How much is your public school worth?

25 Jan

Erin Shanendoah |  January 25th,2011 | Discrimination, Racism, School |  Comments Off on How much is your public school worth?

An Ohio mother was convicted of 3rd degree felony grand theft of $30,500, and sentenced to 10 days in jail with three years probation. The felony charge means she won’t be able to obtain her teaching certificate (which she has been going to school for).

Why? Because she used her father’s address on forms so her girls could go to a better school.

Ignoring the racism (and ridiculousness), lets look at the dollars. $30,500 for 2 kids, for 2 years. That’s $7,625/ year. Ohio State charges $6,102/year’s tuition at a regional campus. Is your public school worth more than university?

Dear 100 Words On…

25 Jan

Erin Shanendoah |  January 25th,2011 | Finances, Reading, Relationships |  Comments Off on Dear 100 Words On…

Confession: I am addicted to advice columns. Dear Prudie, Margo, Miss Manners, Travel Troubleshooter, it doesn’t matter, I love them. I’ve never been a big fan of the daytime talk show, but I love reading about the train wrecks.

And now with internet columns, you can give your own advice, as well, in the comments section. So if you disagree with the maven, or just want to add your two cents, you can, though I generally don’t.

This may feed my love of the money boards. It’s like an advice column, only, people are actually asking for the group’s advice.

Calculus Tutor Needed

24 Jan

Erin Shanendoah |  January 24th,2011 | Marriage, Relationships, School, Science |  Comments Off on Calculus Tutor Needed

My husband is back in school and taking a combination calculus and physics course. I like math. I started undergrad as a secondary ed/math major. I took calculus in high school and calc II twice in college, getting a D in it the second time. At that point, I decided that math wasn’t the major for me.

And now, ten plus (and it’s not an insignificant plus) years later, I’m trying to remember it to help my husband with his homework. It’s frustrating because things look familiar, but I can’t remember how to get from point A to point B.

 

My Favorite Comics – Girl Genius by Phil & Kaja Foglio (2)

23 Jan

Erin Shanendoah |  January 23rd,2011 | Authors & Books, Girl Genius, Phil & Kaja Foglio |  2 comments

I’ve gushed about Girl Genius before. It remains one of the best things on the internet.

I don’t read it every week. After reading it the first time, when I had a couple years worth of pages to go through, I get frustrated just reading one or two pages at a time. So, I let it sit. I go back every month or two and do all my reading at once.

I always hate when I reach the most recent entry because it means I have to wait again. But it would be even worse if it ever really ended.

Thank You, Readers (here are your stats)

22 Jan

Erin Shanendoah |  January 22nd,2011 | blogging, Writing |  Comments Off on Thank You, Readers (here are your stats)

Yesterday I reached 1,500 all time views on this blog. It took 266 days to get there, giving me an average of 5.64 views per day since April 30.

This month has is my best month ever in terms of viewership. With 10 days still to go, I’m already at 25 more views this month than my previous best month. With 275 views in 21 days, January has averaged 13.1 views per day.

So I want to thank you all for coming here. Thank you to those who comment. And please, keep coming back, and comment more. I love feedback.

Your Money & Your Health

21 Jan

Erin Shanendoah |  January 21st,2011 | Finances, Healthcare |  Comments Off on Your Money & Your Health

It’s been health care week over at Your Money. None of the conversations I was really involved in are still going strong, so I’m linking to the main page. We had two conversations on which I’m a subject matter expert (because of my day job) involving authorization of procedures and appeals of insurer decisions (of not to pay the bill).

There’s also been a migraine and lost wages thread, one about the proper way to use health insurance, and one about medical costs in relation to joint custody.

Just a reminder that our finances touch every part of our lives.

 

Pleistocene Park

20 Jan

Erin Shanendoah |  January 20th,2011 | Science |  2 comments

I am fascinated by the effort to clone a mammoth, and yet I’m a little flummoxed about it, uncertain of the need. I know we’re humans, and we do many things because “we can”, but I’m not certain we can clone a mammoth.

We have yet to clone a dog. Cats, yes, dogs no. Is mammoth DNA that much simpler than a dog’s?

Plus, mammoths went extinct not due to humans but due to natural causes. Is it morally right to bring back something that can’t live in this world, just so that we can ooh and aah over it?

 

My Favorite Console Games: Gladius

19 Jan

Erin Shanendoah |  January 19th,2011 | Games |  1 Comment »

Being sick sucks. Here’s what I did last night. I played Gladius.

Never heard of it, you say? Not surprising. While it was put out by Lucas Arts, the game sold so badly that it hasn’t been converted from the Xbox to the 360. Still, it’s one of my favorite games. We have it for 2 consoles.

Basically, it’s a turn based strategy game where you are gladiators fighting in arenas all over the world. There’s a meta plot as well, not that I’ve ever finished the game. I just like running around and trying out new types of gladiators.

Late: Weekend in Review

18 Jan

Erin Shanendoah |  January 18th,2011 | Football, Rat City Rollergirls, Roller Derby |  Comments Off on Late: Weekend in Review

I hate being sick. Nothing seems to go right when I don’t feel well, today being a case in point. I just have not felt like writing an entry. Coming up with a topic, let alone writing 100 words, has just seemed like too much work.

So here’s a (late) hodgepodge from the weekend:

I’m excited for a Super Bowl without Brady or a Manning. I’m thinking Packers/Steelers.

I have the best massage therapist. I wish I could afford to go more often.

I still love roller derby, and am thrilled that they’re getting full write ups in the Examiner

Lebanon’s Parliamentary Collapse

17 Jan

Erin Shanendoah |  January 17th,2011 | International Politics, Politics |  Comments Off on Lebanon’s Parliamentary Collapse

Democracy can only take hold when the people are willing to fight and die for it. In no case has a successful democracy ever been installed by an outside power. In 2005/2006, if you would have asked me about democracy in the Middle East, I would have to you we should forget Iraq; we should put our support toward Lebanon.

The Lebanese were kicking out Syria. They were fighting for a voice. They established their own Parliament. And now it’s fallen apart. This is the real Middle Eastern experiment in representative government.  Watch carefully, the future may depend on it.

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