Month: December 2011

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Twelve Days of Christmas

12/25/2011 Dr Wingnut Comments Off on Twelve Days of Christmas
“The Twelve Days of Christmas” celebrates the official Christmas season which starts liturgically on Christmas Day and ends twelve days later on the Feast of the Epiphany.  “My true love” refers to God, “me” is […]
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General

The speed of change in government

12/23/2011 Dr Wingnut Comments Off on The speed of change in government
When I first arrived at the MN Department of Education, 5-Dec-2007, I was appalled that they didn’t have calendars setup as resources that you could invite to your meeting; they forced you to block the […]
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Quotations

Optimism

12/22/2011 Dr Wingnut Comments Off on Optimism
Sometimes our fate resembles a fruit tree in winter.  Who would think that those branches would turn green again and blossom, but we hope it, we know it.Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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Quotations

Speak up

12/21/2011 Dr Wingnut Comments Off on Speak up
The darkest places in hell are reserved for those who maintain their neutrality in times of moral crisis.Dante Alighieri
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Quotations

Action

12/20/2011 Dr Wingnut Comments Off on Action
An idea not coupled with action will never get any bigger than the brain cell it occupied.Arnold H. Glasow
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Christmas Cards

12/19/2011 Dr Wingnut Comments Off on Christmas Cards
I’ve sort of given up on mailing Christmas cards.  We’ve just gotten out of the habit and if you want to find out what I’m doing, you can read this blog, or follow me on […]