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Who Do These Homeschooling Parents Think They Are?

Sun, 01 Jun 2008 04:18:10 GMT

clipped by: missangelyss
clipper's remarks: It's funny how some people seem so set against a parent's right to homeschool. This comment lampoons that beautifully.
(More at the site.)

Clip Source: phatmommy.com

There is an interesting discussion going on at the Asbury Park Press web site about the pros and cons of homeschooling.

TANSTAAFL2: I don’t know who these parents think they are. You would think they might leave the shaping of their children’s minds, careers and futures to trained professionals, but they insist on interfering in their offsprings’ lives every step of the way.

As if these children were actually their responsibility from birth to adulthood. Don’t they realize these are the people’s children, the state’s responsibility. As such, they must be molded by the state and educated in accordance with state requirements — no more and no less.

They must be taught the role of the state is to protect the individual from his own inherent stupidity, because the individual is incapable of making intelligent decisions for himself, and therefore cannot be held responsible for his actions. The state must act as parent, Big Brother, nanny.

Tags: homeschool

3 Rare Lions Killed in India Sanctuary

Tue, 06 Mar 2007 13:37:10 GMT

clipped by: dorine
clipper's remarks: This is so sad.

Clip Source: abcnews.go.com

Poachers killed three highly endangered Asiatic lions in their only remaining sanctuary in western India, removing their claws and bones and raising fears for the future of these rare cats, wildlife officials said Tuesday.

Rangers at the Gir National Park in the state of Gujarat found the mutilated bodies of two lionesses and a cub on Saturday deep within the park, said Bharat Pathak, the park's conservation officer.

The poachers left the pelts of the lions, taking their claws, bones and skulls which are highly prized in traditional Chinese medicine raising fears that a professional gang of poachers was behind the killings, said Pathak.

"This is of particular importance because it happened right inside the park," said Belinda Wright of the Wildlife Protection Society of India.

Tags: animals, wildlife, lions, india, poachers, endangered

Ten Habits of Emotionally Intelligent People

Wed, 31 Jan 2007 04:37:49 GMT

clipped by: missangelyss

Clip Source: webhome.idirect.com

The Ten Habits of Emotionally Intelligent People
Copyright 1999 Steve Hein, The EQ Institute - May be copied for educational uses.

High EQ people:

1. Label their feelings, rather than labeling people or situations.	"I feel impatient." vs "This is ridiculous." "I feel hurt and bitter". vs. "You are an insensitive jerk." "I feel afraid." vs. "You are driving like a idiot."
2. Distinguish between thoughts and feelings.	Thoughts: I feel like...& I feel as if.... & I feel that Feelings: I feel: (feeling word)
3. Take responsibility for their feelings.	"I feel jealous." vs. "You are making me jealous."
4. Use their feelings to help them make decisions.	"How will I feel if I do this?" "How will I feel if I don't"
5. Show respect for other people's feelings.	They ask "How will you feel if I do this?" "How will you feel if I don't."
6. Feel energized, not angry.	They use what others call "anger" to help them feel energized to take productive action.
7. Validate other people's feelings.	They show empathy, understanding, and acceptance of other people's feelings.
8. Practice getting a positive value from their negative emotions.	They ask themselves: "How do I feel?" and "What would help me feel better?" They ask others "How do you feel?" and "What would help you feel better?"
9. Don't advise, command, control, criticize, judge or lecture to others.	They realize it doesn't feel good to be on the receiving end of such behavior, so they avoid it.
10. Avoid people who invalidate them, or don't respect their feelings.	As much as possible, they choose to associate only with other people with high EQ.

Tags: eq, emotional intelligence

Insults

Tue, 30 Jan 2007 11:11:03 GMT

clipped by: skwirlinator

Clip Source: www.usewisdom.com

He was one of the nicest old ladies I ever met. -- William Faulkner

He was so narrow minded he could see through a keyhole with both eyes. -- Molly Irvins

He'd make a lovely corpse. -- Charles Dickens

Her only flair is in her nostrils. -- Pauline Kael

His mind is so open - so open that ideas simply pass through it. -- F. H. Bradley

His mother should have thrown him away and kept the stork. -- Mae West

I've had a perfectly wonderful evening. But this wasn't it. -- Groucho Marx

I can't believe that out of 100,000 sperm, you were the quickest. -- Steven Pearl

I feel so miserable without you, it's almost like having you here. -- Stephen Bishop

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Tags: insults, humor

Verbotomy: The create-a-word game

Wed, 10 Jan 2007 02:18:42 GMT

clipped by: kankamuso
clipper's remarks: I'm totally into this.

Clip Source: www.verbotomy.com

Verbotomy: How to Play

Verbotomy is about creating words.

Every day we create a new definition and matching cartoon. Your challenge is to create a word -- a verboticism -- that matches the definition. After you create your verboticism, you can vote for, or against, other player's words to help select the winning verboticism for the definition.

If you want more details, click on each step listed below.

1. Read the definition

Each day we publish a new definition and cartoon on the site.

2. Create a new word

After you read the definition, try to think of a new word — a verboticism — that would be a perfect fit.

The new verboticism must be all letters (a-z), all-one-word, with no spaces, dashes, numbers, or special characters.

Ideally your new verboticism will not match any existing dictionary-words (i.e., it is new and different), but this is not an absolute requirement.

The best verboticisms are pronounceable, and hint at the meaning.

3. Save your word

When you submit your verboticism, you will get an instant verbotometry. This rates your verboticism based on its spelling, match to existing dictionary-words, and uniqueness.

Your verboticism may be a unique. Or, it may match a verboticism already submitted by another player. Authors of matching verboticism will automatically be joined together as co-creators of the word. (Each co-creator will get equal credit.)

Once you are happy with your verboticism, save it.

VERBOTOMICS:
After you save your verboticism, you can add notes to clairify the pronounciation, show sample use in a sentence, and explain its etymology — the root words or creative inspiration. (Each creator of the verboticism can edit these notes.)

4. Vote for your favorite words

Each player gets two votes, but you cannot vote for your own word.

DEFINITION: An often debilitating condition characterized by compulsive, repetitive and obsessive reading of product documentation and warranties.

Create | Vote

Tags: game, funny, fun, humor, words, writers

Feed That Baby :D

Tue, 09 Jan 2007 12:31:59 GMT

clipped by: eemorningwood
clipper's remarks: Looks like somebody is ready for a snack,

Clip Source: www.omwo.com

Tags: breastfeeding, statue, strange