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Happy Constitution Day!!!!

Administrator — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 01:11:25 +0000

The National Constitution Center and ConstitutionDay.com, among others, have more info. Celebrate reason, inalienable, individual rights, the rule of law, and republican government!!

A Tribute

Administrator — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 12:22:09 +0000

I love the 9/11 Budweiser commercial. Brings tears to my eyes. Horses have such dignity; they are perfect for this tribute. And I love the sound of their martial march across the bridge; they are stepping like soldiers.

New Hourly Rates

Administrator — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 06:08:59 +0000

Effective immediately, the hourly rate for private, individual tutoring will be increased to $60 per hour. Group rates will also increase; a fee schedule is available on the Pricing & Hourly Rates page of my Website.

Current students will be kept at the previous rates until June 1st, 2011; rates will increase for current students at that point.

Happy Pi Day!!

Administrator — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 23:44:06 +0000

At 3:14:15 PM, I was tutoring mathematics: inscribing circles in triangles and circumscribing circles around triangles.

Update (10:47 PM): Fixed a typo. I had written 3:14:59 instead of 3:14:15!

Happy Birthday, George Washington!

Administrator — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 14:53:23 +0000

To celebrate today, read and view some of my prior posts on this great man: George Washington: Man of Integrity, Courage, and Sterling Morality, Washington’s First Inaugural Address, and the sculpture “George Washington” by John Rogers (1829-1904).

Klaus Nordby, Tutor (Software and Graphics)

Administrator — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 17:14:57 +0000

On his Website, he says:

Personal software tutoring via Internet phone

Expert hands-on tutoring in Photoshop, InDesign, Dreamweaver and other graphics stuff

I like to teach. I am, in fact, a damn good teacher. And I love talking about and demonstrating graphics software and graphics techniques. Therefore, I have decided to offer private tutoring sessions by phone in Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, XaraX and various graphics subjects. I have conducted such phone tutoring sessions with several people, and it works really well.

You — the student — and I will work on the same image or project in the software of your choice, for instant back-and-forth feedback. If you are online during the tutorial (recommend) we can easily send each other files while we talk.

The Awesome Deal

I charge $30 per 60-minute hour (phoning included) — which is a great bargain, if I may say so myself. I guarantee that you will learn a lot in just one hour. In fact, I am so confident you will be happy with our tutoring sessions that I offer a full money-back guarantee: I’ll refund your money without question if you tell me it wasn’t worth it — or give you some extra time for free, to “fill in the blanks”.

Am I legally required to say I did not, am not now, and will not in the future, benefit financially in any way from this recommendation: no stocks, bonds, money, Monopoly money, gold, silver, jewelry, diamonds, rubies, pirate treasure, books, old wadded up paper or gum wrappers, pencils, certificates, awards or anything else of a material, or spiritual, sort?

Update (2-16-10, 8:15 AM): Corrected a typo: I had written “an” instead of “am” in the last sentence.

Happy Birthday Darwin!

Administrator — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 14:10:33 +0000

He has changed our lives and world outlook forever, and made medical science more inductive, integrated with survival, and practical than it has ever been. Not that all doctors have grasped his message; far from it: there is still a lot of catching up to do. But each of us, on our own, can improve our thinking about diet and health based on the theory of evolution.

We celebrated his birthday last year, and posted a link to a biographical sketch of Mr. Darwin.

Happy Birthday Sir Francis Bacon!

Administrator — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 16:13:44 +0000

See my 2009 post “Happy Birthday, Sir Francis Bacon.”

He is one that people interested in science and mathematics should study. I’d recommend that homeschoolers have their children read some of his works, when age- and developmentally-appropriate. If someone has not learned induction, they have not learned science.

A Belated Happy Birthday To Edgar Allan Poe

Administrator — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 15:49:19 +0000

See my 2009 post “Happy Birthday, Edgar Allan Poe.”

For the SAT and ACT takers, his material is good to read and study to learn about language, grammar, and style. His work is good to study for an education, in general.

And Happy Belated Birthday to My Cats!!

Administrator — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 18:54:43 +0000

Born January 12, 2004, they are 6 years old now!!

Update (10-21-10, 9:40 AM): Added picture.