Donald Trump recently as President-Elect elected to pay out $25 million dollars to settle lawsuits against possible fraudulent actions involving Trump University. And while Trump University is no more, the thoughts that it could have had the best athletic program money could buy (no pun intended), it would be interesting to think of what mascot … Continue reading Top Ten Trump University Mascot Possibilities
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“Pro-Life” Also Means Taking Care Of Those Who Are Already Born
Since we are nearing the holiday season, I tend to think of this part of Dickens’s classic holiday novella. “At this festive season of the year, Mr. Scrooge,” said the gentleman, taking up a pen, “it is more than usually desirable that we should make some slight provision for the Poor and destitute, who suffer … Continue reading “Pro-Life” Also Means Taking Care Of Those Who Are Already Born
Kurtis Blow and “Basketball” – Musings With Malcolm
Malcolm’s favorite sport is basketball. Hands down. When Kurtis Blow came up with the great song “Basketball” he needed Malcolm for the video. Actually, you should watch the video. Yes, we used to dance to that. We used to dress like that. But I didn’t play basketball like that, though. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_shxzlTRK44 Kid can dribble and … Continue reading Kurtis Blow and “Basketball” – Musings With Malcolm
Poetry List For My Daughter – List #1
McK, Here’s another one of those posts that I hope you may read when you are older. Hopefully, I will still be around, but if not, then here’s another way for us to acquaint ourselves with each other. Poems. My favorite ones. And why they speak to me, not as a nerdy English teacher, but … Continue reading Poetry List For My Daughter – List #1
Elsa’s Disney Song For Pat McCrory – “Let It Go”
"Let It Go" The super moon hangs on the sky tonight Waiting for the election recount But the final results seem like Cooper’s lead you won’t surmount. That bathroom bill is nothing but a thorn in our side. But you just defend it, pushing Carolina aside. Avoiding questions, you just didn’t see How HB2 hurt … Continue reading Elsa’s Disney Song For Pat McCrory – “Let It Go”
Hallelujah! Why We Need Poets. Thanks Leonard Cohen.
We need our poets. Whether composed with rhyme or meter, or to music, or if it is just on paper in free verse for someone to interpret through cadence, we need their words. We need words put together to frame an emotion, an event, a doubt, a success, a life event, or something that never … Continue reading Hallelujah! Why We Need Poets. Thanks Leonard Cohen.
Dave Chappelle Is A Great Teacher
The following is the third prompt (open argumentation) from the 2010 AP English Language and Composition Exam. The suggested time period for completing the prompt is 40 minutes. Quick, eh? It reads, "In his 2004 book, Status Anxiety, Alain de Botton argues that the chief aim of humorists is not merely to entertain but “to … Continue reading Dave Chappelle Is A Great Teacher
Winter Is Coming – POTUS and The Game Of Thrones
Winter is coming. No, seriously. Winter is coming. December 21st. Winter solstice. Happens every year. However, for you Game of Thrones fans, winter has been coming for quite a while. The Wildlings have crossed through the wall, strange alliances made, and preparations for the coming apocalyptic standoff between the living and dead. It’s weird stuff. … Continue reading Winter Is Coming – POTUS and The Game Of Thrones
Why Pat McCrory Has Already “Lost” This Election
If the current numbers pan out, Pat McCrory will be a one-term governor. But more glaringly apparent is that his defeat came in a year of another GOP wave of victory in the nation. If the numbers are correct, over 60,000 people in North Carolina who voted for Donald Trump as POTUS DID NOT CAST … Continue reading Why Pat McCrory Has Already “Lost” This Election
Who We Need Is Tom Bombadil
Bombadil! thou shouldst be living at this hour: America hath need of thee: she is a fen Of stagnant waters: altar, sword, and pen, Fireside, the heroic wealth of hall and bower, Have forfeited our American Dream’s dower Of inward happiness. We are selfish men; Oh! raise us up, return to us again; And give … Continue reading Who We Need Is Tom Bombadil
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