Education and Brown Sugar

 It seems inconsequential…my daughter needs brown sugar for her recipe and rushed out to get it.

What isn’t so obvious is that she needs it for an on-line school assignment that starts at a set time and will be broadcast to her teacher and peers. At this moment I am thankful to have the time and ability to rush out and get her what she needs so she’s in compliance with her school work.

But what if I weren’t here?

What if I was like the millions of people whose work or career or necessity takes them away from the home-school everyday and entrust their younglings to be accountable for all the hiccups that come in current education?

How do I convey to my children the relative privilege they enjoy because of how their family’s economy is structured?

Am I more patient with the tribulations of other families who, in spite of wanting to succeed, struggle daily with the reengineering of how we are teaching?

All from a $2.99 bag of brown sugar.

Podcast – Comet Hunt – Hugo sacrifices sleep for a once in a lifetime Experience


Hugo has been losing sleep trying to spot a new but rare sight in the night sky.  In this process he ponders his role in this world and his connection to human beings from different ages. Ultimately Hugo wants to know what experiences give you awe and to share them.
Today on the Show:
Einstein: His Life and Universe by Walter Issacson: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Einstein/Walter-Isaacson/9780743264747
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July Tweets

Top Tweets July 2020

1) Swindlers and Con Artists are some of the smartest people in any given society. Their top talent is getting you to believe that they are simpletons that can be ridiculed.
2) Swindlers and Con Artists are some of the smartest people in any given society. Their top talent is getting you to believe that they are simpletons that can be ridiculed.
3) I never had the experience of driving my car onto our High School

Know his Heart – Hugo explores his latest Nightmare?

Hugo had a rough night of sleep and on dream stood out among the rest and kept him up the rest of the night. In an unusually brief Pod Hugo asks himself about fatherhood and the relationship with his son.

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Podcast: Teach the Children Well – Hugo has a lot to Pass On

From the Simpsons to 12 Angry Men who has taken over the teaching duties at Casa Torres since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Can parents like him design a curriculum for their at home students. Hugo thinks you can.
Today on the Show:
YouTube – The Art Assignment –  https://www.youtube.com/user/theartassignment
Lisa the Beauty Queen (The Simpsons) –https://simpsonswiki.com/wiki/Lisa_the_Beauty_Queen
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Podcast: Galatian Reap – Hugo accounts for what he’s Planted

Hugo has been planting seeds…literally and figuratively. These actions eventually come to manifest and eventually lead for either a rich bounty or disastrous results. In this episode Hugo talks about being a mindful farmer and thinking about what you put in your ground/mind for you will eventually reap the results of it.
Today on the Show:
Galatians 6:7-9  NIV- “Brothers,   if someone is caught in a sine, you who are spiritual should restore him gently. But watch yourself, or you also may be tempted. Carry each other’s burdens, an in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ. If anyone thinks he is something when he is nothing, he deceives himself. Each one should test his own actions. Then he can take pride in himself, without comparing himself to somebody else, for each one should carry his own load.
Anyone who receives instructions in the word must share all good things with this instructor.
Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows. The one who sows to please his sinful nature, from that nature will reap destruction; the one who sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life.”
Hugelkultur (Hill Culture) Gardening: Self Sufficient Me https://youtu.be/3O2qCQU7Cac
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Podcast: Watershed Moment – Life before & After COVID 19

Hugo discusses the real challenges his family is facing during the COVID 19 epidemic. How this moment might change our civilization.
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