Saw this today:

It’s a progressive era, based on the faith in government experts and their ability to use social science analysis to manage complex systems.

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Phrases like "family values" and "focus on the family" have become platitudes (or worse, epithets), but there is something behind them. The family is, in many ways, a petri dish for growing disciples. At the risk of mixing my metaphors, I propose the following recipe:

• Start with a husband and wife.

• Add a child.
• Apply heat.
• When mixture boils over, add Holy Spirit to bring back to a simmer.
• Add children to taste.
• Stir constantly.

After a generation or so, voila! Disciples! (And I'm not talking about just the children, either.)

Saw this in an email and thought I'd add my two cents:

When your friends can't explain why they voted for Democrats, give them this list. They can then pick a reason.

When your friends can't explain why they voted for Republicans, give them this list. They can then pick a reason.

10. I voted Democrat because I believe oil companies' profits of 4% on a gallon of gas are obscene but the government taxing the same gallon of gas at 15% isn't. » read more »

"And thus, dear students, we have arrived at the formula for understanding women."

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Being relatively new homeschooling parents (our kid is four), we haven't had too many fun experiences interacting with non-homeschooling parents. This list appears to have been created by someone who has:

1 Please stop asking us if it's legal. If it is — and it is — it's insulting to imply that we're criminals. And if we were criminals, would we admit it? » read more »

In a story both tragic and comic, a Haitian family fled their native country in the wake of the earthquakes earlier this year. Unfortunately, their destination was Chile, where they experienced yet another quake. The family survived both quakes, but now they are doubly-homeless and considering moving once again.

I hope I can find out where they're headed. If I do, I definitely won't be vacationing there!

This would be hilarious if it weren't so tragic. It's now the job of police in Britain to prowl around in the middle of the night looking for unlocked doors and windows on peoples' houses. If they find one, they are instructed to roust the inhabitants and haul them outside for a verbal smackdown. What's next, citations for an untied shoestring? Jail time for venturing out in the cold without your muff? » read more »

Anybody been reading about the iPad this week? (I have.) Here is an interesting comparison between the iPad and another product:

My son, who is not quite four years old, reached a significant developmental milestone today. At breakfast, my wife asked him if he wanted a piece of her banana. He responded by saying, "NTH," by which he intended to convey, "no thank you." My wife and I paused to let this moment sink in. He's not even four years old, and he is already using three-letter acronyms!