The fiasco that is the United States Postal Service
Let me first be clear: this entire fiasco is traceable to a mistake on my part. Last week – although it feels like it occurred well before that – I ordered a gently used MacBook Pro off of Amazon. I...
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NOTE: This is a reproduction of a blog post I did on Edspresso on January 8, 2007. I’ve seen a variety of different criticisms leveled at KIPP, but this is a new one (via Schools Matter): The Court...
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Iron Fist Season 1: a long overdue review
Obligatory warning: review and spoilers galore are to be found below the fold. When I first saw a picture of Finn Jones in the lead role of Danny Rand, I immediately thought, “They cast a hipster as a...
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A little scrapbook
This is a true story about a little scrapbook. This isn’t the actual scrapbook. Just a representation. Some years ago, tragedy struck in our ward. A family awoke one weekday morning to find their...
View ArticleThe second great commandment
Prepared remarks for sacrament meeting, Sunday, January 28, 2018. -0- In studying about the second great commandment – to love our neighbor as ourselves – I thought it would be useful to first look at...
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A tale of two Marvel series: from The Defenders to The Punisher
Sheesh, this is long overdue. Where are my priorities, man??? (Oh, lots of spoilers below the fold, btw.) In my review of the first season of Iron Fist, I concluded by saying that the series was...
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A most unexpected reunion
On the afternoon of Thursday, June 18, I answered a knock on our front door. As expected, it was an appliance repairman. Our LG dishwasher had been giving us fits, and the first repair guy turned out...
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So I’m a mutant, then: being diagnosed with autism at the age of 45
It was very early on that my parents first realized that something about me was a little askew. The way my parents told the story, my mom entered the kitchen where I was seated at the table. She...
View ArticleHow do you write a eulogy for a difficult individual?
I am sometimes truly surprised at what gets traction on a blog. A few years ago, I posted a eulogy for my brother who overdosed on heroin, and some months later, I posted a separate eulogy for my...
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Case study: Archival Vaults for Library of Congress Press release: MasterWorks International Receives Authorizations from Dell and Lenovo Blog post: KIPP and segregation LinkedIn articles: A Massive –...
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