“Her handbag, he said, was found on the scene. I made a mental note to carry out a thorough spring clean of contents of my own bag before throwing myself in front of any trains.” ― Graeme Macrae Burnet, Case… Read More ›
Education
Is The Silence Receding?
“I think that success in life is largely a matter of luck. It has little correlation with merit, and in all fields of life there have been many people of great merit who did not succeed – Popper” ― David… Read More ›
The Misleading Allure of Personalities Over Policies
“Daylight tricks you into thinking what you see is truth, lets you go through life thinking you know everything. But the truth is we are sleepwalkers. We walk through the night that is chaos and dark and forever keeps its… Read More ›
Be Wary of the Well Intentioned Man
“Don’t blame the boss. He has enough problems.” ― Donald Rumsfeld Everybody talks about how tired parents are during the infant years of child-rearing. I’m here to tell you they are nothing compared to the teen years. The amount… Read More ›
Who Knew Tutoring Wouldn’t Be a Huge Success, or How I Learned to Frivolously Spend Tax Payer Money Without Really Trying
“That’s how it is for us servants. No one pays you much heed; mostly you’re invisible as furniture. Yet you overhear a conversation here, and add a little gossip there. A writing desk lies open and you cannot help but… Read More ›
Keeping the Dumpster Fires Burning
“I have had countless men repeat my ideas back to me as if they were theirs – as if I would not remember having come up with those thoughts in the first place.” ― Hernan Diaz, Trust In Tennessee…. Read More ›
Who Are the Adults in Charge?
“You have ability and people who don’t never forgive you for it. Your very existence is a constant reproach to them.” ― H. Beam Piper, The Works of H. Beam Piper (27 books) Earlier this week, Peter Greene wrote… Read More ›
Its High School Football Time in Tennessee bc
“A heroic society is almost a contradiction in terms.” ― Jane Ellen Harrison, Ancient Art and Ritual This weekend marks the kickoff of high school football season in Tennessee, As such, it also marks my son’s first start as… Read More ›
Let’s Take a Peek Behind the Curtain
“I told her the world was full of nice people. I’d have hated to try to prove it to her, but I said it, anyway.” ― Jim Thompson, A Hell of a Woman I don’t think we ever truly… Read More ›
A Touch of Overreach to Start the School Year
“The problem, kid,” Shorty said, “is there is no one on either side of the fence keeping measurements about what you do. God is an idea, and the devil is us.” ― Joe Lansdale Laws written in the state… Read More ›
Dad Gone Wild 