Miscellany

I’ve been such a slacker at blogging that I’m not sure that I have any blog readers left, but just in case I do, here’s a little explanation. I’m in the busiest season of life I’ve ever experienced. Sure, I think about things to blog, but that’s pretty much only while I’m driving, and I have a pretty short commute. Obviously I can’t blog while driving, so by the time I get home, I’m trying to catch up on other things and blogging doesn’t make it to my task list.

The most I can do now is this little collection of this and that:

~ We recently returned from a trip to the mainland to visit family and to look at some schools for PalmBoy, a high school senior. He is sure now about the one he wants to attend, and we are happy with his decision. Now we have some hoops to jump through.

~ This afternoon will be devoted to many of those hoops. I'm not only his primary teacher; I'm also his guidance counselor. (Pause for a moment and pray for poor PalmBoy.) His transcript is almost ready to go, and we have a few other things to finish up. This has caused me to go ahead and begin working on PalmGirl's transcript to save me this massive headache later. I'm thankful that Covenant has a transcript form (scroll down this page) that they like for homeschoolers, and I've heard of other families using it for other colleges and universities, as well.

~ Up until recently, I've gone back and forth on secular vs. Christian education at the university level. After all, PalmPilot and I attended a large state university, found a group of Christians on campus, and plugged in to a local church. We survived our godless professors and lived to tell about it. However, as we've homeschooled our children through the majority of their school years, I've become more convinced than ever that an education that leaves out the lordship of Christ Jesus in all things is not a complete education. Worldview matters. As we toured a large state university and then went back for another visit to Covenant College, the difference couldn't have been more stark. Although this post by Nancy Wilson addresses the subject of daughters in college, her conclusion really rings true for me.

~ In preparation for our move next summer, I'm beginning the arduous process of de-cluttering. I've started going through my book collection and just listed a bunch of them on PaperbackSwap.com. Many of them are already in the mail now. I've got a lot more shelves to get through, though.

~ I'm now on Facebook. If you're a blog friend and want to be my FB friend (my blog isn't tied to my FB account), shoot me an email (link in the sidebar).

~ I miss fall. I got a tiny taste of it in the mountains of North Carolina earlier this month, and then we came home to hot, humid, voggy weather here. Yeah, you feel sorry for me, I know.

Giggle of the Day

Obama adds "public option" to World Series.

Marco Rubio for U.S. Senate

Although we currently live in Hawaii, I am a legal resident of the state of Florida and am a registered voter there. I am supporting Marco Rubio for U.S. Senate because he gets it. If you're a Florida voter, please check him out and join me in contributing to his campaign. We voters can no longer afford to sit back and wish for better candidates. It's time to actively support those who can do a better job than people like Charlie Crist -- people who are in it for themselves and their cronies and have no discernible principles other than whatever keeps them in power.

What's the Point?

My dad and I were recently discussing the lack of curiosity in journalists today. How many times do you see a news report that misses the obvious? I found another one today in the Honolulu Advertiser from the Associated Press. Here's the headline:

Revised formula estimates 47 million Americans, or 1 in 6, live in poverty

My first thought on glancing at the headline was, "Hmmmm. That's high. What is the poverty level?" I read the entire article and never found that mentioned. Seriously, how can someone call himself a journalist and never think to ask that question or provide an answer? It's really a meaningless article without that bit of information.

Quote of the Day

From Victor Davis Hanson on the Nobel Peace Prize:

Prior awards to terrorists like Yasser Arafat, frauds like Rigoberta Menchú, the Stalinist Le Duc Tho, etc. had cheapened the prize as a more or less guilt-ridden multicultural nod to non-Western authoritarians. But now the postmodern prize is blatantly disconnected from even purported actions. It is predicated on hope-and-change platitudes, in hopes that they will come true. I think this is unique. Literary prizes do not go to book proposals; athletic awards are not given to preseason favorites; and military medals for planning are not given before the battle takes place. They should rename it the Nobel Dream Prize.

"...I believe in Auburn and love it. " *

The PalmFamily is in the loveliest village on the plains today, and PalmPilot and I are enjoying sharing our memories with the PalmKids. It's the perfect fall day, and I'm remembering how much I love this little college town. We're about to go to J & M Bookstore, and it would be really cool if AU beat Tennessee tonight so we could partake in the festivities at Toomer's Corner.

*From the Auburn Creed