Wordpress - timpanogos.wordpress.com - Millard Fillmore's Bathtub
General Information:
Latest News:
Middle East politics explained, for the novice or anyone else, in six short paragraphs 26 Aug 2013 | 10:08 am
Seven paragraphs, if one counts the cheery close. Letter to the editor of the Financial Times of London, explaining who is who and who is whose enemy, in the Middle East. August 22, 2013, captured by...
Her last day of teaching first grade 25 Aug 2013 | 02:13 pm
Diane Ravitch gets much better e-mail than I do; Ravitch said (images added here): This came in my private email: Woman teaching geometry from Euclid’s Elements. Wikipedia image As many of you know...
Millard Fillmore’s Bathtub, as poetry 25 Aug 2013 | 01:54 pm
Haiku, at that. Mark Sackler at Millennium Conjectures is making haiku verses from the search terms used on his blog. Haiku has some firm rules anyway, and this makes the challenge all the greater. ...
Taxes are “stolen?” Those who don’t know history, shouldn’t pretend to complain about taxes 24 Aug 2013 | 11:17 am
No, taxes are not “stealing.” Here’s the offending poster I found on Facebook: Who are the history-illiterates who make these offensive posters? Taxes are not “stolen,” at least, not according to pa...
Earth on fire? No, just Idaho (and a lot not pictured) 24 Aug 2013 | 09:34 am
Photo and press release from NASA’s Earth Observatory: Image from the astronauts aboard the International Space Station, acquired August 18, 2013 — 50 mm lens. Looking to the west, over Idaho. See ph...
Humanitarian crisis in Syria: Refugee kids need food; here’s how you can help 24 Aug 2013 | 07:30 am
Description from YouTube: Published on Jun 27, 2013 In Syria, a humanitarian crisis has developed as millions flee conflict, facing homelessness, hunger and food shortages. The United Nations World ...
Burqas forced on Texas students? 24 Aug 2013 | 12:38 am
Come the CSCOPE critics from the wilds of Texas: 1sthand knowledge abt CSCOPE: Made female students don burqas,veil of secrecy @ inception,pushed by SBOE mber who's pd lobbyist. CSCOPE=BAD— ⭐ Dana Di...
MzTeachuh’s secret to getting to know students (a life hack everyone should know and use) 23 Aug 2013 | 09:09 pm
MzTeachuh posted this last year, and Tweeted it this year – it’s good on the first days of school. Quoting the entire post (links added here): A Writing Prompt to Really Get To Know Your Students “...
Not an emerald ash borer — but what is it? 21 Aug 2013 | 11:54 pm
Emerald green beetle, looks a lot like a longhorn. I feared it to be a dreaded emerald ash borer, but it’s not. Okay. What is it? Any body know? From our Backyard Collection, two weeks ago: What...
Does a black cat know that it’s black? 21 Aug 2013 | 10:56 pm
Looking for the main cat, Luna Lovegood.* Couldn’t find her. Cats are like that. They hide in wonderfully difficult-to-find places, and they resist entreaties to come out, even for dinner. Luna wa...
