As I mentioned yesterday, we got a lot of catching up to do. So much has happened in the last week. Some of what has transpired is actually quite good. “Another tradition to politics, a tradition (of politics) that stretched… Read More ›
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GUESS WHO’S BACK? BACK AGAIN. SHADY’S BACK, TELL A FRIEND.
We’ve all witnessed the scene on television: the hero is backed into a corner by a pack of angry dogs growling at his heels, ready to tear him to shreds. His fate seems sealed until suddenly he reaches into a pocket… Read More ›
LET THE GAMES BEGIN
This summer may have passed faster than any in recent memory. It seems like just last week that the kids were escaping the halls, and the endless possibilities of summer stretched out in front of them. I know for many,… Read More ›
LOSING SUCKS
I thought all night about what’d I’d say about yesterday’s school board election results. Don’t be too bitter. Be gracious. Be optimistic. And after all that rumination, the best I can come up with is… losing sucks. Getting your ass… Read More ›
MONEY, IT’S A GAS
Saturday at 4:30 PM, early voting for this year’s school board race came to an end. Well, in all fairness, it was also the end of early voting for the governor primaries, the vice-mayor contest, and several other races. The… Read More ›
IS THIS THING ON?
“Experience has shown, and a true philosophy will always show, that a vast, perhaps the larger, portion of truth arises from the seemingly irrelevant.” ― Edgar Allan Poe, The Mystery of Marie Rogêt I write today’s post as dawn breaks…. Read More ›
LET NONE PRESUME TO WEAR AN UNDESERVED DIGNITY
I try to adhere to a schedule of posting a new column regularly on Mondays and Fridays. At times, Monday has turned into Tuesday, but for the most part, I try to follow a set schedule. There are times when… Read More ›
TEST FOR ECHO
This past weekend, I sat down at the computer fully intending to take a deep dive into the newly released TNReady test scores. As happens so often, before I got to my intended task, I got sidetracked. First, I read… Read More ›
DAMN, BUT I’M TIRED.
I know candidates from the last two school board races are going to scoff at me when I say this aloud, but it’s two days into early voting and I’m already worn out. I know that this year’s race pales… Read More ›
TELL ME A STORY…
I’ve often said, “I’m not the smartest man in the room, I’m just fortunate enough to know a lot of really smart people.” To me the greatest benefit to the growth of the Dad Gone Wild blog is the access… Read More ›
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