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Monthly Archives: June 2009
Letter to the Editor
My young friend, the middle daughter of the Baldwini Clan, had a letter published on the 9th in our local paper, the Spokesman Review yesterday, wherein she lobbies for the public pools to be public and free.
200: Crafting Retreat
Camp Cross is beautiful in early June. The air is crisp and clear, the bugs aren’t yet frisky and vengeful, the sun is beautiful but not oppressive, and a group like ours has the camp to ourselves. We did wait … Continue reading
201: Mystery Can, What Can It Be?
Sometimes, Farmerteen does some really random stuff. While I was packing things to go on the First Annual Crafting Retreat, she presented me with a mystery can. She didn’t want me to open the can, or even necessarily guess what … Continue reading
202: Brie and Sausage Breakfast Casserole
Brie and Sausage Breakfast Casserole Adapted from Rock Cottage Gardens 8 oz brie cheese 1 lb Jimmy Dean’s sage sausage, ground 6 slices good, firm, wheat bread, cubed 1 cup parmesan cheese, grated 7 large eggs, divided (5 eggs and … Continue reading
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203: Fruited Irish Oatmeal
Fruited Irish Oatmeal (Choline-enriched version below) 5 c water 2 c steel-cut oats 1 c apple juice 1/4 c dried cranberries 1/4 c snipped dried apricots 1/4 golden raisins 1/4 c maple syrup 1/2 t salt 1 t cinnamon In … Continue reading
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204: Choline Granola
Choline Granola Adapted from Molly Wizenberg’s Daily Granola Adapted from Nigella Lawson’s Feast Dry ingredients: 5 cups rolled oats 2 cups raw peanuts 1 cup hulled raw sunflower seeds 1 cup sesame seeds 1 cup flax seeds 1/2 cup ground … Continue reading
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205: The Short Bus
In response to this: It sounds like HS vs. PS is like comparing a race car to a giant bus: one is smaller, easier to maneuver, but in some ways more vulnerable, while the other is bigger, slow to turn, … Continue reading
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206: It’s True, I Only Homeschool to Piss Off Other People, Part III
It’s true: I only homeschool to piss off other parents. I don’t homeschool because I want to provide a superior education for my child; I just homeschool to piss off other parents. I don’t homeschool because the school she was … Continue reading
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Physical Restraint and Verbal Assault
An answer to the question School Discipline: Is It Ever Okay to Physically Restrain a Student? Yes. If physical restraint is the only way to prevent a student from physically harming to another person, it is not only “okay,” but … Continue reading
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207: It’s true, I Only Homeschool to Piss Off Other People, Part II
I also homeschool to piss off the NEA. This seems to have worked. In 1988 (when they decided that, if they could not prevent homeschooling, the next best thing they might do is try to regulate it), they passed a … Continue reading
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