Journalism as a Conversation

My neighbor and friend, Dr. Doreen Marchionni, has a Doctorate in Journalism and wrote her dissertation on Journalism as a Conversation. Interesting subject.

As I have grown older I find that I take what journalists say with skepticism, since so much of what they seem to say nowadays is laced with personal opinion. However, Dr. Doreen has . . . → Read More: Journalism as a Conversation

Cleaner than New

Is your vehicle dirty? Did your kids spill something in the backseat that you can’t clean the stain from? Is there a funky smell inside? Don’t feel like cleaning it yourself?

If you live in the Tacoma area I know a couple of guys who do a fantastic detailing job at the best price. Check out 2 . . . → Read More: Cleaner than New

It’s Not That You’re Wrong, I Just Don’t Believe You

I was reading a blog post at work by an Engineering Manger who was writing about an article in Wired magazine. The title is Accept Defeat: The Neuroscience of Screwing Up. The premise of the story is when we don’t believe the results of some of some action, it may be that the results were accurate, . . . → Read More: It’s Not That You’re Wrong, I Just Don’t Believe You

Please, Teach Real Math

So a victory was had yesterday for proponents of “real math” in the Seattle School District. In a ruling by Superior Court Judge Julie Specter, the Seattle School Board was called arbitrary and capricious for selecting the “inquiry-based” Discovering Series math for its high school math textbooks. The school board decision, by the way, was split . . . → Read More: Please, Teach Real Math

Yea for Yami Lactose Free Yogurt

I am severely lactose intolerant. Not that I hold a personal grudge against the dairy based complex sugar, it’s just that my digestive system has decided it doesn’t want to deal with it anymore.

If you didn’t know, lactose, as I mentioned above, is a complex sugar found in dairy milk made up of the simple sugars . . . → Read More: Yea for Yami Lactose Free Yogurt

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Christian Jokes

Son wants to be a minister
After church on Sunday morning, a young boy suddenly announced to his mother, "Mom, I've decided I'm going to be a minister when I grow up. "That's okay with us," the mother said, "But what made you decide to be a minister?" "Well," the boy replied, "I'll have to go to church on Sunday anyway, and I figure it will be more fun to stand up and yell than to sit still and listen.
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