Krazy Pic 1 How can one headline say two exactly opposite things at once?! See for yourself!
Krazy Pic 2 I suspect perhaps this was rigged, but it’s still pretty funny!
Cartoon of the Week – Father’s Day Charlie Brown on fathers. 🙂 (as only the Peanuts crew can do.)
And, Speaking of Fathers: My favorite musical tribute to a father: Dan Fogelberg’s Leader of the Band. Very touching. (By the way, the story behind the song is cool, too. You may have to hit Skip Ad.)
Playing Bach at Age 5?! Cute? Amazing? Depressing? All 3? Don’t miss this!
More Ways to Win Books!! I have added more (easy) ways to obtain entries in the Holiday-to-Holiday Drawing. You can win either Jerry Johnson’s or Tom Elpel’s new book. Check the new details. (For a reminder of the books available to the winners, see BooksForTheDrawing.)
Update! Books with No E’s ! Last mailing contained an item about an Mizzou prof who wrote an entire novel without the letter ‘e’! (See again.) Our friend Jerry Johnson (yes, that Jerry Johnson! See above.) dropped a note saying this has actually been done before! See this example from 1939!
Brain Teasers! We’re up to a ‘Baker’s Dozen’ on BTs and a perfect number (6) of Bonuses [a record?!]. PLUS, submitting BT solutions can get you Drawing entries (see above.) So LOTS OF REASONS to join the fun!
Starting School at 5, 6, 7, 8? Missouri representative Ian Mackey wants to lower the mandatory age for school registration to 5. That may not be wise. What’s the ideal age to start school – and who gets to decide? The latest News-Leader column.