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9th Grade Math, here I come

Sorry, I couldn’t resist. I am so proud. Anybody who has helped with 6th grade math (as I have) should get ready … only it didn’t tell me which one I missed.


You Passed 8th Grade Math


Congratulations, you got 9/10 correct!
Could You Pass 8th Grade Math? (no longer available)

I used to tell my teachers (and myself) that I would never use algebra. If I’d only known then … maybe I would have earned better than a “C” once in my life.

Thanks to Scienceblogs for the heads-up (archived: 2012).

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Be Kind. It Matters

Be Kind. It Matters

Reupping this story from April. This encounter has stuck with me. In early January I was returning a gift, and tried to get it put back on my wife’s credit card, which I didn’t have. The young girl working at the counter tried to make…

Deleting Facebook – An Experiment (Part 1 of 2)

Deleting Facebook – An Experiment (Part 1 of 2)

"If you're not the customer, you're the product," as the saying goes. I am tired of being the product.* I have a new facebook account; the old one is deactivated. Why? I've long said I hate facebook, but use it because I must - for RealCrozetVA community,…

Public Spaces in Private Spaces – What’s the Balance?

Public Spaces in Private Spaces – What’s the Balance?

What if ... the only available public spaces to freely assemble are private? The forthcoming Market Plaza in Downtown Charlottesville is going to be a massive project, Market Plaza will feature 68 residential units, 55,000 square feet of office space and 10,000 square feet of retail…

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Jim Duncan has been helping buyers and sellers in Charlottesville’s neighborhoods for 25 years. Get local insight born of experience.