A Writer’s Blog

  • Two days after the first 2012 Presidential Debate

    Two days after the debate, a report says the jobless rate dropped to 7.8%, the lowest since 2009. This matches the rate when Obama took office. The number of unemployed in America is now 12.1 million. “An overall better-than-expected jobs report, consistent with most recent data that suggest the economy is gaining some momentum,” said… Read more

  • First 2012 Presidential Debate

    Fact check.org said, “Romney came off as a serial exaggerator”. Read more

  • Originally posted on Crazy Normal – the Classroom Exposé: We went to see ‘Won’t Back Down’ with Maggie Gyllenhall and Viola Davis, a film that ignores many facts of a complicated issue that causes students to turn out illiterate and schools to be considered failures. Soon after the movie started, I complained. “If her (Jamie… Read more

  • Originally posted on Café Casey:   Bacon Academy band performs under the leadership of Tom Kessler[image: norwichbulletin.com] This past summer I attended a concert in honor of a person who profoundly influenced my life—my high school band director, Tom Kessler.  He was the kind of teacher who educated the “whole student,” and though I suspect… Read more

  • Beatrice, the pick of the 2010 Rizer Goldens litter was generously given to us as a wedding gift. It was a very happy time for us and her addition to our family added to that joy tremendously.  Beatrice was a very special gift because she was so much more than just a dog.  She was full of… Read more

  • Is the Average RICH person an Idiot?

    The Walton family’s now holds as much wealth as the bottom 40 percent of Americans combined—about $90 billion. Read more