0929 by Jeff Hess
Last evening our Socrates Café met at the Mayfield Road Phoenix Coffee House and the question we pulled from the box was:
Should we end compulsory education after the 8th grade?
What interested me the most was that initially, as we went around the table, those present said no, we need to continue our policy of 12 years of compulsory education, and possibly extend that to 14 or even 16 years.
But by the end of the evening, we had turned the consensus on its head; exploring that while 12, 14 or 16 years makes sense for a portion of students, it does not effectively benefit all, or even a majority of students, and may actually retard their entrance into society as productive citizens.
If you’ve had a morning-after thought, or if you missed our gathering and would like to throw in your two-cents worth, please enter the conversation by leaving a comment below.
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0630 by Jeff Hess
I could never bring myself to forward all the email jokes, cartoons and other Internet comedy that land in my inbox. But then I started posting the ones my dad sends me. Judging from my comments and emails, my dad has become one of my greatest blogging assets. So for your morning blog chuckle I present: From My Dad.
Comments Made in the Year 1955 (the year I was born).
Marriage doesn’t mean a thing any more, those Hollywood stars seem to be getting divorced at the drop of a hat.
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0030 by Jeff Hess
Found in my electronic chapbook.
Epileptic religious behavior is not restricted to seizure auras. (T) p. 259
[What about migraine auras? T.]
From The Midnight Disease: The Drive to Write, Writer”s Block and the Creative Brain by Alice W. Flaherty.
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0630 by Jeff Hess
I could never bring myself to forward all the email jokes, cartoons and other Internet comedy that land in my inbox. But then I started posting the ones my dad sends me. Judging from my comments and emails, my dad has become one of my greatest blogging assets. So for your morning blog chuckle I present: From My Dad.
Comments Made in the Year 1955 (the year I was born).
It won’t be long before young couples are going to have to hire someone to watch their kids so they can both work.
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0030 by Jeff Hess
Found in my electronic chapbook.
Trusting in a favorable outcome is a delicate business for both writers and believers. For Christians, it is a sin to presume on God”s grace. For writers, perhaps the equivalent mistake is to confidently wait of the next spasm of inspiration before starting to write. At the same time, vigorous attempts to induce inspiration are equally harmful. Perhaps one reason many writers prefer quiet, inflexible writing schedules that do not depend on inspiration is that they have some similarity to the strict lifestyles of contemplative monks and nuns. The daily practice prepares and clams the artist, creating fertile soil for whatever seed lands. p. 256
From The Midnight Disease: The Drive to Write, Writer”s Block and the Creative Brain by Alice W. Flaherty.
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0630 by Jeff Hess
I could never bring myself to forward all the email jokes, cartoons and other Internet comedy that land in my inbox. But then I started posting the ones my dad sends me. Judging from my comments and emails, my dad has become one of my greatest blogging assets. So for your morning blog chuckle I present: From My Dad.
Comments Made in the Year 1955 (the year I was born).
It’s too bad things are so tough nowadays. I see where a few married women are having to work to make ends meet.
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0030 by Jeff Hess
Found in my electronic chapbook.
The nuns kept all the sacred offices at matins, prime, tierce, sext, nones, vespers and compline. Were they using sleep deprivation as an aid to mystical experience? p. 255 [A check on the Internet finds disagreement as exactly when each office is offered. One source, gave the following times: Matins – 2:30 a.m.; Lauds – 5 a.m. (omitted from Flaherty”s list); Prime – 6 a.m.; Tierce – 9 a.m.; Sext – noon; Nones (also spelled “None”) – 3 p.m.; Vespers – 4:30 p.m. and Compline – 6 p.m. JH]
From The Midnight Disease: The Drive to Write, Writer”s Block and the Creative Brain by Alice W. Flaherty.
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0630 by Jeff Hess
I could never bring myself to forward all the email jokes, cartoons and other Internet comedy that land in my inbox. But then I started posting the ones my dad sends me. Judging from my comments and emails, my dad has become one of my greatest blogging assets. So for your morning blog chuckle I present: From My Dad.
Comments Made in the Year 1955 (the year I was born).
It’s too bad things are so tough nowadays. I see where a few married women are having to work to make ends meet.
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0030 by Jeff Hess
Found in my electronic chapbook.
“It is not inspiration; it is expiration….” (T) p.254
From The Midnight Disease: The Drive to Write, Writer”s Block and the Creative Brain by Alice W. Flaherty.
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0630 by Jeff Hess
I could never bring myself to forward all the email jokes, cartoons and other Internet comedy that land in my inbox. But then I started posting the ones my dad sends me. Judging from my comments and emails, my dad has become one of my greatest blogging assets. So for your morning blog chuckle I present: From My Dad.
Comments Made in the Year 1955 (the year I was born).
I never thought I’d see the day all our kitchen appliances would be electric. They are even making electric typewriters now.
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0030 by Jeff Hess
Found in my electronic chapbook.
The most fundamental drive: to breathe. (T) p. 252
From The Midnight Disease: The Drive to Write, Writer”s Block and the Creative Brain by Alice W. Flaherty.
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0630 by Jeff Hess
I could never bring myself to forward all the email jokes, cartoons and other Internet comedy that land in my inbox. But then I started posting the ones my dad sends me. Judging from my comments and emails, my dad has become one of my greatest blogging assets. So for your morning blog chuckle I present: From My Dad.
Comments Made in the Year 1955 (the year I was born).
Did you see where some baseball player just signed a contract for $75,000 a year just to play ball? It wouldn’t surprise me if someday they’ll be making more than the President.
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