Category Archives: Blogging

Writing plans for Prescott – Series on how we taught two languages and some series clean-up

Posted on Monday, May 6, 2013 by Dad

Day 622 of 1000 I left the family at home yesterday to make my way to Phoenix last night.  The drive up to Prescott up from Phoenix in the morning was absolutely fabulous as usual.  It is no fun to … Continue reading →

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My favorite government school teacher’s blog

Posted on Thursday, May 2, 2013 by Dad

My cousin, Trisha, teaches at a school with somewhere in the range of 30-40 students in the (very) small town of Austin, Nevada.  She writes an absolutely fascinating blog called RollCallTales about a school that is so small, the principal … Continue reading →

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El Cerro de la Silla, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico

Posted on Sunday, April 28, 2013 by Dad

I struggled to find a good header for the blog.  As some of you might have noticed, I put up severally cheesy composite images for which I was justifiably berated.  I could not think what to put, but Lorena rescued … Continue reading →

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How to blog about your kids

Posted on Friday, April 26, 2013 by Dad

I have a friend who has two kids, a toddler and a three year old.  He and his wife derive great joy and exert great effort in raising their children.  They write a blog that is mostly for friends and … Continue reading →

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Kelly’s comic strip, this blog and blog monetization

Posted on Tuesday, April 23, 2013 by Dad

Day 610 of 1000 Christian sent one of Kelly’s comics to the NCSU student newspaper a couple of days ago, the editor loved it, and put it into today’s paper.  She is kicking herself for not having submitted more.  We … Continue reading →

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The kids tell me I have a lousy looking blog during breakfast at IHOP

Posted on Saturday, April 20, 2013 by Dad

Day 607 of 1000 We went to a late breakfast at IHOP this morning/afternoon because everyone stayed up late to study going into dead week.  Christian and Kelly let me know that they like the content of this blog (even … Continue reading →

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Web comic artist starts spring training

Posted on Thursday, March 14, 2013 by Dad

Day 570 of 1000 Kelly is starting to practice for her new daily comic strip.  You can see her old one here. Kelly will reconstitute her old blog at KellyJeanChapman.com to complement her comic strip.  We are not sure where … Continue reading →

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Revisiting comics and other web stuff

Posted on Tuesday, March 12, 2013 by Dad

Day 568 of 1000 I talked to my buddy Eric last night.  He described some very interesting ideas about the internet and blogging that has me thinking I might be able to improve my efforts.  He gave me some homework … Continue reading →

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The Wendys by Wake Tech and how to use CLEP tests in homeschool

Posted on Saturday, July 28, 2012 by Dad

Day 342 of 1000 Yesterday Kelly and I had lunch at the Wendys over by Wake Technical Community College.  We ate there a lot when the kids were going to Wake Tech because it was so convenient.  While we were … Continue reading →

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When it rains it pours

Posted on Tuesday, July 24, 2012 by Dad

Day 338 of 1000 We had major thunderstorms in a lot of North Carolina today with high wind.  I was very sad to see some huge branches of our persimmon tree broke.  It seems like a metaphor for something, but … Continue reading →

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An excuse to put up a picture of a friend

Posted on Tuesday, July 3, 2012 by Dad

Day 317 of 1000 Kelly drew this picture of our wonderful friend Jon the other day and put it up on Facebook.  I thought it was good enough that I did not just want to put it up there, so … Continue reading →

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Religious authorities and secular involvement

Posted on Wednesday, December 7, 2011 by Dad

Day 107 of 1000 (213.7 lbs.) I still say The Other McCain is a trainwreck, but he really nails one of my pet peeves today.  His description of how Jesus dealt with religious authorities seems to be spot on.  The … Continue reading →

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Life is good during this cultural decline even if we do not understand it properly

Posted on Friday, November 18, 2011 by Dad

Day 88 of 1000 I subscribe to Hillsdale College‘s free monthly speech digest, Imprimis.  It is a pamphlet size publication that advocates for conservative principles.  I think I must have signed up for a periodic email titled “In the News” … Continue reading →

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Publishing our blog in a book

Posted on Wednesday, November 9, 2011 by Dad

Troy and Youngin mentioned on their blog that they have taken to publishing each year of their blog in a book to give as a keepsake for their young daughter Lucia. It is a great idea that I am sad … Continue reading →

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