A post over at Shakes Explains it All reminded me of a small series of essays I wrote last year on why our family does homeschool. I don't think homeschooling is the right choice for everybody, but our family enjoys it.
Anyway, I was quite proud of the essays, and they were based on a song from the Broadway musical You're a Good Man Charlie Brown. I was listening to the song the other day, and thought I'd repost the essays. The good news is this time around I've found the song. So, kick back, listen to this song, and then if you've got a spare 30 minutes, feel free to click on the links.
Lucy
Schroeder
Linus
Charlie Brown
Friday, May 02, 2008
Thursday, May 01, 2008
Too bad...
Radiohead.
My favorite comments from digg.
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I love all these comments "It was free so I paid but now that I have to pay I want it free, probably so I can pay again!"
Just goes to show the internet is NEVER happy.
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Translation: "We didn't make as much money as we wanted"
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Basically they are admitting it was a publicity stunt, not an attempt to change the industry.
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It would be less significant the second time? Tell that to Trent :P NIN seems to be doing just fine.
My favorite comments from digg.
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I love all these comments "It was free so I paid but now that I have to pay I want it free, probably so I can pay again!"
Just goes to show the internet is NEVER happy.
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Translation: "We didn't make as much money as we wanted"
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Basically they are admitting it was a publicity stunt, not an attempt to change the industry.
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It would be less significant the second time? Tell that to Trent :P NIN seems to be doing just fine.
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Interesting Fable - Interesting Idea
A long read, but an interesting one. I've heard rumblings of this kind of research, and I'm hearing more and more all the time.
The guy that wrote this article also wrote this one. It is an another interesting concept regarding a 'great filter' that may explain why we haven't heard from alien species. But that article is down because of the slashdot effect. Check back later.
The guy that wrote this article also wrote this one. It is an another interesting concept regarding a 'great filter' that may explain why we haven't heard from alien species. But that article is down because of the slashdot effect. Check back later.
Sunday, April 27, 2008
Chapter 2
Chapter 2 is up, over at the super trio. The audio is a bit better, I think. I'm still trying to tweak things, but it's been fun learning how to do this.
I had a bit of a panic last week, because my intention has been to try to keep ahead of my reading. I wanted to start a second book, and write it while I podcasted the first one. But the second book wasn't gelling in my brain.
However, the weather was nice a few days last week (we've either had 70 degree weather, or snow), and I walked home one day. While walking, a great idea for how to tie together all of the things I want came to me. So, I've almost got chapter one worked out in my head, and hopefully will be able to have the second book finished by the time the first chapter has been podcasted. There are 13 chapters in book one, so I've got three months.
Hope you enjoy!
I had a bit of a panic last week, because my intention has been to try to keep ahead of my reading. I wanted to start a second book, and write it while I podcasted the first one. But the second book wasn't gelling in my brain.
However, the weather was nice a few days last week (we've either had 70 degree weather, or snow), and I walked home one day. While walking, a great idea for how to tie together all of the things I want came to me. So, I've almost got chapter one worked out in my head, and hopefully will be able to have the second book finished by the time the first chapter has been podcasted. There are 13 chapters in book one, so I've got three months.
Hope you enjoy!
Friday, April 25, 2008
iTunes
Just checked and my podcast is now searchable on iTunes. If you do a search for super trio, or Matthew Buckley, it appears.
Kind of fun. The second chapter should be up by Sunday.
Kind of fun. The second chapter should be up by Sunday.
Sunday, April 20, 2008
The Super Trio
I have tried for a year to start on another book, but it just wasn't coming. I had planned a third in the Headlights series. However, about a month ago I was lying in bed, and the idea for a mid grade reader just came to me. In about an hour I had the story worked out in my mind. I couldn't help but giggle into my pillow, and take notes so I wouldn't forget it while I slept.
