My New Job in Education
2012-09-08 – Relax! No children are involved, only consenting adults. I’ve been in education for a long time, but it’s been a peculiar kind of regulated education: continuing education, where […]
Backwards Bob
2012-09-07 – Rode the train home from La Crosse with a guy named Bob. Seemed like a nice guy. My age. A retired member of the UAW. Good sense of […]
Rainbow from the Train
2012-09-05 – Standing in the vestibule of the Amtrak Empire Builder nearing my destination I asked my fellow passengers if they saw the rainbow. “I saw some clouds,” said one. […]
Talking to Strangers
2012-09-03 – By the third time, I knew something was up. A cute coed, a girl I never laid eyes on, said hi as I passed. The first one I […]
Blue Moon
2012-09-01 – What’s a blue moon? A second full moon in a month. Is there anything special about it? Not in the least. The blue moon is nothing more than […]
The Start of School
2012-08-31 – Had an interesting conversation with my train buddy yesterday. He takes a dim view of the teachers union and so do I. But our reasons are completely different. […]
Existential Sneeze
2012-08-29 – My eyes water a lot at this time of year. I used to have allergies in the late summer and early fall, but when I was in my […]
Derivatives in Sardines
2012-08-26 – My law school securities law professor told a story about an investor who had received a tip about a certain brand of sardines. “Why are these sardines […]
Proud of My Wife
2012-08-25 – It’s dark in the morning now when I leave the house to go to work and that’s the time the skunks are out in the park. I nearly […]
Akin Breakin’ Heart
2012-08-24 – Before the Todd Akin story gets washed away by the next outrage, I’d like to make a couple of points. First has to do with the complete absurdity […]
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