Misc thoughts about political manipulation August 20, 2015 A. I just read a worrisome story on my cell phone from Politico about Google’s potential to determine the winners of elections. Reassuringly I… Continue Reading
Menage à Trib July 16, 2015 I may have been ignoring my blog but not my writing. I spent Five hours yesterday writing a letter (email) to Chuck Frederick. It… Continue Reading
Stealth is for ninjas May 10, 2015 I’m not a ninja. I’m not an open book but I presume anyone who visits this blog with some regularity does it to find… Continue Reading
Witnessing March 20, 2015 The lunch room of the old Lincoln had a crowd of over a hundred people when I arrived late because I thought the meeting… Continue Reading
Art Johnston’s data requests February 28, 2015 When I came home from the Geek Squad with my computer I found the mail waiting for me including one of my big yellow… Continue Reading
How to create implacable foes February 1, 2015 The answer is simple. Be really, really, really uncivil to them. I’m astounded at my tenacity and that of Loren Martell and Art Johnston…. Continue Reading
Simple Math December 11, 2014 Despite his peppery stubbornness Art Johnston will be exonerated while the rest of the school board will suffer serious discredit. If not in the… Continue Reading
11-14-14 ALL CAPS, PART 5 – SOME CLOSURE BEFORE 11-15-14 ARRIVES November 14, 2014 I haven’t counted the words in today’s series of All CAPS posts. Its not nearly the 10,000 words I’d imagined a day ago but… Continue Reading
There is no there, part 3 November 8, 2014 Well, well. After posting Part 1 and especially Part 2 it will be much harder for me to bring peace to the School Board…. Continue Reading
My horselaugh of the day November 5, 2014 Woke up listening to NPR’s election coverage when I heard Claudia burst into a loud laugh from a couple rooms away. I knew it… Continue Reading
“Tenterhooks” Pt. 1A – I’m no saint October 24, 2014 There is no way to sugar coat this. Our District’s Human Resources Director said the most shocking and unforgivable thing I can recall ever… Continue Reading
Chimps in the news – a little self criticism October 17, 2014 Can Harry intimidate people into being nice? That is the question I’m faced with as I contemplate the Bullying and BFFing post. Intimidation. That’s… Continue Reading
Whereas August 20, 2014 Tenacity and perseverance are usually held up as virtues. Stubbornness is not.I’m not sure where the issue of disclosing the truth about the Red… Continue Reading
Hello Mary July 16, 2014 You gave me your business card as I left Old Central yesterday and urged me to call you if I had anything else to… Continue Reading
Loren Martell outdoes himself June 29, 2014 Despite being a long standing partisan for Red Plan skeptics Loren Martell provides a fitting description of the recent School Board meetings first, the… Continue Reading
WW III – Getting past the Day of Infamy June 23, 2014 My reluctance to proceed with the World War lll posts is getting to a few of my avid readers. Here’s an email I got… Continue Reading
Our last vote at last night’s four hour SB meeting June 18, 2014 First, I was expecting to blog a lot as I entered this week because I’m so full of thoughts and it looked like it… Continue Reading
The Heisenburg Principle. More damn prologue October 5, 2013 On rare occasions I compose blog posts on my regular computer writing software rather than directly onto my blog software. This post for instance… Continue Reading
It takes one to know one November 1, 2011 Today the letters to the editor really kicked in. That is a phenomenon that always emerges when the general election draws near. It means… Continue Reading
I beg to differ October 27, 2011 I read Triss Harwood’s critique of Loren Martell in today’s Trib and was non plussed. She said: I listened repeatedly at those meetings to… Continue Reading