Stoopid Stuff

It's a wild world out there. Stoopid, too. There's dumb all around. Folks citing make-believe laws. Making up constitutional facts. Alleging imaginary precedents.  Because liberals insist they're right ...  and you're wrong.  And they have the lies to prove it. You'd think they'd won an election or something. Al Gore ... the man who swore we'd all … Continue reading Stoopid Stuff

They’re All Nuts

Before the first drop of rain ... or the first gust of wind ... The Washington Post has decided that Hurricane Florence belongs to President Trump. It's his fault. President Poseidon is gonna drown us all. "With depressingly ironic timing ... The Trump administration has now attacked all three pillars of President Barack Obama’s climate-change … Continue reading They’re All Nuts

Spartacus Booker and the Spectacles

'Spartacus' Booker speaks: "Boot me from the Senate, but I’m going to violate rules to defeat Kavanaugh ...  no matter what!" When have we last seen such courage? "I understand that the penalty comes with potential ousting from the Senate." We all have our fingers crossed, Mister Spartacus. He's put his career ... that's going … Continue reading Spartacus Booker and the Spectacles

The Bullet We Dodged

Take a whiff! It doesn’t smell like low-tide anymore.  The Trump counter-insurgency  has ushered in cleaner air … and less stink. And Hillary Clinton is no where in sight! Donald Trump’s been marvelously unconventional in his counter-argument to the progressive idiocy of the Obama abomination. In a quick two years, he’s aerated US foreign policy … … Continue reading The Bullet We Dodged

The Newest Middle School Fad: Socialism

Middle school fads ain’t what they used to be.  Forget Silly Bandz, jean skirts, and Abercrombie. Those were all run-of-the-mill fads. Rages that raged …  and then vanished very quickly. . That was innocent stuff … but innocence ain’t so plentiful anymore. Schools have hardened kids with grit and rigor. Ordealed them with testing mania. … Continue reading The Newest Middle School Fad: Socialism

Please! No More!

“Confidence is a nice suit. Arrogance is the same suit … with suspenders, Italian loafers, and gold cuff links.” Meet Andrew Cuomo. Governor of New York. Well tailored in arrogance. Not quite content with a modest marker for his father’s grave, he’s decided on a three mile long masterwork … across the Hudson River … … Continue reading Please! No More!

The Kids in the Cheap Seats

A Tale of Two Schools  "I'll be returning to the highest poverty school in Spokane in less than a week. Highest Homeless. Highest Refugee. Highest ESL. Please. Please. Grit is not the answer. Please, let these children experience art, music, movement, projects, building, exploration, curiosity, fun ... DAILY ... Not push push push ... Not … Continue reading The Kids in the Cheap Seats

The Lost Schools

Check your child for neck bolts … the educational Frankensteins are at it again.  Forget geography, language arts, and math … schools are now all about feelings. And emotions. And attitudes. It’s the hot-rage in education … the creepy premise that schools can instill acceptable human emotions and reactions in your child because … I … Continue reading The Lost Schools

The New Social Jokester Warriors: Kinky Librarians

Little Red Riding Hood doesn’t stand a chance. There are creepier dangers than the Big Bad Wolf. Like librarians. That’s right. Librarians. But first … Why is everyone now identified by a sexual descriptor? Is sexuality the new ID? Who are these creepy misfits who just can't resist sexualizing everything from pronouns to puppet shows … Continue reading The New Social Jokester Warriors: Kinky Librarians

Pushing Parents Around

It’s all too clear that there are some schools that think they must save your children … from you.  Yes. You. Doctrinaire teachers, administrators, and boards of education have become presumptuous and smug.  And their contempt for parents is grounded in their surety that …  in all matters, not just academics. … parents fall short. … Continue reading Pushing Parents Around