The long knives are out for teachers caught in this pathetic reform ... wedged in the middle of a mess they didn’t make. The sad and bitter tales … about kids in homework-agony and testing misery ... color lots of teachers unfairly. Tattooing them as grinding task-masters. Cold accomplices. Me-firsts. Bad guys. They're not. Not … Continue reading Can’t You See Me?
Category: History
The Clowns Are At It Again -DACA DAY
Trying to understand the logic of some liberals is like trying to smell the color 9. So ... the government is "shut down" because liberals prefer to defend illegals rather than defend you. Think about that. This is your "Twilight Zone" moment ... what America would be like without President Trump ... a peek into … Continue reading The Clowns Are At It Again -DACA DAY
COMING HOME
“Once … while with friends … I was asked what was the most significant thing I'd ever done in my life. It was a quick answer. Right to the point … ‘Being a Marine and leading men in combat’ ..." Ten thousand six hundred nineteen miles is a long way. But it’s not so long … Continue reading COMING HOME
The Clowns Are At It Again
Trying to understand the logic of some liberals is like trying to smell the color 9. So ... the government is "shut down" because liberals prefer to defend illegals rather than defend you. Think about that. This is your "Twilight Zone" moment ... what America would be like without President Trump ... a peek into … Continue reading The Clowns Are At It Again
THE DUMBING DOWN OF AMERICA
THE DUMBING DOWN OF AMERICA Camille Paglia, the renowned social commentator, almost gets it right. In fact, she nearly stepped on the answer herself … in her very own words. It is true. There’s a new generation that loathes America … and they don’t even know why … because they’ve been more indoctrinated than educated. … Continue reading THE DUMBING DOWN OF AMERICA
Trying Times – Sunshine Patriot
“THESE are the times that try men’s souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country; but he that stands it now, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman.” ~Thomas Paine~ This is America’s carnival moment. Its freak time. And the moment to … Continue reading Trying Times – Sunshine Patriot
The True Sword
I possessed the True Sword. In fact … I‘d made it myself. From exotic balsa wood. Imagined in my mind … designed by my brain … and brought to life by my own curiosity. That’s what a mind is for. I was nine. I had dreamed myself Caesar’s body-guard. The boy-wonder of the Praetorian Guard. The … Continue reading The True Sword
Kiss The Fish
You gotta kiss the fish. That’s how summer starts. With a kiss. That was the ritual of the boy and his grandfather. And then it was on to ponds and lakes and streams. A few hours here ... and a few more there. Almost always spur of the moment, grab-the-poles, hit-the-road decisions. Wedged in between … Continue reading Kiss The Fish
Silver Brushes and White Hair
I’ve out-lived my father. Isn’t that the saddest achievement? My sons are wonderful men. But they missed out on him … and he missed out on them. Bad timing. He was gone before they had a memory-card. I know something for certain. A strange something. Had he lived for a few more decades … … Continue reading Silver Brushes and White Hair
I’m Such a Sap for Aesop
I am such a sap for Aesop. He’s like wisdom in a can. Real simple. To the point. With a whiff of truth. His skinny books were all over my childhood … and all over my house. My first recollection is of “The Tortoise and the Hare” because … I think … it was actually … Continue reading I’m Such a Sap for Aesop
Missives Worth Reading 