Watched a PBS American Experience program called War Letters which presented excerpts from letters written during wars spanning the Civil War to the first Gulf War. The readings were arranged topically. It was fascinating! Your blood can't help but boil by one particular letter written by an African American soldier in WWII who related how he had watched German POWs being served along with white Americans in a train station in the Southern United States while the African American soldiers had to eat in the "colored" area in the back of the kitchen. I am deeply impressed with the discipline and patience of these soldiers.
An amusing blog post about remedial language lessons for mothers because their kids are obviously not understanding.
Free special needs/visual learner printables from senteacher.com
As usual, Albert Mohler does such a good job of analyzing events and their greater meaning, this time regarding Moral Clarity and the Fall of the Wall.
Article from Der Spiegel on the confusion of climatologists regarding stalled global warming. Seems clear to me that our level of technology would require us to take seriously what effect we're having on our environment - for our own safety and as stewards of the world God has given us. However, I find it difficult to summon the outright panic that is expected of me when scientists do not seem to have a solid grasp of what is actually going on! Also, I'm dubious of politicians' "altruism" in wanting to save the world...by consolidating their own power, of course, right?! Again, I'm not against making changes in technology, finding different sources of energy, etc., but I would like to see a lot clearer thinking and less panic.
A great PBS documentary about Churchill made by his granddaughter. It's a fascinating overview of his life and career, from early childhood to his death. It skims over a lot of details, but gives a great overview of the extreme fluctuations of his life and gets into the background behind a few of the most important events in his life. They spent a lot of time interviewing his family and those who had worked closely with him. It was focused on the character of Churchill, not just a list of his accomplishments and failures.
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