Author Archives
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Know Your Friends
“Poles had a dark joke in 1944, about a bird which falls out of the sky into a cowpat, to be rescued by a cat; its moral, they said, was that “Not everyone who gets you out of the shit… Read More ›
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Its All Looking A Little Hazy
“There are no self-proclaimed villains, only regiments of self-proclaimed saints. Victorious historians rule where good or evil lies.” ― Glen Cook, Chronicles of the Black Company it seems like just last week the kids were streaming into the house,… Read More ›
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Change Before the Season
“There needs to be an error code that means “I received your request but decided to ignore you.” ― Martha Wells, Rogue Protocol These continue to be strange times that we are living in. Social media allows us to… Read More ›
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Enough About Politics, Lets Talk About the Politics
“If we’re to be at war, we might as well entertain one another.” ― Max Gladstone, This Is How You Lose the Time War Fourth of July serves as a marker for the middle of summer. In political circles,… Read More ›
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Hot Fun in the Summertime
“Always trust strangers, it’s the people you know that let you down.” ― Andrew O’Hagan Last week the Tennessee Department of Education released the data from this year’s state standardized testing. They always do this in mid-June, long after… Read More ›
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In the World of Education Policy, You Can Be Anyone You Want to Be
“People do not change, they are merely revealed.” ― Anne Enright, The Gathering Summer is definitely upon us. And when I say upon us, I mean upon us, as most of the nation suffers under extreme heat. Here in… Read More ›
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Absurdity Abounds in the Education Policy Space
“When it comes to paying contractors, the sky is the limit; when it comes to financing the basic functions of the state, the coffers are empty.” ― Naomi Klein, The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism Summer always… Read More ›
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Business Rule #1
“We are embedded in habit. We dread the truly new, the truly emergent. We don’t fear the end of the world—we fear the end of the world as we know it.” ― Ray Nayler, The Mountain in the Sea … Read More ›
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Hot Fun in the Summertime or Summer is Here and the Living Ain’t That Easy.
“I have lifted the rock and seen the worms writhing underneath.” ― James Hynes, Sparrow Summer has officially started in the Weber household. It’s a welcome but mixed change. Kids may be home, but the lazy days have not… Read More ›
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Another School Year in the Books
“I’d never been one to give up on lost causes, maybe because I was one myself.” ― Abir Mukherjee, Smoke and Ashes It’s official. As of yesterday, I am the proud parent of two high school students. Middle school… Read More ›
Dad Gone Wild 