Anne Frank and a sense of proportion April 12, 2010 Ten years ago I bought the newly published “definitive” unexpurgated version of Anne Frank’s diary. It got lost on my bookshelves with many other… Continue Reading
Blissful ignorance March 20, 2010 Those of us who have challenged the Red Plan have often wondered whether the Superintendent of Schools has masked the feelings of the people… Continue Reading
Watch it at least to the half way point March 20, 2010 One publisher knows hope. As a matter of fact, at my request, I was given DK’s picture book about prehistoric life for Christmas. They… Continue Reading
There is nothing new under the sun March 20, 2010 I just ran across this fascinating piece about what looks like the precusors of blogs. It begins: Blogging brings out the hit-and-run element in… Continue Reading
Wooing Goo and the broadband speed test March 17, 2010 I first got quite excited about the competition to win Google’s investment to wire up a small city. I was however too distracted to… Continue Reading
No more big tent March 15, 2010 I read the other day something that I’ve noted but never quite put into words. The Democratic party which has been accused of political… Continue Reading
Maybe I have Asperberger’s too March 15, 2010 Who was the first person to realize our banks had invested America’s future in fiscal insanity? Check out this NPR story. Then Burry began… Continue Reading
Holy Rosary’s waiting list March 15, 2010 I’ve been innundated with Grandfatherly duties. As I told a fellow whose been waiting for me to do some serious writing its hard to… Continue Reading
limitation of googling March 11, 2010 I just remembered that I meant to insert the name of a book and its author in a previous post. I tried googling but… Continue Reading
Inner City schools – the perfect storm March 11, 2010 About ten years ago I read, or started reading, the book by….on the plight of inner city schools. After two or three chapters I… Continue Reading
Inner City schools – the perfect storm March 11, 2010 About ten years ago I read, or started reading, the book by….on the plight of inner city schools. After two or three chapters I… Continue Reading
Teacher Unions March 11, 2010 I find myself souring on teacher unions. The timidity of the teachers in the face of the Red Plan’s dislocations has been shocking but… Continue Reading
My blog posts March 10, 2010 Periodically I feel the need to reexplain my posting policy. I edit blogs upload them before they’re finished and then go back and keep… Continue Reading
Unconscionable March 10, 2010 Today’s story on Dr. Dixon’s continued plundering of a million in Desegregation funds to fund all day kindergarten needs some explanation. Here’s mine. Dixon… Continue Reading
Cheap money makes us stupid February 28, 2010 Eleven PM, Saturday. I should be going to bed. Feeling hot and sweaty. Just clicked a link to a blog post Vic sent me…. Continue Reading
Teach your children well February 27, 2010 Almost all textbooks in the US are teaching children that evolution is a big maybe because text book publishers bow to the standards required… Continue Reading
“I hate Woodrow Wilson with everything in me.” February 24, 2010 The quote above is from Glenn Beck. See the previous post. This picture shows one corner of my office where the visage of the… Continue Reading
Losing brain cells February 24, 2010 Ten years ago I bought a book by Rush Limbaugh much to my wife’s annoyance. I got through a couple chapters of his mangled… Continue Reading
Compare Duluth’s newsletter with real journalists February 13, 2010 A blistering editorial in the Timberjay concludes: So, we appear to have an exaggerated financial crisis. We have what looks like overstated savings from… Continue Reading
Edison’s new schools – who decides? who pays? February 3, 2010 I had heard from a family member who went to work at the Edison Schools two years after I began fighting for a vote… Continue Reading