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Discovering DFW: Petting Stingrays and Playing with Pixar
A two day trip to DFW to check out SeaQuest and the Perot Museum. Both get thumbs up! Read more
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A Comprehensive Literature Guide for Twenty-One Balloons
I have long loved this adventurous fantasy story. It is a Newbery Medal Winner about Professor William Waterman Sherman who retires from teaching and plans to fly across the Pacific Ocean in a hot air balloon. Unexpectedly, he lands on Krakatoa, and discovers a world of unimaginable wealth, eccentric inhabitants, and incredible inventions. The publisher… Read more
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Exploring Downtown Houston: A Day for Curious Learners
Exploring some fun outdoor places in downtown Houston. Read more
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Enjoying the Local Eateries and Adventures Near Home in Cypress, TX
With our Washington friends here for a long weekend, we wanted to show them all the unique things we are enjoying here in Cypress, TX. If you are looking for good eats and fun outings near Cypress, here are some that we enjoy. This is a little break from my usual posts about learning as… Read more
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Learning about Virtue
We’ve been home for a number of weeks with the arctic blast, tornadoes and illness. I’m itching to get back out adventuring! In the meantime, I started digging through my old files I’ve created in the past two decades of working in classical education. I’ve polished up some items to teach virtue formation. These are… Read more
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Curious Learners Visit Fort Worth to see Dream Park and the Iconic Longhorns at the Stockyards
We enjoyed visiting some from friends near Fort Worth and got to enjoy our first tornado warning, the historic Stockyards and DREAM park. Read more
