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![What is the average amount of time a student spends on task without interruption? What are the three root causes of interruption? How do students achieve excellence given these digital […]](http://treehouseletter.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/IMG_4200-115x115.jpg "The Pursuit of Excellence – Music & Mother’s Day")
The Pursuit of Excellence – Music & Mother’s Day
Posted on May 13, 2017 | 2 CommentsWhat is the average amount of time a student spends on task without interruption? What are the three root causes of interruption? How do students achieve excellence given these digital […] -
![Word of the day: a cephalophore is any of a group of Catholic martyrs who were supposed to carry their heads in their hands. Also: The family of mollusks with distinct heads. […]](http://treehouseletter.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Summer-2011-868-115x115.jpeg "Keep Chirping – Poetry & What Divides Us")
Keep Chirping – Poetry & What Divides Us
Posted on April 28, 2017 | No CommentsWord of the day: a cephalophore is any of a group of Catholic martyrs who were supposed to carry their heads in their hands. Also: The family of mollusks with distinct heads. […] -
![This spring cats are everywhere, in my reading, on my whiteboard, in illustrations. I came across Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats by T.S. Eliot in Haslams, a […]](http://treehouseletter.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/IMG_4834-115x115.jpg "Spring Cats – Feline Poetry & T.S. Eliot")
Spring Cats – Feline Poetry & T.S. Eliot
Posted on April 14, 2017 | No CommentsThis spring cats are everywhere, in my reading, on my whiteboard, in illustrations. I came across Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats by T.S. Eliot in Haslams, a […] -
![On Thought & Existence Do you believe that thought is a collection of atoms rolling about at random in a bony skull? or that the arrangement of such atoms for […]](http://treehouseletter.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/MRC-1200x600-2-500x250-115x115.jpg "Unity or Chaos? C.S. Lewis on Stage in NYC")
Unity or Chaos? C.S. Lewis on Stage in NYC
Posted on March 31, 2017 | No CommentsOn Thought & Existence Do you believe that thought is a collection of atoms rolling about at random in a bony skull? or that the arrangement of such atoms for […] -
![I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library. Jorge Luis Borges When I travel I visit local bookstores, often the highlight of a trip. Footnotes from the World’s […]](http://treehouseletter.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Daedalus-bookstore-115x115.jpg "A Lifetime in Books – Sandy’s List – Daedalus’s Bookseller")
A Lifetime in Books – Sandy’s List – Daedalus’s Bookseller
Posted on March 2, 2017 | 1 CommentI have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library. Jorge Luis Borges When I travel I visit local bookstores, often the highlight of a trip. Footnotes from the World’s […] -
![Range The shooting range was set up for the use of handguns and rifle using handgun ammunition from 22LR through 45 ACP (long rifle and automatic colt pistol), not most long […]](http://treehouseletter.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Battle_of_Fredericksburg_Dec_13_1862-115x115.png "Battleground State – Shots Fired in Virginia")
Battleground State – Shots Fired in Virginia
Posted on February 23, 2017 | No CommentsRange The shooting range was set up for the use of handguns and rifle using handgun ammunition from 22LR through 45 ACP (long rifle and automatic colt pistol), not most long […] -
![If any man should ask you how the name Antoninus is written, would you, with a straining of voice, utter each letter? What if the questioner grew […]](http://treehouseletter.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Screen-Shot-2017-02-19-at-9.49.11-PM-115x115.png "Can You Just Spell Your Name? Meditations by Marcus Aurelius")
Can You Just Spell Your Name? Meditations by Marcus Aurelius
Posted on February 20, 2017 | No CommentsIf any man should ask you how the name Antoninus is written, would you, with a straining of voice, utter each letter? What if the questioner grew […] -
![The monkey year ends today and we welcome the sign of the Rooster as the Lunar New Year festivities begin tomorrow. Two descriptions on the Chinese zodiac follow. Rooster […]](http://treehouseletter.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/f9463344d3ed41479d28dcd7-115x115.jpg "Chuc Mung Nam Moi – A Rooster Year with a Cock-y Start")
Chuc Mung Nam Moi – A Rooster Year with a Cock-y Start
Posted on January 27, 2017 | No CommentsThe monkey year ends today and we welcome the sign of the Rooster as the Lunar New Year festivities begin tomorrow. Two descriptions on the Chinese zodiac follow. Rooster […] -
![We stayed in Old Town Alexandria this past weekend for a very different reason than the multitudes heading south from New York for the inauguration and protest march. We went to a volleyball tournament […]](http://treehouseletter.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/TJ-Opinion-115x115.jpg "An Inaugural Weekend – Hats, Cats, & Spittin’ Mad in D.C.")
An Inaugural Weekend – Hats, Cats, & Spittin’ Mad in D.C.
Posted on January 26, 2017 | No CommentsWe stayed in Old Town Alexandria this past weekend for a very different reason than the multitudes heading south from New York for the inauguration and protest march. We went to a volleyball tournament […] -
![Of all the people only those are at leisure who make time for philosophy, only they truly live. Not satisfied to merely keep good watch over their own days, they […]](http://treehouseletter.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/epictetus-educated-are-free-353x199-115x115.jpg "The Daily Stoic – Only They Truly Live")
The Daily Stoic – Only They Truly Live
Posted on January 20, 2017 | No CommentsOf all the people only those are at leisure who make time for philosophy, only they truly live. Not satisfied to merely keep good watch over their own days, they […]