Bits and Tidbits, October 2010

• Interesting: 420 Characters by Lou Beach. This "book" is a collection of short stories, designed to tell the whole thing in the length of a "status update". Warning for the sensitive: some are a bit crass.
• Statistical: Generic Names for Soft Drinks by County. Is it a Coke, a soda, a pop, or something else altogether? Apparently it depends on where you live, almost with precision.
• Very cool: 3-D Printing Is Spurring a Manufacturing Revolution. My guess is that, in 5 years, this technology will be mainstream-- and in 10, it will have changed international trade permanently.
• So fun: NBA 2K11 (Jordan Challenge + MJ: Creating a Legend). I'm not really a gamer-- certainly not hardcore-- but this looks like so much fun.

Video Tidbits, October 2010

(HT: Megan)




(HT: Philip)

Rethinking education

Here's a great animation of a presentation done by Sir Ken Robinson, who proposes some great ideas for how we might rethink and re-model our educational processes:

I'd love to see this worked out into curricular models and nuts-and-bolts concepts.

Also, I think this approach is highly compatible with some of the tools for learning that the Classical model of education employs. And it also sounds a little bit like some of Charlotte Mason's ideas.

Spiritual Life Conference 2010

Our Second-Annual Spiritual Life Conference will be on November 5-7. This year's conference is focused on the subject and theme of "Christ-Centered Worship" and our speaker will be Dr. Mark Dalbey.

The conference will include lectures on Friday evening, Saturday evening, and Sunday morning; an open Q&A Lunch on Saturday; and worship together on Sunday morning. The cost is kept as low as possible to make it easier to attend: $10 for members/regular attenders of HWPC, and $20 for non-members/non-regulars.

If you're interested in more information, check out the website: slc.hickorywithepc.org.

Video Tidbits, September 2010

Rich Hall on Tom Cruise:

(HT: Glen)

Bill Cosby, on understanding "southern":


John Rutter does benedictions:

(HT: Holli)