Well, I've finished the book and have decided to deliver it as a podcast. I'm going to read the book and post it a chapter at a time. The first chapter is up, and I would love if you passed this link on to anybody you think might be interested. I think the book will appeal to 5-11 year olds.
http://thesupertrio.com/
The book is completely free. I'm not going to do anything like ask for donations, or make people pay for 'the rest of the book'. I plan on trying to get an agent, and get the book published, but for now I'm giving it away. You can listen on the site, or subscribe to it on iTunes (iTunes link forthcoming).
The book is about superheroes. From the first page of the book:
"Rafter Hans Bailey looked at the clock. In 12 more minutes he would finally be ten. And in 12 more minutes, he would finally be a superhero..."
So, if you know anybody who would like a good story read to them over the next three months, point them my way!
Thanks.
Marion/Matthew
Well, I've finished the book and have decided to deliver it as a podcast. I'm going to read the book and post it a chapter at a time. The first chapter is up, and I would love if you passed this link on to anybody you think might be interested. I think the book will appeal to 5-11 year olds.
http://thesupertrio.com/
The book is completely free. I'm not going to do anything like ask for donations, or make people pay for 'the rest of the book'. I plan on trying to get an agent, and get the book published, but for now I'm giving it away. You can listen on the site, or subscribe to it on iTunes (iTunes link forthcoming).
The book is about superheroes. From the first page of the book:
"Rafter Hans Bailey looked at the clock. In 12 more minutes he would finally be ten. And in 12 more minutes, he would finally be a superhero..."
So, if you know anybody who would like a good story read to them over the next three months, point them my way!
Thanks.
Marion/Matthew
Chasing License Plates
As many of you have been reading in the news, over 400 children were taking from their parents down in Texas. Yes, they were polygamists, and yes there was a (single) phone call reporting sexual abuse. But shouldn't we all be a little concerned over the response to that phone call? The authorities have swooped in and affected the lives of hundreds of families, all because they have the same religious belief.
I am not a supporter of polygamy in any way, shape or form. I am certainly not an advocate of teen age brides, and forced marriages. But now things are really starting to look fishy down in Texas. It looks like the phone call that started this whole mess didn't even come from a member of the community, but from somebody who likes to call the police and report made up crimes
So, as I see it, we have a random trouble maker pose as a young woman and claim to be abused. The authorities swoop in and take hundreds of kids from their parents because there might be sexual abuse in all of these families? Because they live in the same compound?
Isn't that what makes America grand? You're not arrested because you might be doing something wrong, or your neighbor is doing something wrong, rather you're arrested because there is evidence that you've actually committed a crime!
My neighbors and I all live in the same suburb, and most of us attend the same church. So if my neighbor is accused of sexual abuse, will my kids be taken away too? Will I be forced to take a DNA test, to prove that my kids are my own?
And where is the ACLU in all of this? The organization that is supposed to be protecting our civil liberties? They are trying to get the word God taken off the Indiana license plate.
It's all a little frustrating.
I am not a supporter of polygamy in any way, shape or form. I am certainly not an advocate of teen age brides, and forced marriages. But now things are really starting to look fishy down in Texas. It looks like the phone call that started this whole mess didn't even come from a member of the community, but from somebody who likes to call the police and report made up crimes
So, as I see it, we have a random trouble maker pose as a young woman and claim to be abused. The authorities swoop in and take hundreds of kids from their parents because there might be sexual abuse in all of these families? Because they live in the same compound?
Isn't that what makes America grand? You're not arrested because you might be doing something wrong, or your neighbor is doing something wrong, rather you're arrested because there is evidence that you've actually committed a crime!
My neighbors and I all live in the same suburb, and most of us attend the same church. So if my neighbor is accused of sexual abuse, will my kids be taken away too? Will I be forced to take a DNA test, to prove that my kids are my own?
And where is the ACLU in all of this? The organization that is supposed to be protecting our civil liberties? They are trying to get the word God taken off the Indiana license plate.
It's all a little frustrating.
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