Propane Tank. Check Peanut Oil. Check Kitty Litter. Check Balding Head. Check Out of Control Facial Hair. Check Purpose. Check Am a Teacher. Check That's right. It's our annual episode of Breaking Good when I fry a turkey with love and thankfulness for those I share life with. This has become a tradition of sorts. You know, the frying … Continue reading “Breaking Good” – Cookin’ Love and Frying Turkeys
Musings With Malcolm – Krispy Kreme Kurt Rambis
The boy got new glasses today. Actually they're specially made for a kid with his good looks. If you notice in the picture these glasses come with a strap and a specially fitted nose bridge. Just right. Grandma won these frames at the Buddy Walk. Mom took him to get them lenses. I got to … Continue reading Musings With Malcolm – Krispy Kreme Kurt Rambis
North Carolina, We Made The Top 25 False Beliefs, Urban Myths, and Debunked Claims List!
The world is flat. The Earth is the center of the universe. She turned me into a newt. Deoxygenated blood is blue. Gum takes seven years to digest. Bulls go mad at the sight of red. Water flows down toilets in a different direction in South America. Don’t swim for an hour after eating. Eating … Continue reading North Carolina, We Made The Top 25 False Beliefs, Urban Myths, and Debunked Claims List!
Shakespeare and the Carolina Coup
Some of Shakespeare's most famous phrases best explain the soap opera that Pat McCrory's campaign has cast our state in with this desperate attempt to salvage the election. “Seen better days” – As You Like It II, vii Remember when democracy worked in such a way that the person with the most votes won? Rather … Continue reading Shakespeare and the Carolina Coup
Pat McCrory May Not Have Been a Social Studies Teacher, But He Is Teaching Us Much About Civics
Don’t forget that Pat McCrory studied to be a social studies teacher while enrolled at Catawba College. It adds to the irony of his current situation. Maybe it was a good thing that he did not become a social studies teacher. In North Carolina, it might have meant that he would teach the required course … Continue reading Pat McCrory May Not Have Been a Social Studies Teacher, But He Is Teaching Us Much About Civics
“Desperado” – ReWritten for Pat McCrory
For you Eagles fans. And the words fit. "Desperado" Desperado, why don't you come to your senses? No more lawyer expenses should be spent right now Oh, you're a dense one I know that you got to be sweatin The lack of votes you’ve been getting now Will undo you somehow Don't you protest … Continue reading “Desperado” – ReWritten for Pat McCrory
Stuart Egan: Will North Carolina Drop Arts & P.E. in Elementary Schools?
As I have mentioned many times, the highly successful schools of Finland emphasize play, the arts, and creativity. They don’t begin teaching reading until children are in first or second grade. The Finns want school to be a stress free, joyful experience for children. And it works. The schools have been described by international organizations as the best in the world.
Stuart Egan, high school teacher in North Carolina, warns that the state is threatening to cut the arts and physical education from the elementary schools. This is crazy. Is the General Assembly’s goal to make school boring? To ruin young bodies by lack of movement?
He writes:
“A long long time ago
I can still remember how
That music used to make me smile
And I knew if I had my chance
That I could make those people dance
And maybe they’d be happy for a while
But February…
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“Mother So Dear” – For You Middle-Aged Wake Forest Demon Deacons
I am fortunate enough to actually live literally two miles from the campus of Wake Forest University, where I was fortunate enough to attend school. Regularly, I do back to campus. In fact, I actually seek excuses to go back to campus. I am proud of the efforts that the university has made to become … Continue reading “Mother So Dear” – For You Middle-Aged Wake Forest Demon Deacons
Aaron Burr Slays Another Politician and Lincoln Tweeted About It
Aaron Burr killed Alexander Hamilton. Aaron Burr has now slayed Mike Pence. After a performance of the musical Hamilton in New York, the man playing the role of Aaron Burr addressed a now-famous politician who was in the crowd – VP-Elect Mike Pence. It was astounding. The actor, Brandon Victor Dunn, is an African-American man … Continue reading Aaron Burr Slays Another Politician and Lincoln Tweeted About It
Top Ten Trump University Mascot Possibilities
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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