I saw on a news report a little while ago that a court in California has ruled that those that homeschool in the state must be accredited or they will be subect to penalties under the law. The rationale expressed was that they want to assure the consistency of what children are taught across the state. But there is no requirement for accreditation for private schools.  read more »

On a celebrity news site, I found this quote from Sylvester Stallone, referring to his former box office competitor:

"At one time Arnold and I were like Sodom and Gomorrah, Cane and Abel, very competitive."

Does he mean that? Yes, I think he does, but only the part from Cane to the end of the sentence.  read more »

We all know the feeling we get when we think Big Brother is watching. But did you know that it can be a good thing?

With the catastrophic fires burning in California, many displaced residents don't know whether they will have a home to go back to. And those overseeing things can't really tell them because they don't have the specifics yet. But Google does.  read more »

"Only Moments"

by Nick Oliva

"We are always in two worlds at once,
and neither of them is the world of reality.
One is the world we think we are in,
the other is the world we would like to be in."
—Henry V. Miller  read more »

This is a book trailer video that begins with my niece in a very funny clip and then shows my photography of Big Sur and Yosemite, California. Worth a look.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Prg8i-ykb0  read more »

Submitted by NickPOliva on Tue, 09/11/2007 - 12:13.
This is my offering to all those who lost their lives six years ago  read more »

Kick-Off Time
September 1st, 2007  read more »

Kick-Off Time
September 3, 2007  read more »

They just are. Even though this is a sports entry I will give an example of how dumb they are. I saw a TV show last night where a 964 square foot bungalow was going to be sold for $380,000 out there! Need I say more!!

California beat Tennessee 45-31 yesterday and you out to see them cackle online. It sounds to me just like the guy who bought that 964 square foot bungalow  read more »

Bob Barker is willing to donating $750,000 too have an elephant named Maggie moved from her home in an Alaska Zoo to the Performing Animal Welfare Society sanctuary in Northern California which is in a much warmer climate more suitable for elephants. All that is needed now is the go head from the director of the sanctuary zoo.  read more »