A Family Christmas, Circa 1910-15

Over ten years ago my Grandfather sat down and wrote out his memories of Christmas. This year my wife and I will be with him as he celebrates his 98th holiday. I thought his writing might give all a chance to pause and reflect on the one of the true meanings of the season.

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A Presidential Platform. Part 1 Education

#1 As a teacher I can see the possibilities with No Child Left Behind Act. However, it fails to create a fair way to judge failing schools from one state to another. It also fails to account for those schools that are made up of ESL (English Second Language) students from a wide variety of languages.

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Sadly, The Real Issue

The MyMac water-cooler conversation this week at times revolved around the SuperBowl halftime show. I didn’t see it live as I was channel surfing

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Designing The Next iBook

Dear Jonathon Ivey; As you design the third generation iBook, please keep a few things in mind. One: Place the processor and the battery

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A Great Read on Saudi Arabia

With school out for the summer, and having spent last week painting my classroom I now have somewhat more time to peruse quality journalism

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See, I Told You So

Steve Consilvio’s reply to my Torture blog is a perfect example of of the intellectual debate that goes on amongst the MyMac writers. If

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Apple’s Education Conundrum

In the world of computer commoditization and consistency Apple Computer has long been the exception to the rule. However, a chasm is on the horizon and some quick decisions need to be made to avoid the fall.

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Interrogation vs. Torture

A rather interesting discussion has been going on behind the scenes here at MyMac. It has involved the issue of how Saddam Hussein is

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Sadly, Bill Cosby Is Right

Recently, Bill Cosby, the man who managed to let America view a black family as just a family, recently spoke out against the sad

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Ward Churchill & Freedom of Speech

University of Colorado professor Ward Churchill is testing the grounds of how well Americans tolerate freedom of speech versus academic scholarship. First, a few

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