of the BDH and Link is http://kristele.deviantart.com/art/Firefly-s-Big-Damn-Heroes-99560670
cartoon versions of the BDH


For showing your love we have
Text is Buttons and Link is http://cgi.ebay.com/Firefly-Serenity-buttons-pins-Shiny-Big-Damn-Hero_W0QQitemZ170297706554QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item170297706554&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72:1205|66:2|65:12|39:1|240:1318|301:0|293:1|294:50
Buttons

(actually I do want some patches)

For reference while making your own Lego Serenity
Text is Wallpaper and Link is http://malicon.deviantart.com/art/Serenity-99506216
Wallpaper



Or to spread the signal, an entire website devoted to
Text is guerilla art and Link is http://the11thhour.home.att.net/
guerilla art



While you are out shopping show your love of firefly verse and ours with a
Text is cloth grocery bag and Link is http://cgi.ebay.com/Firefly-Serenity-Browncoat-Reusable-Grocery-Bag_W0QQitemZ290293643434QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item290293643434&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72:1205|66:2|65:12|39:1|240:1318|301:1|293:1|294:50
cloth grocery bag


There is even
Text is crossover art and Link is http://nirelle.deviantart.com/art/C3-Coruscant-s-Firefly-Fans-55984953
crossover art from firefly and starwars


Where would you put the lightsaber?

For your next local convention here you can find your very own
Text is Jayne hat and Link is http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?ref=sr_gallery_4&listing_id=20619285&ga_search_query=firefly+serenity&ga_search_type=tag_title
Jayne hat


Speaking of crossovers, ever consider firefly and the
Text is Beatles? and Link is http://xanykaos.deviantart.com/art/We-all-live-in-a-Yellow-15369444
Beatles?

Me either but apparently someone has

For more of a
Text is spoof: and Link is http://xkcd.com/311/
spoof:
(sorry no photo, have to visit this one)

Finally the eternal question all browncoats ask…
Text is how much? and Link is http://cabridges.deviantart.com/art/Serenity-Stuff-wallpaper-68468883
how much?

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Free Kiva loan came through

February 5th, 2009 at 05:10 pm

I signed up at

Text is think.MTV.com and Link is http://think.mtv.com
think.MTV.com

And then found
Text is Kiva and Link is http://think.mtv.com/kivamicrofunds/
Kiva on there, clicked the support button and about a week later got a message telling me how to redeem a certificate for one $25 loan on Kiva.

I found out how via the
Text is freemicroloan site and Link is http://www.freemicroloan.com/2009/01/21/get-a-free-25-kiva-certificate-to-make-a-microloan/
freemicroloan site

This time I picked
Text is fried chicken and Link is http://www.kiva.org/app.php?page=businesses&action=about&id=87179
fried chicken because I am hungry...

I get a headache (or heartache) reading all the stories and trying to decide, it is sometimes just easier to go with a picture I like.