Check out this article http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,397645,00.... Once you've read it, if you are as outraged at this as I am, consider contacting Tyson Foods and letting them know. I went to http://www.tyson.com/corporate/ and clicked on "Contact Us" and gave them an earful. While I doubt that boycotts have any effect at all on big corporations, I let them know of my displeasure and that I will not buy their products in the future unless they rescind this policy. » read more »

Why did the chicken cross the road?

BARACK OBAMA: The chicken crossed the road because it was time for a
CHANGE! The chicken wanted CHANGE!

JOHN MC CAIN: My friends, that chicken crossed the road because he
recognized the need to engage in cooperation and dialogue with all the
chickens on the other side of the road.

HILLARY CLINTON: When I was First Lady, I personally helped that little
chicken to cross the road. This experience makes me uniquely qualified
to ensure -- right from Day One! -- that every chicken in this country » read more »

This is outrageous! I will boycott this film as proposed.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,296054,00...

In North Carolina, they base the prison construction budget on the third
grade reading scores. Isn't that appalling?

We all have our disagreements with President Bush. Immigration, U.S.
Attorney firings, Iraq, Darfur, etc. are all hot topics these days. The
following "speech" was written yesterday by an ordinary Maineiac. While
satirical in nature, all satire must have a basis in fact to be effective.
An excellent piece by a person who does not write for a living. Sent
with the author's permission.

The speech George W. Bush SHOULD give:

Normally, I start these things out by saying "My Fellow Americans." Not
doing it this time. If the polls are any indication, I don't know
who more than half of you are anymore. I do know something terrible » read more »

In light of the recent discussions regarding music and more
specifically Christian music
(http://tuscanycircle.net/drupal/post/good_chr...), I feel compelled
to offer my opinion.

First of all, let me start by saying that music (tunes, melodies, etc.) are
nothing more than notes on paper. It has no meaning in and of itself. It
can evoke thoughts and feelings in the listener, but each listener will have
different thoughts and feelings from the same music. I would assert here
that each listener is responsible for his own thoughts and feelings
associated with the music and it is NOT the music itself. In fact, » read more »

The following is written by a homeschool mom who has been doing battle with the Gwinnett Co. Public Libraries. This is her report on last night's board meeting which she attended:

I just returned from the Library Board meeting and I'm sad to report that the Library Board has backtracked on its promise to forge a partnership with the homeschool community and has made several decisions in an effort to bust our chops (my opinion).

While Lloyd Breck is still very supportive of responding to the needs of the homeschool community, he has limited power to see things through. It turns out that although Lloyd Breck requested that I compile lists of books, audio books, and music CDs that the homeschool community wants added to the collection, and agreed to forward these to Mable Anne Kinchencloe, » read more »

'Twas the night before Christmas and Santa's a wreck...
How to live in a world that's politically correct?
His workers no longer could answer to "Elves";
"Vertically Challenged" they were calling themselves.
And labor conditions at the North Pole
Were alleged by the union to stifle the soul.

Four reindeer had vanished, without much propriety,
Released to the wilds by the Humane Society.
And equal employment had made it quite clear
That Santa had better not use just reindeer.
So Dancer and Donner, Comet and Cupid
Were replaced with 4 pigs, and you know that looked stupid!

The runners had been removed from his sleigh; » read more »

Received this from a homeschool loop I'm on and highly recommend it.

The Tennessee Aquarium is having their homeschool day January 23rd from 10AM to 4PM. The cost is $5 per student for Aquarium (both old and new!), and $12.50 per adult. Combo tickets are $8.25 and $16.25 for the Aquarium and IMAX. Behind the scenes tour costs $5. Homeschool students and parents receive 10% discount in the gift shop. This is not up on their web site, yet; I received a letter in the mail. For more information you can contact Bray McDonald at brm [at] tnaqua [dot] org.

No Thank You, We Don't Believe in Socialization!

By Lisa Russell

I can't believe I am writing an article about socialization, the word makes
my skin crawl. As homeschoolers, we are often accosted by people who assume
that since we're homeschooling, our kids won't be "socialized." The word has
become such a catch phrase that it has entirely lost any meaning.

The first time I heard the word, I was attending a Catholic day school as a
first grader.

Having been a "reader" for almost 2 years, I found the phonics and reading
lessons to be incredibly boring. Luckily the girl behind me felt the same » read more »