“This is my theory,” she said. “If everybody is dressing formal, wear jeans. If everybody is wearing jeans, dress formal. Be different. They’ll notice you.” ― Reba McEntire I ran into my buddy Slatski at the bus stop yesterday,… Read More ›
Education
THE EDUCATION-INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX
“In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists, and will persist.” – Dwight Eisenhower Let me… Read More ›
ALWAYS PLAYING HURT
“I’m just afraid of having a tombstone that says HERE LIES A PROMISING OLD MAN.” ― David Foster Wallace, Infinite Jest As many of you know, I earn my primary living through special event bartending. It’s hard but rewarding… Read More ›
ARE WE NOW CELEBRATING THOUGHTS OVER DEEDS?
“there was no honor among thieves. Boys in the game only respected you in direct proportion to how much they needed you divided by how much they feared you.” ― S.A. Cosby, Blacktop Wasteland I’ve probably told this story… Read More ›
IT’S GOOD TO HAVE FRIENDS
Well I was movin’ down the road in my V8 Ford I had a shine on my boots, I had my sideburns lowered With my New York brim and my gold tooth displayed Nobody give me trouble ’cause they know… Read More ›
THE DANGERS OF JUST SKIMMING
“He who controls the spice controls the universe.” ― Frank Herbert, Dune Long-term readers of this columned are likely familiar with the term, “Friday news drop”. For the newly initiated, the “Friday news drop” is the term applied to… Read More ›
THE LIMITS OF SPIN
“When people make a contract with the devil and give him an air-conditioned office to work in, he doesn’t go back home easily.” ― James Lee Burke, In the Electric Mist With Confederate Dead Tennessee’s Governor Lee fancies himself… Read More ›
IF TOMORROW NEVER COMES
“I don’t like questions. They invent the answers. The real answers are discovered, before you even know what the question is.” ― William McIlvanney, Laidlaw The other day I was scrolling through my social media posts when I came… Read More ›
IS THE BIG TEST HEADED FOR THE BIG CRASH?
“When you battle with your conscience and lose, you win.” ― Henry Youngman It’s been another one of the weeks. The kind that seems to grind you down, and leave you questioning your own grasp of reality. The kind that… Read More ›
IT’S ALL ABOUT THE TIMING
“No good decision was ever made in a swivel chair.” ― George S. Patton Jr. For those of you who are unfamiliar, TOSS is the Tennessee Organization of School Superintendents. All of Tennessee’s individual school superintendents are members, and… Read More ›
Dad Gone Wild 