“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 ›
Education
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 ›
Elections Matter
“We are all very anxious to be understood, and it is very hard not to be. But there is one thing much more necessary.’ What is that, grandmother?’ To understand other people.’ Yes, grandmother. I must be fair – for… Read More ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
Dad Gone Wild 