Sunday evening: Links for you . . .
May. 31st, 2009 10:00 pm1. The last survivor of the Titanic has died. Soon, we will lose the last World War I veteran. As a student of history, this makes me said.
2. Absolutely fascinating story about a charter school in Oakland, Calif., with a non-nonsense, old-school approach that produces high test scores. It's worth the time to read it.
3. How I spent my Saturday afternoon: "Ravena shocks Horde."
4. OK, this one didn't get a lot of play that I saw, but it's worth reading just for the various quotes.
Pharmacist is robbed. Shoots one robber, chases the other away, then goes back and shoots the first one five more times.
5. In my mind, you have to be incredibly brave (like
shadesong) to tell your story about being raped. Here's another brave person, telling her story.
6. How many of you ever even learned about the Mountain Meadow Massacre? Families of the survivors, and of the killers, got together this weekend.
7. How long does a 25-inning baseball game last? Just about seven hours.
2. Absolutely fascinating story about a charter school in Oakland, Calif., with a non-nonsense, old-school approach that produces high test scores. It's worth the time to read it.
3. How I spent my Saturday afternoon: "Ravena shocks Horde."
4. OK, this one didn't get a lot of play that I saw, but it's worth reading just for the various quotes.
Pharmacist is robbed. Shoots one robber, chases the other away, then goes back and shoots the first one five more times.
5. In my mind, you have to be incredibly brave (like
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6. How many of you ever even learned about the Mountain Meadow Massacre? Families of the survivors, and of the killers, got together this weekend.
7. How long does a 25-inning baseball game last? Just about seven hours.