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Homeschool Routines Win

Why we’re doing the opposite of the home-learning advice we’ve heard

I feel like a hypocrite to write this, because my last few days have been anything but productive or systematic. There have been heavy sicknesses here however (Strep for two, plus an ear infection for the youngest). My family is now recovering fine and last night we got our first night of sleep! The rest of this info holds true even if I’ve not been a shining example…

Humans don’t always have the best understanding of what we want, or how to get there.

Why I didn’t vote for my city’s most pressing issue: Trash Collection

11:15pm Sunday

Saint Paul, Minnesota

Hey there,

This weekend I took my two kids to the library. I was previously unaware, but there was early voting available for Tuesday’s November election.

Photo "CL Society 218: Crossing arms" by Francisco Osorio, Flickr, CC-By-2.0 — *Voting, like most decisions, is more about emotions than about facts on an unknown future. Photo “CL Society 218: Crossing arms” by*
*Francisco Osorio, Flickr, CC-By-2.0*

“Are you here to vote today?” asked the voting attendant. Continue reading “Why I didn’t vote for my city’s most pressing issue: Trash Collection”

Another Message from the Universe

I’ve written before about my Message from the Universe. It might have been a coincidence. Maybe my brain is making things up, finding patterns where there aren’t any. Humans are great at that.

I've stopped ignoring the messages from the universe. Photo "Brothers in a Dangerous Trade" by Joel Penner, Flickr, CC-By-2.0 — I’ve stopped ignoring the messages from the universe. Photo “Brothers in a Dangerous Trade” by Joel Penner, Flickr, CC-By-2.0

But this has happened more than once. Here’s another message I’ve received. Continue reading “Another Message from the Universe”