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Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson

Sherlock Homes and Dr. Watson went on a camping trip. After a good meal and a bottle of wine they lay down and went to[…]

Things That Make You Say “Hmmm”

We all have seen dozens of these!  Send in your own (reply or use Comments below) and we’ll keep the list going! Why did Kamakaze[…]

All I Really Needed to Know, I Learned in Math?

With apologies to Robert Fulghum for borrowing part of his famous book title. The famous Greek philosopher Plato had an inscription on the archway above[…]

Hermann Sunset 2

Missouri River Sunset – Hermann, MO

Krazy Pic 5/15/17 – Up the Down Staircase

Perhaps this is not a mistake!  Perhaps these stair users grow extremely rapidly!?

Paying for Education: Supporting Our Public Schools

“Most people are in favor of change, as long as they can continue to do things the same as they always have.”   Bill Phillips Here’s[…]

Teaching Life? A Top Ten List

Perhaps the top educational news story of the past week was the Department of Education’s two gaffes of spelling and grammar when they posted a[…]

Carter Ferry (MT) and Vicki Perkins, Operator

There are three free ferries surviving on the Missouri River.  One of them is within five miles of Carter, MT, which – on this day[…]

Elijah Hise Norton: Great, Great Grandfather, Co-Founder of Atchison (and more)

NOTE: Elijah Hise Norton is either my great-great-grandfather or my g-g-g GF.  I’m going to double-check the number of ‘greats’ when I get home.  Also, see[…]

Are We Guilty of “The Shell Game”?

Last week, in my weekly Photo/Sharing, I quoted the Greek philosopher Heraclitus:  “Much learning does not teach a man to have intelligence.” About the same time,[…]

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