Route 517
Driving on Route 517 in rural Tranquility, New Jersey, I noticed an interesting sign, “what you are not changing, you are choosing.” I thought what a great message for individuals who consistently complain about personal situations which can be changed. My immediate contrary thought was that during the pandemic, being able to change many things […]
Charter School Performance
I COULD CARE LESS! This essay is satire. Any resemblance to the attitudes of living people is purely coincidental. I bought a house in a neighborhood without knowing a soul. The schools are highly rated. Why would I choose to stay where I was living in the city and send my kids to decrepit buildings […]
Fractionalization
THE DEMISE OF NUANCED DISCUSSION Let’s say that I am in favor of police reform: transparency on disciplinary situations over a certain threshold, increased training, and more diversity. But I am against defunding the police department. To many, my fractional disagreement with the list of demands put forth by those wanting change makes me not […]
Cleaning Out
Cleaning out various files and folders prior to retiring my aging desktop (remember those!), I found some thoughts which have stood the test of time. Here for your reading enjoyment, and maybe a touch of utilization, are a few that were not too dusty. Thank you to all those unnamed sources who over the years […]
Wind and Flame
“Distance does for love what the wind does for a flame. It extinguishes the weak and feeds the strong.” I wonder what distance, specifically that caused by COVID-19, does for the connection between a college student and their school. If everything is on-line, it seems inevitable that there is a weakening of the bond associated […]