Happy summer Monday, friends! These are the days, yes?
Our week consists of the duo attending VBS - definitely a highlight of Lauren and Grace's summer vacation. They have been so excited, and so far William George has voiced understanding that his role will be limited to carpooling to/from this event. Fingers crossed this "expectations management" thing works and that we do not leave the church with him in a screaming state of hysteria twice daily for the next five days.
Otherwise, here are our thoughts:
1) Maya Angelou: When Mrs. Angelou's passing was announced a few weeks ago, an interview in the Paris Review immediately came to mind wherein she describes her writing process. Such fascinating insight into how she worked! Find it here.
2) Homeschooling Expenses: We are blessed to live in an area with good schools. As such, homeschooling is not really a consideration for our family, although I readily recognize and respect situations in which it is the best choice (for myriad reasons). I am fascinated by parents who take this on and am always keeping an eye on the advances with the homeschooling movement. This article, outlining the expenses involved, provides practical insight into the task.
3) Cool v. Effortless: The ladies at Man Repeller break down what it means, from a fashion perspective, to be "cool" or to pull off a style that looks "effortless". Read it here.
4) 70: June 6th marked the 70th anniversary of D-Day. Two photographers, Peter MacDiarmid and Chris Helgren reviewed archived photos, tracked down the exact locations, and photographed them as they are today. The interactive photos (click the image to fade) can be found here. The fourth image is especially powerful.
5) Apple: Last week Apple completed the purchase of Beats Electronics for the purchase price of $3M, a move that will likely make Messrs. Young and Iovine the first billionaires in rap. Young, or Dr. Dre, is not expected to have a formal title within Apple (nor will Iovine). This is an interesting move since Apple desperately needs to improve the quality of its speakers (we use Bose headphones for music and only utilize the Apple headphones for telephone use in the car).
On a separate note, CEO Cook answered a few AppleCare calls last week at a call center.
6) Nadal: We got home in time from church yesterday to watch the last match between Nadal and Djokovic at the French Open. We were pulling for Nadal and were glad to see his 9th (rather emotional) win on clay.
And that's it for us. Have a wonderful week!
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