Underground and out of mind in Rochester city schools?

Yesterday we had one of the neighborhood kids over for dinner.  As he and Josiah were savegely biting the heads of dinosaur shaped chicken nuggets, leaving their headless carcases in a pool of barbeque flavored blood,  I asked him about what he learned in school that day.
He told me that he learned about Harriet Tubman [...]

NOOMA Corner | 023 Rob Bell

In Memoriam.

On Memorial Day, in an effort to pay tribute to those soldiers who lost their lives fighting in Iraq, I posted a list of every U.S. casualty from the beginning of the war until now.
The list contained 4,300 names, including the age, rank and city of origin of each soldier.
If you would like to [...]

Happy Birthday Rochester!

Our fair city turns 175 today!

Really?!?: Michael Phelps

Merry Christmas Kensley

Just in case you needed to have your soul yanked through your tear-ducts this afternoon.

The Barack Obama Variety Half-Hour

All eyes are likely to be on Barack Obama tonight as he addresses the American public during a half-hour block of time his campaign has purchased from the major networks. (Unless, of course, you’re a big fan of ABC’s Pushing Daisies. Then you’re in luck!)
Many people are wondering what tonight’s program will look like. Will [...]

Today’s Oprah Moment

Tracy lost her house to foreclosure. She attended the auction to say “goodbye” to her home. When Marilyn Mock saw her crying, she asked her what was wrong. When Tracy told her, Marilyn bought her house and gave it back to her.