I have a new goal in life: to be a guest on "The View," and to finally silence those catty, cougared, calloused b...(holds tongue out of respect for student readers).

If sexism exists, it's because of (a-HEM!) women like these. No WONDER some of them are single -- who'd want to spend a day pining away for them?

It's funny how they slam Limbaugh and ( Read more... )

Christmas is of great personal significance in my life, but this is exactly why Melissa and I stopped exchanging gifts eight years ago (we've been married for ten).

Sought: Wal-Mart shoppers who trampled NY worker
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20081129/D94OJ4NG0. ( Read more... )

I wrote the following e-mail to my family today; I HAD to say this...

Hello All.

I feel compelled to write this morning. I'm even emotional as I write; I have been since last night. (I hope no tears fall during my three classes today!)

No, I did not vote for Barack Obama. And I am confident that on the issues that matter to me--and to all Americans, ( Read more... )

Something I have to say...

With such controversy hovering over this election, and with a circus I have never before seen in my life, I make the following statement as I get ready to head to the polls to have a most humble voice in the state of things in my country.

I am thankful for the opportunity to vote for leadership. It is something I do not ( Read more... )

Well, well.

It seems as my blog has triggered new interest, and hooked a new reader: one who chooses to post responses anonymously. And it seems as if they're not too happy with the fact that I have asked students to read what I have to say, especially given our presumably different views.

And I can totally understand.

If I were, say, a parent of a ( Read more... )

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It's tough teaching kids and trying not to impose my moral/spiritual/political beliefs on all of you, especially since I know I'm right (hehe...). Here's the thing: I RESPECT all of you and want for you to make up your minds on your own. I'd like to think that I give you the tools with which to reason, and from there, you think for yourselves. It's ( Read more... )

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