Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln

I just finished reading this book over the Memorial Day weekend (how fitting) and I found one passage particularly fascinating. There was a section on the legislation that was passed during the 37th Congress that had been held up through bi-partisan action (read, Southern opposition). “As was customary on the last day of the session,…

Top Ten Mistakes Parents Make in IEP Meetings

This is a “reprinting” (if you can actually reprint on the internet) of the Top Ten Mistakes Parents Make in IEP Meetings Posted: 23 Mar 2009 08:16 AM PDT By: Matt Foley, M.Ed and DeAnn Hyatt Foley, M.Ed., Parents, Lubbock, Texas (Reprinted with permission from the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired and…

Atlas Shrugged Coming True…

There was a great article in the Wall Street Journal in January about Ayn Rand’s epic book: ‘Atlas Shrugged’: From Fiction to Fact in 52 Years. With the weight of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act, the government is about to show that it can be crushed under its own weight. An especially illuminating quote from…

Enchanted Lace – Knitting A Cardigan

Enchanted Lace Sweater I’ve finally decided to knit My Enchanted Lace sweater. I bought the pattern at Stitches West probably 5 years ago and bought the yarn a couple of years ago but haven’t found the time to sit down and decipher the pattern. Last week on my trip to Dallas, I did and knitted…