I Can Spot Homeschoolers From a Mile Away

February 8, 2008 on 10:28 pm | In Life | No Comments

Seriously, a lot of kids that get home schooled do end up noticeably different from their age cohorts that are attending public schools. That is a good thing ion most cases. I can’t pick out a home schooling parent as easily. The results of home schooling may have some commonality, but the reasons for embarking on the home schooling journey are quite varied.

Some parents want to be free to provide an education that is in line with their religious beliefs. Some parents want to be free to travel with their kids and educate them at the same time. I home schooled two children for about 4 months once and I found it to be an unsatisfactory arrangement. They though it sucked. I had some experience working in an educational setting and I thought I could do a good job on the fly with the resources on the Internet and at the library. It was a project based curriculum. In retrospect, I should have considered some structured resources like the ones provided by The Grace Academy. Trained professionals from this organization can get parents on the right track with their home schooling efforts. They have a statement of faith on their website. It is a Christian organization.

Counting Words

February 8, 2008 on 10:05 pm | In Blogging | No Comments

I like to know how many words I have written. Most serious word processing programs have a built in word counter. I keep telling myself that I should write my blog posts into Word rather than typing them right on my browser, but I never do. When it comes time to count the marvelous words that I have written, I use this handy page for counting words. I think that page must get a lot of traffic. I tried to embed the script ion a more convenient place, but it wouldn’t work for me :(

Get ISP Info at GetISP.info

February 8, 2008 on 9:54 pm | In Technology | No Comments

ISP stand for Internet Service Provider. I can vividly remember the days when I had a choice between the phone company and, well, nothing. Now you can get high speed broadband connections from your cable company and DSL from several different providers. The combination of competition and technological advancements has been very good to us. Satellite Internet is quickly becoming a viable option for many consumers as well. If you heard bad things about the reliability of satellite internet in the past, you should take a fresh look at it. The capacity has been much improved. I used to live in a rural area where there was no high speed option. the woman to whom I sold the property ended up getting satellite internet and she is happy with it.

According to GetISP.info, many of us have access to all three of these plus the cheaper but less useful option of dialup. I can imagine that it is hard for many of us to choose the best option. If you watch cable television, you will probably get bombarded with adds for the cable internet service that they themselves provide. You probably see offers for DSL inside your phone bill envelope. It’s a wonder that they don’t have some astronaut dropping ISP leaflets down on our heads from up in a satellite. I guess they would probably burn up on re-entry.

GetISP.info puts all the best ISP deals together in one place to help you decide.

Kimmkins With Two M’s

February 8, 2008 on 9:20 pm | In Kimmkins, Kimkins, Kimkins Fraud, Kimkins Diet | 3 Comments

I don’t know why I didn’t have this thought process until just now. The people who are at the most risk of suffering financially and/or with regard to their health are also very likely to have poor spelling. They aren’t going to stumble upon the fact that Kimkens is a fraud if all of the anti-kimkins blogs diligently check their spelling. I shouldn’t imply that only unintelligent people are joining Kimmkins. A smart person with the right combination of a trusting nature and a burning desire to lose weight quickly is just as likely to throw their money down the well that is the Kimkins site.

Introduction to RC Cars for Beginners

February 7, 2008 on 9:52 pm | In Life | No Comments

I go off the beaten track with my blog reading from time to time. I kinda stumbled onto a beaten track with this Introduction to RC Cars for Beginners. It has been decades since I have played with an RC car. I had some neighbor’s kids that drove their car on the street. Please, eveyone, keep your kids from doing that. There are plenty of more appropriate venues. Making an awesome backyard track with your kids could be a great bonding experience, an you get moer fresh air and exercise than you will sitting around a gaming console.

Alcohol

February 7, 2008 on 9:44 pm | In Life, Blogging, Kimkins, Heidi Diaz, Kimmer | No Comments

There is anecdotal evidence and some hearsay that Heidi Diaz struggles with alcoholism. Her recent blog post about alcohol speaks volumes by saying almost nothing at all. There are carbs in alcoholic drinks. That is true, but there is also alcohol. Alcohol is a mind altering and addictive substance. If there is one aspect of this woman that gets my unadulterated sympathy it is the drinking.

For people without issues related to alcohol (extending to family members as well), consider drinking 1 glass of red wine several days per week. It has been shown to benefit blood cholesterol ratios.

A Non-Profit Rehab

February 7, 2008 on 8:46 pm | In Life, Health | No Comments

Michael’s House Men’s Center is a rehab facility that is located in Southern California a little more than one hundred miles east of LA. Everyone in a family and even a community is affected by the drug addiction and drug abuse that goes on in society. Antisocial and criminal behavior carried out by drug addicts have a high cost. The efforts of law enforcement to curtail the sale of drugs and all the other related crime has a high cost. These are nothing compared to the costs to the abusers themselves in terms of their health and their happiness.

The particular drug abuse treatment that is offered at Michael’s House Men’s Center includes rehabilitation that can last as long as three months and is aimed at meaningful recovery. Successful recovery means that former drug users are no longer using drugs and can function in society, which includes being employed.

Time Management

February 7, 2008 on 8:08 pm | In Blogging | 1 Comment

I mentioned earlier this week that I plan to start working out. This is going to require spending less time on other things. Blogging will be one of those things. There’s a bit of an anti-climax going on with the whole controversy as it is. Or it could be the calm before the storm, who really knows. The last lawsuit that I has a tangential connection with dragged on for a very long time without any resolution. Most civil proceedings that I hear about but have no connection with are usually forgotten about completely before there is an outcome.

iPhone Unlocking

February 6, 2008 on 8:24 pm | In Technology | No Comments

iNever got all that excited about the iPhone to be honest. I was a late adopter of cell phone technology. I didn’t get one until it became a practical necessity about three years ago. By then, there was affordable pay as you go, which is what I have relied on. When I heard that iPhones would require buyers to enter into a restrictive and expensive contract with an exclusive provider, any enthusiasm that I had for the must have item flew out the window.

Now that iPhoneUnlockUK.com and other iPhone Unlock sites have cropped up to emancipate iPhone users, it might be time for a fresh look at the iPhone.

The High Cost of Fitness

February 6, 2008 on 8:01 pm | In Life, Exercise | No Comments

Looking for running shoes for under $50? As you would see if you clicked that link, that’s asking for a lot.

I resolved to join a gym (and also actually go to it and work out). Now I am realizing that neither one of us has any appropriate clothes or footwear. It is really going to add up :(

We want to get clothes that are made from quick drying fabric, so that we can wash them an hang them to dry everyday that we go to the gym.

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