February 2010
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Saying the pledge of allegiance in the classroom
The following article from the Washington Post describes a situation that happened to me when I moved back to the United States my senior year of high school. In short, a young girl is suing for an apology from her school for getting in trouble for not participating in the Pledge of Allegiance.
For some that may not know, I grew up outside of the United States for better part of my childhood...
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new goal in running
There is an article in the March issue of Runner’s World titled ‘Sky’s the Limit’. It describes three friends that work at NASA (no mention if they are actual rocket scientist). They have taken a life long journey together, which is to run a marathon on every continent — including Antarctica. The coldest continent and they have a marathon on it.
I have recently...