I really don’t understand why national election days aren’t also national holidays. It seems to me that, if we really want a democracy that considers the voice of every person, we should make it easier for every person to vote. At least for national elections. It took me about an hour, but some of my [...]

I don’t know how anyone can listen to Obama’s campaign platform and not agree with the goals and principles he expresses or not feel the swell of pride and hope, despite the cynicism.
More than anything, as I’ve said before, he seems to be a man who embraces balance and cooperation, who is studied, thoughtful, and [...]

I got an email the other day that contained the content of this post. In the post, the author creates an analogy that’s supposed to explain the problem with Obama’s "spread the wealth around" statement to the now (in)famous Joe the Plumber. Take a minute to read the analogy before you continue …
Here’s my response:
The [...]

I discovered Posterous a few months ago and thought it was a really cool service. Simple post-by-email micro-blogging that can also republish to other services like Twitter, Tumblr, Flickr or another blog. Problem was, I have a blog (this one) and didn’t really see a need for another.
Well, now that I’ve moved to Richmond, Virginia, [...]

I’ve rented the house and will be moving to Richmond soon, working from home full time, and using the time I currently spend commuting to do a lot more writing. I have some long-promised posts to write and some notes and pics from my visit to Germany. I also have some short stories, scripts, and [...]

I think (and hope) that we’re moving into a “post-diet” approach to healthy eating. I’m gut-deep in guilt here, but I’m trying. Two videos I watched recently, by two similar-looking guys, added some urgency to the subject and explained why making healthy, informed decisions about what we eat is important individually and collectively … not [...]

In mythology, crows are bad news. In the Resident Evil games, crows are things you shoot for fun and occasional reward. But Joshua Klein has some ideas that might turn these creepy winged pests into humanity’s helpers. This TED Talk shows how smart, and potentially useful, crows can be.
Still, it’s best not to get them [...]

As I settle into this new blog space, I find I need to make some changes to my categories. I’ve been putting it off, though, because I’ve been dreading the laborious task of opening each post to make the changes.
Tonight, I found Rob Miller’s1 plugin “Batch Categories (v1.4)” that allows for the batch editing [...]

It seems like the last week or so has been filled with some great updates to some of my favorite online (or online-related) services. Admittedly, they’re not all directly related to education, but good news is good news.
Here are the highlights:

Wordpress is updating to version 2.5, and it looks pretty sweet! (I don’t [...]

I was reading my way back into the “edublogosphere” when I came across Doug Belshaw’s post “8 things that irritate me with edublogs.” It got a few people talking that I’ve traded comments with in the past, and it got me thinking about some questions I’ve asked myself before and found myself asking again [...]