Something I never thought I'd say...

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Fear the NAU?

If you aren't looking forward to the North American Union, here's an explanation of why Canada, yes CANADA, might be a problem.

You see, their rights come from the government. All things not expressly granted to the subjects are reserved for the Canadian government(s).

Yes, subjects. They never obtained their freedom from the British Empire...

If you've ever talked with a fan of their medical system and its fairness, you know what I mean.

Would any of it make a good 51st or 52nd State? I'm not sure!

Scary!!

Solar Power... Maybe the next entry...

This one is about Vitamin D, cancer, tanning, and being too white!

Short: sun good, Vitamin D good, cancer bad. Vitamin D fight cancer. Sun cause body to produce Vitamin D. Good!

UV-A bad. UV-B good. Sunblock stop both! Bad.

So, there's a way about how to protect yourself whilst you're getting that exposure and Vitamin D, fighting cancer...

Good.

More bad news from a different place that I used to live...

In this case, reported in WND, an ex-military medic wished to treat his own child. Some paramedics convinced "Child Protective Services" (or somesuch) that he was in danger. Many phone calls were made and, the next day, a SWAT team delivered the child to the hospital where he was examined and promptly released.

The sheriff says he used SWAT because the father is a "self-professed Constitutionalist."

Bah. I'm pretty sure that the SWAT team is lucky that the lawsuit won't be for something deadly -- 'cause the father's lawyering up!

Are you encouraging your children?

Subsequent studies revealed that the most persistent students do not ruminate about their own failure much at all but instead think of mistakes as problems to be solved.

I mean: Properly encouraging them?

An interesting interview/book review

From the economists at Freakonomics (usually a breath of reality) at the NY Times.

A Shattered Peace - what happened during the construction of the Treaty of Versailles.

When I get done with The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, I may pick this one up. :^)

Homeschoolers aren't just good spellers...

Yours could win the Heisman some day. :^)

(Good testimony, too.)