State of the Union

We watch the address as a family, with Buck and me explaining to Peter the basics, like “No, the President doesn’t write his own speeches.” Usually I have a low threshhold for Republican (or Democratic) speech-making, so I’m surprised that my brain isn’t numbed down yet. Buck points out the different senators and representatives. Yes, … Continue reading State of the Union

Churchill this semester

My reward for Peter’s last-semester class in Hitler and Stalin (in-depth WWII studies) is this semester’s class on Churchill. So nice not to have to watch the development of mass-murderers from childhood on up. Instead of watching as Stalin has all his best friends killed and Hitler grabs for power, I watch the life of … Continue reading Churchill this semester