FIRST LEGO League (FLL) Robotics Tournament, Brooklyn Borough Qualifier.

FLL is a global program created to get children excited about science and technology. A hands-on program for ages 9 to 16 (9 to 14 in the U.S. and Canada), FLL uses Challenges based on real world scientific problems to engage children in research, problem solving, and engineering. The cornerstone of the program is its Core Values, which emphasize friendly sportsmanship, learning, and community involvement. (more…)

Posted: January 10th, 2010 under personal.
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Someone once told my daughter, “You get what you get and you don’t get upset.”

Expedient advice for a child. Terrible advice in life.

In no way am I satisfied with what I get.

Posted: July 6th, 2008 under personal.
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My wife and daughter are catholic. I am not. I am nothing — in a spiritual sense.

At lunch, my wife explained to me that my daughter is at the age of reason; the threshold where people are deemed to begin to be morally responsible.

It’s a fascinating concept. If true, my child is now accountable for her acts in some profound sense a younger child is not. She can be generous, indifferent, self-absorbed, cruel and kind. She is capable of guilt, courage and hope.

Second grade was hard enough.

Posted: April 30th, 2008 under personal.
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