“Marley was dead: to begin with. There is no doubt whatever about that.” Opening lines of Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol “Bob Marley was dead. There is no doubt that his music lives on.” I just quoted that from my head. Donald Trump’s assertion that the election is rigged (if he loses) has unleashed … Continue reading The Graveyard Vote Has Already Cast Their Ballots
“Give Me My Damn Bowl Back!” And Other Things Said By Jilted People
“Give us the bowl back.” These five sternly crafted words seem to be the best that our N.C. Commerce Secretary John Skvarla can muster in dealing with PayPal’s decision not to expand in North Carolina in response to HB2. The Charlotte Observer’s Katherine Peralta reported on Oct. 24th in a story entitled “Jilted NC to … Continue reading “Give Me My Damn Bowl Back!” And Other Things Said By Jilted People
Educational Panel at Wake Forest – Please Share and Come If You Can
Excited to be part of this. http://college.wfu.edu/election2016/wednesday/
When a Teacher Plagiarizes
I have made the assertion that there are people that I have plagiarized in my life. There’s my uncle Mike, who was a teacher like I am now. There was Ed who we lost this past year whose life will always be a living example of what I try and do. Both men have/had something … Continue reading When a Teacher Plagiarizes
Protected: An Open Letter to Rep. Craig Horn – Someone Plagiarized Your “Incontrovertible Truths”
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About That Guest Column Today in the Winston-Salem Journal – Concerning “Intellectual Dishonesty”
Nothing is ours but our language, our phrasing. If a man takes that from me (knowingly, purposely) he is a thief. If he takes it unconsciously--snaking it out of some old secluded corner of his memory, and mistaking it for a new birth instead of a mummy -- he is no thief, and no man … Continue reading About That Guest Column Today in the Winston-Salem Journal – Concerning “Intellectual Dishonesty”
Capt. Ahab Trump and His White Whale
“Call me Ishmael.” We have read about Donald Trump before, figuratively speaking. Over 160 years ago. But as the last whelmings intermixingly poured themselves over the sunken head of the Indian at the mainmast, leaving a few inches of the erect spar yet visible, together with long streaming yards of the flag, which calmly undulated, … Continue reading Capt. Ahab Trump and His White Whale
What Would Jesus Wear? Apparently White After Labor Day
Satan is at it again according to Kami Meuller. He’s voting. And tempting people in long early voting lines to vote for candidates who may overturn years of regression in the form of Voter ID laws, gerrymandered districts, and LGBT discrimination. And Satan is wearing a pantsuit. Probably white. In fact, all people who … Continue reading What Would Jesus Wear? Apparently White After Labor Day
The Scarlet Letter(s) of Donald Trump
With a convulsive motion, he tore away the ministerial band from before his breast. It was revealed! But it were irreverent to describe that revelation. For an instant, the gaze of the horror-stricken multitude was concentrated on the ghastly miracle; while the minister stood, with a flush of triumph in his face, as one who, … Continue reading The Scarlet Letter(s) of Donald Trump
An Open Letter to Gov. McCrory Complete With a Song Dedication – Apologies to Gerry Rafferty
Dear Governor McCrory, Knowing that you just celebrated your 60th birthday, I thought I would send a song dedication to you. Specifically a rewritten version of Gerry Rafferty’s “Stuck in the Middle With You” recorded with the group Stealers Wheel. It’s a classic from the 70’s and it seems to really sum up the situation … Continue reading An Open Letter to Gov. McCrory Complete With a Song Dedication – Apologies to Gerry Rafferty
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