Which was said by Pat McCrory and which was said by Mark Twain? Each set has a quote be both Twain and McCrory that have a somewhat nebulous connection. See if you can guess which is which. Answers are at the end. #1 “My strength is concepts and strategy and theory and also facts.” “Get … Continue reading Who Said It? Mark Twain or Pat McCrory?
Go See the Movie LOVING For More Than One Reason
In 1958 a white man named Richard Loving married a black woman named Mildred Jeter in Washington D.C. because their homestate of Virginia outlawed interracial marriage. When they went back to Virginia they were ultimately arrested and found guilty of miscegenation. What followed in their lives became one of the greatest victories of the Civil … Continue reading Go See the Movie LOVING For More Than One Reason
Dear Gov. McCrory, Why Won’t You Answer My Questions?
Dear Gov. McCrory, You once said, "People are looking for leadership. They're looking for problem-solvers. They're looking for hard workers. They're not looking for whiners." – Gov. Pat McCrory, Feb., 2013 on MSNBC This might be one of the better quotes that you as the current governor of North Carolina has ever spoken. And I … Continue reading Dear Gov. McCrory, Why Won’t You Answer My Questions?
The Crudest Word in the English Language
If you are interviewed by James Lipton for Inside the Actors Studio you are asked a series of questions that all participants are given. One of them is "What is your least favorite word?" The episode with Robin Williams is classic. And his answer this question is interesting. Host: What's your least favorite word? Robin … Continue reading The Crudest Word in the English Language
Open Letter to the Registered Voter Who Believes in Public Schools
Note: I have combed through all of my op-eds, posts, rants, and lists and compiled from them what follows as a last posting to help get people to vote next Tuesday for pro-public education candidates. The current General Assembly and governor are very scared of public school teachers and those who support them. Without their … Continue reading Open Letter to the Registered Voter Who Believes in Public Schools
The Greatest Compliment Ever Paid To A Teacher
When a former student sends you a kind email years after he has left your classroom and graduated, When you receive wedding invitations from former students, When you are sent a Christmas Card from the family of a former student, When a former student walks into your classroom just to watch how you still teach, … Continue reading The Greatest Compliment Ever Paid To A Teacher
Chicken Bones, Stickers, and Super Heroes – Musings With Malcolm
When a child is born with Down Syndrome, he is almost certain to have hypotonia, or low muscle tone. Remember that your muscles control your vocal chords, your ability to digest, and your capacity to cough out foreign objects from your lungs. For Malcolm, it led to rather severe aspiration. Anything he drank, some would … Continue reading Chicken Bones, Stickers, and Super Heroes – Musings With Malcolm
The 160 Mile Radius of HB2
160 miles. Two and ½ hours in a car on the highway if you are barely breaking the speed limit on an interstate. 160 miles is also the radius for the strongest aftershocks for the GOP earthquake called HB2 whose epicenter lies beneath West Jones Street in Raleigh. This past Friday the newspaper in Roanoke, … Continue reading The 160 Mile Radius of HB2
“If You Grew Up Southern Baptist” – Part of a Somewhat True Story of My Childhood in Greensboro, GA
“Organ Pipes” Sometimes people do things shunning any consequences just to have a story to tell later in life. This is one of those stories. A certain church in my hometown regaled in its reputation as having the finest organ in the county. The majestic brass pipes that climbed the eastern sanctuary walls perfectly offset … Continue reading “If You Grew Up Southern Baptist” – Part of a Somewhat True Story of My Childhood in Greensboro, GA
A Thank You Letter For My Wife – Happy Anniversary
As I write this, my wife is still sleeping, getting much needed rest because when Malcolm gets up in the middle of the night (which is frequent) she usually settles him down. So I wanted to jot a few words that could never really approach an accurate measure of the gratitude I have that I … Continue reading A Thank You Letter For My Wife – Happy Anniversary
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