What is this blog, blog?

Dear Minte,

Thanks be to God for the many blessings He has showered upon us poor wretches, greatest of which is His own Son Jesus Christ, through whose saving work on the cross we are justified before the throne of the Almighty creator of all things! Peace be with you.

At this time, it seems that we've been given the opportunity to discuss some really good books, ideas, and stories. My idea for how this will work so far is thus: I'll post a something to read, and you have a couple days to read it, think about it, and write something about it. Then we'll discuss it and eat cake.

Since the internet is... distracting, and we're liable to be really fat from time to time, I think we should find a way to keep each other on task. Namely, homework of a sort. Your posts should be 2,000 words for now, or some arbitrary limit that I decide, to make sure you're not going to do this halfheartedly. Write or Die is a sweet website that counts your words, and yells at you if you get distracted. This thing won't work if we both end up being too fat to read and write. I'm nervous that one or both of us will somehow give up because we're too busy checking Facebook to notice that our butt size is inversely proportional to our IQ. Let's please not do that.

Also, we're both pretty good at being random. We have lots of places to do that on the internet, but I think we should set this blog aside for something besides random pictures of kittens fighting gnomes with rubber ducks. Otherwise, we won't be able to keep a consistent enough train of thought to make use of the gifts God has given us in the human heart and mind. Please check your lolcats at the door.

That said, your first assignment is:  1000+ words on why you want to be home schooled, and what you hope to get out of this. Go.