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?
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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
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
File Under…
AS IF YOU NEEDED TO BE REMINDED OF THE WORLD YOU LIVE IN … • FILE UNDER … “OF COURSE!” “Elementary School Drops Halloween Because It's 'Not Inclusive' ... Replaces It With 'Black & Orange Day” ........."The costume parade is out of our ordinary routine … and can be difficult for many students … the … Continue reading File Under…
Harvey Weinstein – Not Your Usual Sleazy Saga.
This should’ve been written in the shower … where there’s plenty of soap. Harvey Weinstein. No, it’s not your usual sleazy saga. But that’s what folks want it to be. Just another guy gettin’ his jollies … because he could. That's true, alright … but it ain't the whole story. This dirt-bag embodies everything … … Continue reading Harvey Weinstein – Not Your Usual Sleazy Saga.
Father and Son
“There shall always be love." That buzzed my ear one sticky, summer night … after my father ... the college professor ... got a little rickety with some other dads ... down on the beach. A little too wobbly … after over-sipping. He wasn’t much of a beach guy … or a water guy. He'd … Continue reading Father and Son
Maybe, Maybe Not Age
A recent Boston Magazine article belched … “In Praise of Mediocre Kids” … and asked … “Why can’t we just accept that?”… Which calls to mind two odd sorts … English humorist Maximillian Beerbohm … and English misuser Yogi Berra. Sir Beerbohm said … “Only mediocrity can be trusted to be always at its best.” … Continue reading Maybe, Maybe Not Age
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
You. Did. Not. Matter. But … Now. You. Do.
For the last decade or so ... the message was extra-clear: You. Did. Not. Matter. It was the demand of the Liberal-Left that you … the middle class … apologize for any comfort you had brought to your own lives … because that effort did not include your lazy-ass neighbors. Liberals still insist they're right ... … Continue reading You. Did. Not. Matter. But … Now. You. Do.
Missives Worth Reading 