No Screen, No Fun.

Carnival of Homeschooling: Homeschool kids can entertain themselves! After an episode of defiance and general naughtiness, D. was punished with "no screen" for all of today. That means no TV, computer or video games. He thought he'd be miserable all day with NOTHING TO DO!!!!

So far today he has scooped the algae out of the pond, dug up a dead fish to see how it was decomposing, made a ransom note out of letters clipped from a magazine, created characters from his tangram pieces, taken his bike apart, drawn cartoons, jumped on the trampoline, fed and watered the dogs, and put away his tent.

Poor baby.

Stroke-Dome

(With apologies to Mad Max and Tina Turner.) I've been having trouble with my left hand due to my stroke. After dropping several things yesterday, I came up with a new movie scene: Stroke-Dome. "Two hands enter, one hand leaves."

Okay, so my husband thought it was funny.

Green Movement as Religion

The green movement seems harmless at it's worst, and "good for the earth" at it's very best. But it has taken on all the trappings, mind-control and power-hunger of the worst religious or philosophical dogmas.

Read an essay here that explains.

Whatever it is, I'm against it.

I believe some hidden cameras captured the Minnesota congress at work. See the video here!

Whatever it is, I'm against it

Rainy April Friday

I'm trying to learn more than point and shoot photography. Here is an attempt to change depth of field. Keep in mind the raindrops are really a very fine mist, taken from about 6 inches away.

Make a Mix Cooking

Here's a weekend worth of work!

EZ Laundry Soap

This is the easiest and cheapest way to make your own laundry detergent.

Grind up one bar of soap. I use my salad shooter, but a food processor or even a cheese grater would work. Add one cup washing soda, one cup borax. Stir it up and use 1/8 cup per load. It will not suds much, unless you use hot water. It will wash in cold water. Gets out just about everything!

Apr. 11, 2008 - Vision Loss-Online test

I took an online visual field test and it did show that I have a blind spot in my lower left quadrant. I thought so, since some things disappear if I look out of the corner of my eye.

Try it yourself here Vision Loss test. They will email you your results in a graph format. Interesting stuff!

I see my neurologist next week, and will let you know what I discover.