The Early Christian Fathers
Buy Henry Bettenson’s The Early Christian Fathers: A Selection from the Writings of the Fathers from St. Clement of Rome to St. Athanasius
World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War
Buy Max Brooks’ World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War
Shoreline Historical Museum is in trouble: being evicted by Shoreline Schools
Shoreline Historical Museum is in trouble: being evicted by Shoreline Schools.
(Via Ronald Bog blog - all about Shoreline Washington.)
The Areas of My Expertise
Buy John Hodgman’s The Areas of My Expertise
The Numbers Game: Baseball’s Lifelong Fascination with Statistics
Buy The Numbers Game: Baseball’s Lifelong Fascination with Statistics
Shoreline Schools facing budget cuts, wants your input
Shoreline Schools facing budget cuts, wants your input. Fill out this quick online survey.
(Via Ronald Bog blog - all about Shoreline Washington.)
The four most useful lessons of Columbine
The four most useful lessons of Columbine. - By Dave Cullen - Slate Magazine:
“The Secret Service and U.S. Department of Education studied every American school shooting from 1974 to 2000—37 separate attacks—and reached the same conclusion. Shooters came from all ethnic, economic, and social classes. Most had no history of violence and came from solid, two-parent homes.”
Tax protestor myths
Daniel B. Evans thorough Tax Protestor FAQ debunks pretty much all the nutty ‘evidence’ I’ve heard from my tax protesting friends (well, really, it’s just the one guy) for why the U.S. federal income tax is illegal. I review it every year.
My favorites, which I have actually heard from friend (again, just the one) and at least two relatives (the relatives were speaking at me together, so it probably counts as only a single tax protestor interaction):
- The authors of the Constitution (aka, the “Founding Fathers”) never intended to give Congress the power to tax wages or other incomes from labor
- The 16th Amendment was not properly ratified
- I am not a “person” within the meaning of the Internal Revenue Code
Enjoy!
Abby’s new haircut 2009
Abby’s been wearing the same haircut, at various lengths, since she’s been getting her hair cut. At yesterday’s haircut, she said she wanted her a “boy haircut”. I said that I thought it wouldn’t make her happy. We discussed it with the hairdresser, who said she thought she knew what we wanted. Then Abby excused me. I came back to find the sweetest haircut, and so feminine. Yet Abby is sure that it is a “boy cut” and is perfectly happy. A good hairdresser can please both mom and daughter.
Blue Oyster Cult sighting: More Cowbell
A Facebook profile for ‘Cowbell’:
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=1425085&id=36413251007&ref=mf
