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I make the false assumption that we are a tight-knit group here in the mathedublogosphere. But sometimes people stumble on my blog with google searches such as

-conan o’brien arnold filing cabinet

-optimistic old man (ed: I’m sorry to whoever came here via that search. I guess google isn’t perfect yet)

-insert holyshit redbull wordpress

and might miss some amazing writers on other blogs. David Cox is one of those. He’s got a special grace in his writing that I’m really jealous of. In an analogy- David Cox:Sarcasymptote::Greg Maddux:David Wells. If you haven’t read his entry to the Virtual Conference on Core Values, you are really missing something special.

Go read it now: Treat ‘Em Like They’re My Own