Archive for April, 2009

I before E except after C, except when it’s not

Lemme see — is it spelled “wiegh” or “weigh”? “Seize” or “sieze”? “Thier” or “their”? “Weird” or “wierd”?

Do you have trouble remembering whether a particular word is spelled I-then-E versus E-then-I? You’re not alone.

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The truth is out there!

Looks like Area 51 has finally been declassified. (E.T. is just hiding with Elvis.)

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Ray McIntyre

Karen’s mom worked with Ray McIntyre for nearly 20 years. He’d adopted three kids, ran an auto-parts/hardware store and sat on county council for four terms. Quite a guy.

County loses popular politician

By Timothy W. Young – Warrick Publishing Online

Warrick County Commissioner Tim Mosbey said former County Councilman Ray McIntyre is the reason he got involved in local politics.

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Creativity vs. Schooling

Sir Ken Robinson makes an entertaining and profoundly moving case for creating an education system that nurtures creativity.

Kids will take a chance. And if they don’t know, they’ll have a go. Am I right? They’re not frightened of being wrong. Now, I don’t mean to say that being wrong is the same as being creative, but what we do know is — if you’re not prepared to be wrong, you’ll never come up with anything original… if you’re not prepared to be wrong. And by the time they get to be adults, most kids have lost that capacity: they have become frightened of being wrong.

Here’s another golden tidbit:

Gillian Lynne… She’s been responsible for some of the most successful musical theatre productions in history, she’s given pleasure to millions, and she’s a multi-millionaire. Somebody else might have put her on medication and told her to calm down.   

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