My biography/history page
needs some updating...
Nov 9: The purpose of Landmark Education
Nov 2: Write 1 letter to stop global warming
Jul 10: I started a blog...
Dec 09: About Hanukkah
Nov 09: Taking the
SELP, and
Began improving CA math education
Aug 09: Took the Advanced Course!
Mar 09:
Time and Fashion March On
Dec 08:
Haiti... and my movie debut
Aug 08:
Vacation
May 08:
The Forum
Apr 08:
dog dramas (Lambda/Jupi)
Dec 07:
my new job at MITI
See also my pages on math teaching,
Asperger Syndrome,
and, so far, one tech article.
And if you're curious about my family...
And a few "sayings".
Some accomplishments and events with which I have shaped my story:
My hobbies of writing and a few software projects have languished. I try now and then, but there's so little time between work, family, house, dog, exercise...
I still juggle balls and clubs, but mostly Wednesday mornings during the school year when I help teach a juggling class at the local elementary school. During the summer, we get together on Saturdays sometimes, but it's spotty.
On the week-ends I take the dog for a part-walk, part-jog. On Sundays I often take him the 2 miles to the local farmer's market, buy some potatoes, carrots and broccoli for my lunches and drop them off a half mile away at work. We often stop at the school on the way home to do some pull-ups and chin-ups.
"...family has cost me my life, and replaced it with a far richer one." - RAS, 2005
To reach me, send me email. This domain is "strausses.net". You can send an email to Randy, at this domain.
| Life isn't serious-- it's not even permanent. | |
| 'Better than being lucky is being able to count on it.
was: There's no point being lucky unless you can count on it. |
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| The best drugs are health, love and connection.
Once you have those, second-best drugs can be fun, too. |
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| Integrity and the pursuit of enlightenment are fundamental. Enlightenment strips pretense. What's left is human, but honest, imperfect, but worthwhile. | |
| Perfection is when things are exactly as they are and are not exactly as they are not. It's a mistake to think perfection is having the world fit your ideas of what should be. | |
| Miniscule power corrupts absolutely (e.g. toddlers, Palin) | |
| Education is expensive (such as when joining a start-up),
Ignorance is exorbitant (e.g. Bush) Evil is egregious (e.g. Cheney, Rove, Bush) |
Interesting books:
On my list:
| Sarah's Key |
Good books off the beaten track:
| All books by Farley Mowat- esp. The Dog Who Wouldn't Be, The Boat Who Wouldn't Float, and written for kids 9-12, Owls in the Family | |
| Vicki Hearne- Adam's Task- an interesting book on animal training. | |
| Karen Pryor- Don't Shoot the Dog- a wonderful book about animal training- esp. good for teens, or to read to children. | |
| Adele Faber & Elaine Mazlish- How to Talk so Kids will Listen, and Listen so Kids will Talk | |
| Dawn Prince-Hughes- Songs of the Gorilla Nation: My Jorney Through Autism- a fascinating story and perspective. | |
| Rachel Simmons- Odd Girl Out: The Hidden Culture of Agression in Girls. |
Interesting sites about:
How
polls are misleading...
What religion has beliefs like yours?
Cool physics video
Jugging hammers
Complain about products