Flada Blog

Sometimes it’s fun just to relax and enjoy the spectacular weather. Currently it’s 75 and Fair in Norfolk, VA. I’ve been lazing on the front porch for the last few hours and figured I could put the time to good use.
My 17-month-old, Conrad, is playing with toys and his “baba” which is what […]

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Update: Welcome, Carnival of Homeschooling #65 readers.
Cheating
Yesterday, I was on one of the OpenDiary boards where a public school teacher was lamenting that it seems to have become a socially acceptable practice for students to cheat. This got me thinking quite a bit about the topic of cheating. My actual reply was […]

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I’ve been selling surplus Army and Navy uniforms on Ebay for several months. The men’s Army uniforms have sold pretty well. But I have huge bags of practically new women’s army dress uniforms and boxes of brand-new, in-the-package women’s Navy utility shirts that apparently won’t sell. While staring at these I came […]

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I’m sure that by now all of you have heard about the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, General Peter Pace’s public soul-searching about homosexuals and their acts. In the unlikely event you haven’t, I’ll get you up to speed.
In a March 12, 2007, discussion with editors of the Chicago Tribune, Gen. Pace said, “I […]

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I apologize to my readers and listeners for falling a little bit behind on posting. Over the weekend, my family made a road trip to DC where I was honored to be the best man at my older brother’s wedding. It was a fantastic trip in which I had no contact with the […]

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