Paula Spencer quietly explains in this piece why so many people have a need for their children to be “gifted”, even going so far as to “make” them gifted via “edutainment”, “academically oriented preschools”, and hyperprograming. Not only is there no evidence that any of this will make a kid into a genius, it is expensive and stress inducing to boot.

I find it telling, though, that people need an article on CNN.com to tell them that it is okay not to be remarkable.

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“On September 25, Jesus fans will be able to rock out to Christian rock music in the Guitar Hero knock-off, Guitar Praise: Solid Rock, which will ship with 52 “inspirational and pulsating tracks” from Flyleaf, Petra, Whitecross, Newsboys, Skillet and others.”

…sputtering…

Cathleen Falsani, religion reporter for the Sun-Times, has written an open letter to the thief, whcih can be found here.

Christian bikers getting into brawls with Hells Angels, that’s what.

And it is the Christian bikers who have been charged with attempted murder.

If I keep shaking my head like this, my chiropractor is going to be a very rich lady.

What is it with people and their coffee, anyway? First we have blog wars over iced espresso, and now the news is reporting that police officers are demanding free coffee from various cafes. Some are even brandishing their guns in their quest for the evil bean. In one case the police officer lost his job, in the another, the officer was suspended and ordered to undergo counseling (yeah, like that’ll make a difference).

Maybe they ought to all switch to decaf.

Or something.