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The Black Book of Colors

On April 14, 2012 · Leave a Comment · In Books I'm Reading

In elementary school, there was a day when we learned about disabilities.  We had to go around to the different disability stations in the classrooms and try to complete tasks with various things making the tasks more difficult.  For instance, we had to try to button a shirt with socks on our hands, then practice [...]

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Everyone is Secretly Confused

On February 16, 2012 · Leave a Comment · In Books I'm Reading

I recently wrote about middle school, but now I’m going to take it back 4 more years to elementary school.  From 2nd grade to 4th grade, the “smart” kids in the gifted program were shuttled to a different school once a week to take on more enriching lessons than say long division (which [...]

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Vandalia-Butler High School Open House

On October 29, 2011 · 1 Comment · In Uncategorized

My newly renovated alma mater recently held an open house for people in the community and alumni to finally get to see all of the changes.  I decided to go and thought nothing of it – I wasn’t expecting to get emotional in any way, shape, or form.  However, when I arrived at this brand [...]

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Be Ashamed to Die

On October 25, 2011 · Leave a Comment · In Quotes

Be ashamed to die until you have won some victory for humanity.

-Horace Mann, the first president of Antioch College, Yellow Springs, OH

I recently spent some time in Yellow Springs shopping, eating, and enjoying the town – that same day I read an article in the Dayton City [...]

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The Attack on Anthropology

On October 19, 2011 · Leave a Comment · In Anthropology

Rick Scott, governor of Florida, stated recently that tax dollars should not be used to fund liberal arts programs – specifically anthropology.  He feels that tax money should only be used to fund programs where jobs are plentiful, asking “is it a vital interest of the state to have more anthropologists?”  This from a father whose [...]

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C’est ce qui devient de nos jours heureux

On May 29, 2011 · Leave a Comment · In Art

When I was maybe in middle school, we took a trip to a special exhibit at the Dayton Art Institute.  I can’t remember what exhibit it was or even exactly when it was but there was a painting I’ve remembered all this time (just not the identifying information like artist’s name, title of the [...]

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