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![“Scout” Finch’s first day in school exposes the pretentious and often hollow ambitions behind progressive education in the 1930s and today. The beloved characters from Harper Lee’s To Kill a […]](https://treehouseletter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Scout-Atticus-36x36.jpg "Why Scout Finch Hates School – the Best Novel of the Century and Progressive Education")
Why Scout Finch Hates School – the Best Novel of the Century and Progressive Education
Posted on October 16, 2015 | 2 Comments“Scout” Finch’s first day in school exposes the pretentious and often hollow ambitions behind progressive education in the 1930s and today. The beloved characters from Harper Lee’s To Kill a […]
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![There are three types of people in this world: the sheep who go about their business, the wolf who feeds on the sheep, and the sheepdog who protects the flock. Last […]](https://treehouseletter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/German-shepherd-36x36.jpg "The Sheep, the Wolf, & the Sheepdog – LTC Dave Grossman & American Sniper")
The Sheep, the Wolf, & the Sheepdog – LTC Dave Grossman & American Sniper
Posted on January 30, 2015 | 18 CommentsThere are three types of people in this world: the sheep who go about their business, the wolf who feeds on the sheep, and the sheepdog who protects the flock. Last […]
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Stories Archive
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![Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body. Joseph Addison One year ago my children and a couple of West Point cadets helped install our little […]](https://treehouseletter.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/LFL-Sep-2018-115x115.jpg "Little Free Library – One Year Anniversary")
Little Free Library – One Year Anniversary
Posted on September 13, 2018 | No CommentsReading is to the mind what exercise is to the body. Joseph Addison One year ago my children and a couple of West Point cadets helped install our little […] -
![I’ve come across the topic of walking in my reading, especially lately, as well as over the years. Writers walk and maybe the converse, while not logically true, is […]](https://treehouseletter.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/IMG_4086-1-115x115.jpg "ON WALKING – Sedaris, Gornick, Cadogan, & Thoreau")
ON WALKING – Sedaris, Gornick, Cadogan, & Thoreau
Posted on July 31, 2018 | 2 CommentsI’ve come across the topic of walking in my reading, especially lately, as well as over the years. Writers walk and maybe the converse, while not logically true, is […] -
![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 […]](https://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 […] -
![“It wasn’t a cold war for us,” Billy said. “They caught us in their nets, the Russians. Usually 200, 250 feet below.” The pub smelled of Buffalo wings. Dart boards […]](https://treehouseletter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/25th-Reunion-Parade-Review-115x115.jpg "Veterans Day Sketches and a West Point Reunion")
Veterans Day Sketches and a West Point Reunion
Posted on November 12, 2016 | 5 Comments“It wasn’t a cold war for us,” Billy said. “They caught us in their nets, the Russians. Usually 200, 250 feet below.” The pub smelled of Buffalo wings. Dart boards […] -
![I’ve been reading a collection of short stories by James Salter, the pen name for a 1945 West Point graduate born James Arnold Horowitz. I didn’t know anything […]](https://treehouseletter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Gators-Dress-Gray-pose-115x115.jpg "To the Rear March – A West Point Reunion – James Salter’s Lost Sons")
To the Rear March – A West Point Reunion – James Salter’s Lost Sons
Posted on October 25, 2016 | No CommentsI’ve been reading a collection of short stories by James Salter, the pen name for a 1945 West Point graduate born James Arnold Horowitz. I didn’t know anything […] -
![Woke from my dream at 4:00 AM with the word ‘bittersweet’ in my mouth, the accompanying silence and absence of flavor, a dark room, the image of my father’s grave. The day before was the […]](https://treehouseletter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Chinese-Tea-Culture1-700x325-115x115.jpg "BitterSweet Dreams – The Tea Ceremony & Life’s Rituals")
BitterSweet Dreams – The Tea Ceremony & Life’s Rituals
Posted on September 4, 2016 | No CommentsWoke from my dream at 4:00 AM with the word ‘bittersweet’ in my mouth, the accompanying silence and absence of flavor, a dark room, the image of my father’s grave. The day before was the […] -
![How can you tell the difference between a Norwegian introvert and a Norwegian extrovert? When she’s talking to you a Norwegian introvert looks at her feet. A Norwegian extrovert looks at yours. I read this years ago, […]](https://treehouseletter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/row-of-houses-in-barcelona-catalonia-spain-europe-cxt3r5-115x115.jpg "The Nordic Chronicles – The Norwegian, the Doctor, & the Terrier")
The Nordic Chronicles – The Norwegian, the Doctor, & the Terrier
Posted on August 26, 2016 | No CommentsHow can you tell the difference between a Norwegian introvert and a Norwegian extrovert? When she’s talking to you a Norwegian introvert looks at her feet. A Norwegian extrovert looks at yours. I read this years ago, […] -
![Story 1: There are these two young fish swimming along and they happen to meet an older fish swimming the other way, who nods at them and says “Morning, boys. […]](https://treehouseletter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Two-Fish-water-115x115.jpg "Two Young Fish, Two Guys in a Bar, & David Foster Wallace – The Real Value of a Real Education")
Two Young Fish, Two Guys in a Bar, & David Foster Wallace – The Real Value of a Real Education
Posted on July 13, 2016 | No CommentsStory 1: There are these two young fish swimming along and they happen to meet an older fish swimming the other way, who nods at them and says “Morning, boys. […] -
![There once lived an African King named Cophetua. He was wealthy and just, but he had no interest in women. Palace life and the women of the court, their dress […]](https://treehouseletter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Edward_Burne-Jones_-_King_Cophetua_and_the_Beggar_Maid_-_Google_Art_Project-115x115.jpg "Cophetua and the Beggar Maid – Inspires Shakespeare, Tennyson, & Munro")
Cophetua and the Beggar Maid – Inspires Shakespeare, Tennyson, & Munro
Posted on April 28, 2016 | 2 CommentsThere once lived an African King named Cophetua. He was wealthy and just, but he had no interest in women. Palace life and the women of the court, their dress […] -
![Today is International Women’s Day. If you’re like me, you saw it on Google’s search page, and by holding your mouse cursor over the Google logo, you can watch the […]](https://treehouseletter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Alan-Rickman-115x115.jpg "Alan Rickman & Kate Winslet on Women & Beauty")
Alan Rickman & Kate Winslet on Women & Beauty
Posted on March 8, 2016 | No CommentsToday is International Women’s Day. If you’re like me, you saw it on Google’s search page, and by holding your mouse cursor over the Google logo, you can watch the […]