Song of the Week is intended to be an avenue for publicizing brand new songs I like, but Cheryl Wheeler‘s 1997 song “If It Were Up To Me” is sadly all too appropriate for this week:
Portals of Discovery (my tumblr blog)
- hitchhikersguidetothegalaxy:
the-wayward-demon:
Sounds like... 22 April 2014hitchhikersguidetothegalaxy: the-wayward-demon: Sounds like something that belongs in The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. I really want one that says “mostly harmless.” What about trees, whales, tortoises…?
- My son Peter and I took in our first Red Sox game of the season on April 7th versus the Texas... 22 April 2014My son Peter and I took in our first Red Sox game of the season on April 7th versus the Texas Rangers. While the 2013 champions have struggled early on, we were treated to a thrilling 5-1 victory. Yes, it was April baseball, as both teams had a passed ball and an error, and probably deserved some more errors. But a win’s a win. As an extra bonus, we received […]
- Fifteen years ago, I attended the Boston Marathon for the first time. I knew about the race from an... 22 April 2014Fifteen years ago, I attended the Boston Marathon for the first time. I knew about the race from an early age, because even in southwestern Connecticut where I grew up it is a big enough event to warrant lots of news coverage. I also knew enough to be envious of Massachusetts’ schoolchildren that they got an extra holiday that fell on a lovely spring Monda […]
- It was a great Marathon Day today in Massachusetts.
(via The... 22 April 2014It was a great Marathon Day today in Massachusetts. (via The Boston Marathon, 2014 - Photos - The Big Picture - Boston.com)
- vertrauensie-dervalkyrja:
pwned.
21 April 2014vertrauensie-dervalkyrja: pwned.
Delicious Links of the Day
- ‘We’re real parents in a real crisis’ 14 April 2014
- How the American playground was born in Boston - Ideas - The Boston Globe 31 March 2014
- Arne Duncan just doesn’t get it: How the media and phony reformers hurt your kids - Salon.com 31 March 2014
- The Overprotected Kid - The Atlantic 24 March 2014
- America's Cities Are Still Too Afraid to Make Driving Unappealing - Emily Badger - The Atlantic Cities 20 March 2014
- 5 reasons to consider a no-strings-attached, basic income for all Americans - Salon.com 20 March 2014
- Child Mortality And The Rise Of Bicycling | IsolateCyclist 20 March 2014
- What Americans Keep Ignoring About Finland's School Success - Anu Partanen - The Atlantic 19 March 2014
- Global Warming: Democrats and Republicans Agree | Observations, Scientific American Blog Network 18 March 2014
- The Definition of Insanity is... | Psychology Today 14 March 2014
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