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Ideas and IdealsMichael Collins, Gemini 10 & Apollo 11...

Sun, 07 Apr 2013 15:35:04 -0700

Ideas and Ideals

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

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Ideas and IdealsI found this comparison of the definition of...

Sun, 07 Apr 2013 15:33:53 -0700

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 postsYesterday, I attempted to do my...

Tue, 05 Mar 2013 17:16:56 -0800

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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Children teaching Children

Wed, 27 Feb 2013 12:49:00 -0800

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: CultureSteps in Central Park. David...

Sat, 16 Feb 2013 19:06:31 -0800

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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Updated 1st post

Fri, 01 Feb 2013 15:15:23 -0800

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 EducationI have had an idea for the past couple of...

Thu, 31 Jan 2013 19:31:56 -0800

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

Thu, 31 Jan 2013 11:43:00 -0800

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...

Tue, 29 Jan 2013 13:01:12 -0800

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...

Tue, 22 Jan 2013 23:20:59 -0800

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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The Icarus Deception

Wed, 02 Jan 2013 11:49:14 -0800

The Icarus Deception

thedailyshow: On Friday’s show, we said Mitt Romney’s claim...

Wed, 05 Sep 2012 16:48:01 -0700

thedailyshow:

On Friday’s show, we said Mitt Romney’s claim that he had wanted President Obama to succeed in his first term was — and this is a technical term — bull-f@cking-sh#t, and played a clip of him on Neil Cavuto’s show to demonstrate it. So imagine our surprise when BuzzFeed disputed our call! They say the full context of Romney’s 2009 remarks to Neil Cavuto shows Romney wishing Obama success.

With all due respect, that is — and, again, this is a technical term — bull-f@cking-sh#t. You can watch the full clip above, in which Romney makes it clear that he hopes Obama “succeeds”, but not with “failed policies” like reforming our nation’s healthcare system; rather, he hopes that Obama “succeeds” by adopting Republican ideas, like lowering tax rates. Obviously, memories grow hazy with the passage of four years’ time, but we’re pretty sure that was the exact opposite of the platform Obama ran on. To us, it was an obvious case of concern trolling — the rhetorical gambit of pretending to support an opponent, while undermining the basis of their argument. Perhaps an analogy might help: “I wish the Jews the greatest of success, but not if they continue to pursue the failed policies of Moses and Abraham. Because I want nothing but the best for the Jews, I’m rooting for them to do the right thing, and accept Jesus Christ as their lord and savior.” Sure, the words “I wish the Jews the greatest of success” and “I’m rooting for them” are in there. But the rest of it negates them.

We love BuzzFeed. It’s insightful, funny and perceptive, and we read it every day. Which is why we wish them nothing but success in recognizing the errors of their earlier piece. Really, we have nothing but the highest hopes for their correction, and we feel that their reputation for accuracy will only be burnished by the retraction they’re sure to publish any minute now.

(See what we did there?)

I really wish more shows would do this. Stones…

Plutonomy and the Precariat: On the History of the U.S. Economy in Decline

Tue, 28 Aug 2012 17:06:19 -0700

Plutonomy and the Precariat: On the History of the U.S. Economy in Decline:

Fascinating read.

discoverynews: Do you think you’ve been “exposed to art” here...

Thu, 23 Aug 2012 15:58:06 -0700

discoverynews:

Do you think you’ve been “exposed to art” here on tumblr? I think it should count.

Does Art Make People Nicer?

Want your kids to be altruistic, tolerant, and open-minded? Expose them to the arts.

Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago report that people who engage in the arts — or even those who are exposed to arts — contribute more to society than those who don’t.

draw some conclusions…

ASIDE: that sun is really happy.

Art for Art’s sake is not just for Art’s sake. We need to teach HOW to contribute…not just expect people to contribute.

cherriesrecords: Shreddy slangs Cherries. My Friend,...

Sun, 19 Aug 2012 23:37:58 -0700

cherriesrecords:

Shreddy slangs Cherries.

My Friend, Sheila…the Record Executive. Slangin’…Being Fresh. Great Picture.

What Americans Keep Ignoring About Finland's School Success - Anu Partanen - The Atlantic

Sun, 19 Aug 2012 20:36:42 -0700

What Americans Keep Ignoring About Finland's School Success - Anu Partanen - The Atlantic:

Why shouldn’t it be more difficult to become a teacher?

comedycentral: sandandglass: I’m just gonna put this...

Fri, 10 Aug 2012 22:07:41 -0700

comedycentral:

sandandglass:

I’m just gonna put this here…

Watch the whole segments here and here.

Just because they can…thanks Daily Show

This is a good talk given on Web Typography and design....

Fri, 27 Jul 2012 18:56:21 -0700

This is a good talk given on Web Typography and design. Hopefully it will help in the future.

Outrage is like a lot of other things that feel good but, over...

Fri, 20 Jul 2012 10:14:51 -0700

Outrage is like a lot of other things that feel good but, over time, devour us from the inside out. Except it’s even more insidious than most vices because we don’t even consciously acknowledge that it’s a pleasure. We prefer to think of it as a disagreeable but fundamentally healthy reaction to negative stimuli, like pain or nausea, rather than admit that it’s a shameful kick we eagerly indulge again and again, like compulsive masturbation.

And, as with all vices, vast and lucrative industries are ready to supply the necessary material. It sometimes seems as if most of the news consists of outrage porn, selected specifically to pander to our impulse to judge and punish, to get us off on righteous indignation.

—Tim Kreider, “Isn’t It Outrageous?” collected in We Learn Nothing

My Boy, Chito…and he’s an arrrrrsuuummm...

Fri, 13 Jul 2012 13:04:04 -0700

My Boy, Chito…and he’s an arrrrrsuuummm rapper.

kwestone:

In anticipation of Comic Con… I dug up an old image of myself as “Sal Fett” Accountant to the Empire! Geek all day, everyday! #starwars #clonetrooper #geek #doughnut #coffee #kwestone #empire (Taken with Instagram at Coruscant’s Doughnuts)