Teaching My Children History

by | Aug 20, 2010 | The Public Humanist

I have been studying and researching and writing about history for half of my life. For the seven years I have been a father, I’ve been thinking about what is appropriate to teach my children about history; what seminal events might constitute a beginning canon...

When Giants Roamed the Earth

by | Aug 20, 2010 | Ten Gallon Liberal

Like a kid’s imagination come to life–an award-winning, if unbuilt, design: AND: Every politician’s dream? Brazil bans political satire. And competition from Illinois: An attempt to ban eye-rolling. An idea which will probably induce some rolling of...

Breather

by | Aug 20, 2010 | Standing In The Shadows

Every day/I see or hear/something/that more or less/kills me/with delight/that leaves me/like a needle/in the haystack/of light—Mary Oliver, Mindful I turned 47. Here’s what I did for my birthday: I ended up on the Cape (near Orleans) while my seven...

Not About Neal

by | Aug 20, 2010 | On Springfield

A recent post on Tom Devine’s “Cosmos Report” drew my attention to some interesting lawn signs being distributed by Tom Wesley, one of this fall’s Republican challengers for the 2nd Congressional seat currently held by Springfield’s own...