Ice Cream Is a Zero Sum Game
2018-02-19 – Four adult human beings live in my house full time. And human beings can’t live too long without ice cream. So when we bring ice cream into the […]
Tag Archives: Education
GOP Tax Plan Builds a Wall to Keep You Out of the Economy
2017-11-20 – Donald Trump promised to build a wall. And he’s doing it (trying at least). It’s not the border wall he talked about during his campaign. That isn’t grand […]
No, You’re Not Going to Teach Me a Lesson
2017-02-16 – Did you ever want to teach someone a lesson? C’mon. Of course you have. That guy who cut you off in traffic on your way over here. So […]
The Graduate Walk Speaks Volumes Without Words
2016-05-24 – Public oratory is pretty much disdained in this country. We don’t have time for it. Or we distrust it. We listen to sermons only if we show up […]
Should Computer Coding Count as a Foreign Language in School?
2016-03-24 – School systems around the country are debating whether computer coding classes should count toward a kid’s foreign language requirement in school. Considering what an awful job American schools […]
Teachers Are Great, But They’re Not the Only Ones
2016-02-25 – I’ve had some great teachers. I’ve also had some that were less than great. Great or less than great, I admire people who have devoted their lives to […]
Gettin’ Down With My Homie Will Shakespeare
2015-09-27 – Imagine you went to see a play by Shakespeare and it was filled with words you never heard before. Oh, you don’t have to imagine that? It happens […]
I Write Lies for a Living
2015-09-20 – I write lies for a living. No lie. People I’ve said this to say, “No, Steve, what you write is not meant to deceive.” But what I write […]
Standing on Your Feet
2015-07-28 – Did you ever notice that IQ tests and aptitude tests don’t measure much other than a little math and very little verbal skills? How do they know how […]
No Trophies Just for Participating?
2015-05-03 – There’s an ecard floating around the Internet that goes like this: “I’m afraid of a world run by adults who were never spanked as kids and got trophies […]
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