More on Baby Names

The Social Security Administration has a web site where you can look up the popularity of baby names by year, by state, and by the name itself. For 2002, the top ten names for boys (from one to ten) were Jason, Michael, Joshua, Matthew, Ethan, Joseph, Andrew, Christopher, Daniel, and Nicholas. For girls: Emily, Madison,… Continue reading More on Baby Names

More reflections on academia

Why, oh why, didn’t I take shop in middle school instead of orchestra? I haven’t touched a viola since I was fifteen, but I regret that shop class almost every day since we’ve become homeowners. Books aren’t that much help either, in that they tend to focus on small, typical projects in houses that don’t… Continue reading More reflections on academia

More Good News for Terri’s Fight

Governor Jeb Bush has filed an Amicus Memorandum on behalf of Terri! (link requires Adobe) Thanks to Earl at Times Against Humanity for the heads-up.

Is academia a scam?

Eric Johnson and Bryan Baldwin, of Catholic Light, seems to think so. And I agree. There are many professions that require higher education, but as Eric points out in his comments box, it seems like students are required to jump through unnecessary hoops to get that preparation. If those hoops were part of a solid,… Continue reading Is academia a scam?