A lot of people say this. A lot of people say this to me. I like to make up words once in a whiloccasion. So let me set the record straight. If I said it and you understood it, it’s a word. “How dare you say such a thing! Ms. So-and-so yelled at me in [...]
A Patron By Any Other Name Would Still Give You Money
I’ve been thinking lately that the term Patron to describe a customer of an arts organization sounds a little precious. I don’t know that there’s anything wrong with it, but I’m wondering what would happen if companies started using a different word. The American Heritage Dictionary has several definitions for patron, these are the relevant [...]
Standardized Testing Sucks, A High School Story
I’ve been thinking a lot about education lately. Formal education, about how I don’t like it. Informal education is great. If you know me, you know that I love learning. I’m quite the autodidact. But whenever the state has been involved in that process, it rarely went well for me. I’ll be blogging more thoughts [...]
Consider The Source Part 2, or I Approve This Message
It’s not just breakfast that people are lying to you about. This isn’t meant to be about any political party in particular (for serious), but rather of our culture and current system of electing officials. Just as you should be careful of believing messages from someone trying to sell you something, I’d advise you to [...]
Consider The Source, or Part of This Complete Breakfast?
In today’s world of mass media absolutely everywhere, a huge amount of the messages we’re getting are marketing messages. People trying to sell us something. Sometimes we take what we hear and believe it is fact. It makes sense to us. Do research. Please. For eggxample (pun always intended), eggs are a popular food. You [...]
