A rather gratifying moment of broadcast television for the masses. Just enjoy it for it's sheer over-the-top quality, it's je ne sais quoi, it's panache: I also just thought I'd get my new sig line out there so people can start … [Read more...]
The value of the printed word.
Naked on the page. Just the words. No pretty face, no 100-watt smile, no distracting glasses, or displaced lock of hair. Just the words. Say it ain't so, Joe, there you go again pointing backwards again. You preferenced … [Read more...]
You Couldn’t Make This Stuff Up
Draw Me A Picture.
Crash and burn, baby. Sometimes you really can't put lipst....oh, never mind: Courtesy of Daily Kos … [Read more...]
Anyone Else Suffering A Little Crank Fatigue?
I admit I'm at a loss. Normally someone as argumentative as I am thrives on the give-and-take, the ying and yang of reasonable political discourse. Ideas are refined, arguments honed. All good stuff. Add to the … [Read more...]
NYT Editorial: Looking At America
As a nation, we cannot seem to rouse ourselves from our stupor, despite the fact that we acknowledge that there are those forces around us who are openly exploiting our inability or unwillingness to respond. Indeed, what should the … [Read more...]
What Did You Read This Year?
And everything else that I can recall: Breaking Ranks II: Strategies for Leading High School Reform by the American Association of Secondary School Principals (A) God Is Not Great: How Religion Ruins Everything by … [Read more...]
Patrick Vetoes Abstinence-Only; Endorses Increased Funding Teen Pregnancy Prevention
Hot of the presses from PP Massachusetts:Federal Abstinence-Only-Until-Marriage Funding--Vetoed!Governor Patrick has vetoed budget language that would allow for ongoing acceptance of federal abstinence-only-until-marriage funding. Thanks to … [Read more...]
Abstinence Education In Budget Is Abstinence-Only
This "Abstinence Education" is back by the Massachusetts Family Institute. The program is called Healthy Futures and it is an abstinence-only program. If you click through the links at the bottom of their webpage, you will find a PDF … [Read more...]
CARE for Youth: Support the Health Education Bill (House 597 & Senate 288)
Growth and Development Students will learn the basic characteristics of physical growth and development, including body functions and systems throughout the life cycle, and will acquire skills to promote and maintain positive growth … [Read more...]