News from the Northwoods

This blog posts about aviation, automobiles, electronics, programming, politics and such other subjects as catch my interest. The blog is based in northern New Hampshire, USA

Monday, March 30, 2020

What's a Samaritan?

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It was winter, many years ago. It was snowing. I was driving Cindy and my kids home. Cindy was maybe 15, old enough to baby sit my kids. ...

Sunday, March 29, 2020

So I went grocery shopping today

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The weather people are forecasting snow for tomorrow, so I thought I would go to the Littleton Coop today. Some customers were wearing mask...

Saturday, March 28, 2020

Have the kids measure the value of Pi.

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Have them draw as big a circle as possible. Measure the circumference. Measure the diameter. Divide circumference by diameter. Quotient ...

Friday, March 27, 2020

Writing is the other half of English.

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Best way to teach children to write is to have them write. Now-a-days with rubout keys that really work, Word for Windows with spell...

Thursday, March 26, 2020

Fox News is giving New York Governor Cuomo a lot of air time

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What can I say? Cuomo has little to say of worth, but Fox is putting him on the air, a lot.

Wednesday, March 25, 2020

English for Home Schooling

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Learning English is half reading and the other half is writing. Reading is terribly important. Reading swiftly and well is one of th...

Tuesday, March 24, 2020

We cannot keep the country shut down forever

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The Corona virus is going to be with us for years, perhaps forever. We cannot keep everyone hunkered down at home for years. We have to far...

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