Tag Archives: education

…AND, BY THE WAY, HE’S GAY

Last week, Gov. Jerry Brown of California signed a bill which would require inclusion of the contributions of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender Americans in school lessons and textbooks. This had to be the dumbest thing I read last week.  Why, you ask? Let me start by saying, I don’t want to know or care […]

THE WRITING’S ON THE WALL

I admit it.  I hate change.  Well, some change.  Not all change. I didn’t mind when carbon paper became obsolete and photocopiers were available everywhere.  Try typing a 10-page Will with three carbons and no typos.  It was a secretary’s nightmare. I didn’t mind giving up my manual typewriter for an electric one and “oohed” […]

DOES THE FLOTUS ACTUALLY HAVE A JOB?

            Summer of 2011.  Gas prices are high.  Unemployment is at record levels.  Consumer confidence is low and the threat of inflation is just around the corner.  While millions of regular folks are battling their own economic problems, canceling vacation plans and unable to get away even for a weekend, […]

WHAT HE DIDN’T SAY

Up until last week, there was probably only one thing President Obama and I agreed upon:  we both oppose same-sex marriage. But last week, during an interview about the Today Show’s initiative “Education Nation,”  President Obama talked with Matt Lauer and acknowledged that the amount of money spent on schools has gone up but the […]