Thursday, June 19, 2014

Picking up my new glasses with my 5yo

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I had my 5yo Nathan with me at Costco when picking up a pair of glasses with a new, stronger prescription. They have a "take a number...
Wednesday, May 7, 2014

Thornton W. Burgess Public Domain Countdown

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Thornton W. Burgess Public Domain Countdown What books and other writings by Thornton W. Burgess are now in the public domain, and whe...
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Riding a "Low Performing" King County Metro Bus

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The bus I take to work is always standing-room only. This morning the aisle between the seats was packed like a sardine can and there wasn...
Sunday, April 27, 2014

Telephone Poles

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Yesterday we took a walk, and our 5yo Nathan pointed to a telephone pole and asked what it was. When we answered he replied, "A TELEPHO...
Saturday, March 22, 2014

What's Wrong with American Public Schools

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We hear over and over and over that Chinese kids are learning much, much more than American kids, and that this is because American public ...
Wednesday, March 19, 2014

Thoughts on the Teardown of My Ugly Old High School Building and Its Less Ugly Replacement

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I graduated from Eisenhower High School in Yakima, Washington State in 1983. The original 1956 building was recently torn down and replaced....
Monday, March 10, 2014

Why it's so hard for single women to find single men in Seattle

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Seattle has one of the highest single men to single women ratios in America. So why are so many single women in Seattle unable to find their...