+Video - "Here We Go" by Drew Holcomb - I have been watching this video over and over and it makes me smile every time. Who doesn't like dancing bananas?
+Article - "The
Wisdom Deficit in Schools" by Michael Godsey from The Atlantic - I'm not sure how I feel yet about the Common Core, but this doesn't make me feel good about it. Quote that
matters – “The country’s disregard
for the institutional transfer of cultural wisdom is evident with this single
observation: None of the state assessments has a single question about the
content of any classic literature.” Read it here.
+Article - “Why Did Vaccinated People Get Measles at Disneyland? Blame the Unvaccinated” by Katie M. Palmer at
Wired - Vaccinate your children. That is all. Read it here.
+Book - “Triumphing Over Sinful Fear” by John Flavel - This book is the most important book I've read in the last five years, and it was written in the 1600s. Purchase it here.
+Podcast - Invisibilia, "Fearless" - An exploration of fear and how we might control it. Listen to it here.
+Article - "Koch
Brothers Put Price Tag On 2016: $889 Million" by Peter Overby at NPR - My boy Teddy R. the "Bull Moose" would lose his mind reading this. Read it here.
+Article - "The
Greatest Lawyer Who Ever Lived, or so says Joe Jamail" by John Spong at Texas Monthly - Recommended by an illustrious friend, any article that begins with the following disclaimer begs reading: Legal disclaimer: “Salty
language” doesn’t begin to describe the words Jamail uses in this piece. If you
read on, which we recommend, and find yourself offended, you will have
no appeal. The website has a pay-wall, but pick up your copy off of your coffee table (you all subscribe right?), or find it at your local fine bookstore. Read a sample here.
+Painting - "Sadak in Search of the Waters of Oblivion" (1812) - by John Martin.
