Hey, How About a New Post?

Well, here’s a new post for you, but it’s only here to tell you that I haven’t had many opportunities to write although I have a lot to write about. You see, my computer at home is currently a bit under the weather and is on holiday, either in Ibiza or perhaps some shady computer […]

Two Great Band Names

Well, I’ve been taking a certain strange pleasure in listening to late night AM radio. After listening to the Red Sox I would leave the radio tuned to AM, often finding myself listening to shows about Atlantis or Aliens or, best of all, the Aliens who lived in Atlantis. But the other night the topic […]

What Next?

I just heard an ad on the radio for the Free Masons. What’s the world coming to when mysterious, secret societies are doing a radio blitz? What’s next? A link on their website to find out the secret handshake?

Thank You

Well, since our government will never do it, I’d like to thank the nation of Cuba for their sincere offer of aid in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. I suppose when we look back on all of the mindless decisions made by the government in the wake of the hurricane, this one will only be […]

Innovation

As I prepare for my first “real” school day tomorrow–you know, one involving students–I can’t help but think about how driven schools are by the need to feel as if they are on top of the latest “initiatives and innovations.” Which of course leads me to present to you my first fictional school memo of […]

Joe(casta’s) Conundrum

Well, here it is. Last year I decided to start my students off with Shakespeare, which I figured was the hardest stuff we’d have to do all year and if we got that out of the way first they’d be happy about that. You know, like “if you eat your Brussel sprouts you can have […]