HARMLESS THOUGHTS

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Just received this from my friend Dan First... ----- Forwarded Message ----- From: "The Voice of the Martyrs" < info@vomusa.org > Subject: DAY 50 - Christian Attorney Still Held Hostage by Government DAY 50: Gao Zhisheng Held Hostage Christian human rights attorney Gao Zhisheng, has now been missing 50 days, and there is increasing concern for his life. He was last seen being hauled away from his home by more than a dozen police officers on February 4. Reports from inside China indicate he is undergoing brutal torture. The situation is critical, and with each day that passes, Gao Zhisheng's life hangs in the balance. Because of Gao's work defending house church Christians and others persecuted in China, the Chinese government wants to silence his voice. ChinaAid president, Bob Fu calls Gao's torture "the most severe persecution in China's modern history." Gao's wife and two children, who have also been abused and tormented b...

I just posted a little survey over at the Confident Teacher blog. I threw it together, so I hope I didn't have a slew of typos in there. That would be a little embarrassing on a teacher blog. Check out the post, and if you are a teacher, fill out the survey. http://confidentteacher.blogspot.com/2009/03/alternative-assessments.html Thanks!

My 7th grade Bible class loves to do skits. I don't do them all that often, but I have to let them do them every once in awhile because they just love doing them. When I mention that is what we are going to do, their faces light up. What I usually do is wait until I get to the end of a section and then I will choose to give a test, have them create a presentation, write a summary, or do a skit. If they had the option, they would always choose skit. I am sure that most classes would choose this, but this particular class just loves it. Today they were working on their skit over Jeremiah the prophet. They had just finished writing their individual scenes that I had assigned them and had argued their way through part selection when they decided that they needed to have some practice time. This part is fun for me for two reasons. One, because they always ask me not to watch the "rehearsal" because they want me to be able to watch it as if for the first time when they pre...

I want to blog, but I am at a loss of ideas... I am at a loss of free time... and I am tired of the way my blog looks, which always eats away at my blogging inspirations.

This has been my desktop background for a little while now. I am changing it today to this picture from an amazing photographer ... ( I guess I just love photos of eggs... )

Speaking of blogging the flu, I am sitting in a hospital room with my oldest right now. They are giving him a couple of hours of fluids.

Just wanted to try to post to on Blog to dial2do. See how it works. Make sure it works I guess. Had some set-up problems so we'll see what happens. Bye. Powered by Dial2Do . Mp3

I want to blog.  Really I do, but I just haven't had the time to really get around to it.  I have been so busy lately, to sit down for a moment to myself just hasn't happened.  I want to go into detail about that, but (like I just said) I don't have the time.  Instead, let me give you a little glimpse into what has been keeping me busy lately. #1 deterrant from blogging... The Flu!   ( Influenza-B to be precise)  You can check out Google's Flu trends to see how how things are going this year compared to other years. It has hit us hard this year.  When I say "us" I am referring to our immediate family.  I had it first, two Sundays ago.  It was an immediate sickness for me.  High fever, sore throat, aches, pains, etc.  My youngest son got it next with all of the same symptoms, plus pink eye.  He has been on an antibiotic for the last week to take care of the secondary infection in his eyes and his ears.  My wife was so...

I couldn't be a real math teacher unless I mentioned that tomorrow was pi day. Here are a few pi sites: Pi on Harmless Online Official Pi Day site This strange site (I can't get this one out of my head...)

I need some people to call me!

I am a Grand Central user, so I am pretty excited about this: Google Voice ! I knew that there was something in the works, but they have been silent on it for such a long time. Now I am just waiting for my upgrade notification so I can use all of the cool features!

    Sent to you by Mr. Harmless via Google Reader:     GE Smart Grid Augmented Reality! via iLearn Technology by admin on 3/9/09   What it is:    Okay, sometimes I just have to share things because they are off the charts amazing.  Augmented reality is something I was introduced to by my graphic artist husband.  Until I found this GE Smart Grid site, I wasn't able to share it with others and let students play with it.  What is augmented reality?  Basically you print off a sheet from the website that has a bold graphic on it.  When you hold up this graphic to a web cam, a 3-D model is produced on screen, by moving the paper you can look at different views of the 3-D model, zoom in and out, and in some cases cause the model to react to other inputs (like blowing into the microphone).  The GE Smart Grid Augmented Reality shows a digital hologram of smart grid technology in the form of wind turbines and solar energy. How to integrate GE Smart Grid Augmente...

Here is a link to an article: The Associated Press: Authorities plan to charge Illinois church suspect The encouragement is to pray for this church, and especially for the pastor's family. He was married and had two children. I can't imagine how much his family is hurting right now.

How Much is a Trillion Dollars? Ever wondered? This is really cool. (Hat Tip: Josh Harris via Justin Taylor via Matt Perman .)

I just read another really good article that I wanted to pass along. In this challenging economy, I found this article to be a breath of fresh air. What Masculine Provision Looks Like: From Six Figures to Cleaning Urinals [HT: Challies ]

Here is an article by R.A. Torrey. I found the link via Challies . Here is the link Tobacco and Heaven and Hell by R.A. Torrey .

Been There... [HT: Rebelution ]

this is what constitutes a snow day in Greenville, SC.     I find this to be sad and a little embarrassing. I just wish I wasn't so sick so that I could enjoy the day off.