Today, something a little different.  In the midst of this summer slump, as our site stats plummet (it’s not just me, right?  Ha ha!  Right?), I thought it might be nice to open things up.  Move on to Phase 3 of the Weekly Question of the Week – which may include running a question only […]

Oh, boy, I’m going to get myself detained more often!  Not only was it relaxing, but I got to see the awesome creativity of people rallying around a non-cause!  I’m actually back from the orchard, so whatever you did worked.  Hopefully you used the opportunity to impress someone with your heartfelt concern (while making sure […]

Chances are pretty good that you’re familiar with Jules, over at the terrific blog, Go Jules Go.  Odds are really good that you’re familiar with me and my blog, what with you reading this sentence and all.  Also this one.  And this one. Et cetera. Finally, there’s a decent chance that you have a fair […]

First thing’s first: I have returned from exile!  In what can only be described as a global grassroots movement, the governments of the world have been forced to take notice, and I am home from my forced labor.  Also, my step-father-in-law just got tired of cleaning.  The tomatoes remain now, only in my dreams.  By […]

“We oppose the teaching of Higher Order Thinking Skills (values clarification), critical thinking skills and similar programs that are simply a relabeling of Outcome-Based Education (OBE) (mastery learning) which focus on behavior modification and have the purpose of challenging the student’s fixed beliefs and undermining parental authority.”  – page 20, Republican Party of Texas, 2012, […]

I’m writing this from exile.  Banishment.  I have been forced from my home and now travel about, trying to post from whatever café I can find.  If you are reading this, you are part of the network that keeps me connected to the world I once knew.  Yes, I am a tragic figure around whom […]

Today’s post will be quite brief – I’m a little short on time, in terms of internet access, for reasons I will elaborate on tomorrow.  The short version is that I am in exile.  Driven from my home my powerful forces making demands I can not possibly hope to fulfill. Intriguing, isn’t it?  Kind of […]

As many of you know, I used to be – once upon a time – a full-time stand up comedian.  The end of that is summarized briefly on my Let’s Meet The Author page (perhaps a more detailed recollection will be here one of these days).  But for some reason I was just thinking about […]