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Ideas and Ideals

Michael Collins, Gemini 10 & Apollo 11 astronaut, Carrying the Fire: An Astronauts Journeys, 1974.

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Ideas and Ideals

I found this comparison of the definition of those 2 words the other day as I was perusing the…

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A personal side to these posts

Yesterday, I attempted to do my own taxes for the 1st time since I was single with no children.  At…

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This TEDtalk was given yesterday.  My takeaway is that I am excited about this because one of the premises we have been working under is that we learn more from our peers – or more to the point, Children learn easier from other children around them.  I…

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Poverty and Education: Culture

Steps in Central Park. David Reyes, 2012.

I’ve often thought that there was something simple in the…

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This post was written almost 3 years ago.  It is being update with some of the ideas that have been learned since that initial writing.  Like anything else worth doing, new ideas and discussions will shape our ideas in a positive and meaningful manner.

-D

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Ideas for Education

I have had an idea for the past couple of years based on changing education for my children and…

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Dermot O Connor

An interview of a friend who I had the pleasure of working with in the late 90’s and who has had a pretty profound affect on my life recently. 

damoncasarez:

So I have been interested in this story that broke a few months ago in Chino Hills, next door to my hometown of Diamond Bar. A mansion in a neighborhood had been uncovered as a “Birthing House” for “Maternity Tourists” from China, where pregnant women stay for a few months to give birth, giving their child automatic U.S. citizenship. Angry citizens/neighbors suspected this had been happening and made complaints to the city, prompting an investigation leading to the house being condemned for operating a business in a residential area and and the owners being cited for illegal renovations. I believe there was 14bd/ba total in this mansion a top a hill.

Since this “Maternity hotel” story broke, other San Gabriel Valley birthing centers have been shut down for similar reasons. Such an interesting phenomenon in LA County, I had never heard of this before the Chino Hills house was busted.

I decided to drive down today to the Chino Hills house after hearing about another bust in Rowland Heights. I arrived to see CBS news trucks there doing a report. The guy told me it’s trespassing if I go up, but no one is up there, so good luck! The place was abandoned but still intact and relatively well kept. Looks like the residents left in a hurry and only took their personal belongings, leaving furniture, TV’s and art/pictures on the walls. Such a strange experience. Felt like a hotel for sure. It was pretty sad actually thinking about what was going on.

It was nice to get out and shoot again, even if it is just to go on this blog. Adventures are always fun.

My cousin, Damon Casarez took these shots.  Go find him at http://damoncasarez.com/

Hip Hop and why my kids love.

I’ve been alive for a little over 39 years now and I have never really considered what it means to…

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