She is not going to be pleased that I have told you this but we are all family here, even if some of you consider me the illegitimate stepson of the weird cousin that talks with his mouth full. So you might as hear it from me that the Woman Who Shares My Name has fallen – again – and broken her leg – again – and I am left to wonder – again – if we are the featured characters … [Read more...] about March 28, 2016: Sharing Life’s Bumps And Bruises With Friends
March 21, 2016: Remembering What Easter Is Really About
Continuing a long-standing Easter Week tradition in this space. I wish I had been there. In Jerusalem. With Jesus. I wish I could have witnessed the events of a week that changed the world forever. I wish I could have accompanied Jesus into the city as he rode astride a donkey and watched the crowds throw their cloaks before him, cheering the man they thought had come to … [Read more...] about March 21, 2016: Remembering What Easter Is Really About
March 7, 2016: Why Shouldn’t Parents Be Held Accountable For Their Child’s Education?
To my friends in the Legislature (and, yes, you are my friends. Without you, I wouldn’t have a job.) I will make this brief because I know you are hard at work pushing the Second Amendment rights of hormone-laden college kids (Cue the National Anthem) even though you are trampling on my Constitutional right to bring my Red Ryder pump-action BB gun with camouflage stock (The … [Read more...] about March 7, 2016: Why Shouldn’t Parents Be Held Accountable For Their Child’s Education?
February 29, 2016: If You Are Positively Tired Of Negative News, Read This
I had intended to provide you with an in-depth analysis of the SEC primary this week but that will have to wait. For one thing, Junior E. Lee, general manager of the Yarbrough Worldwide Media and Pest Control Company, located in Greater Garfield, Georgia, tells me that he is going to need time to pore over the results. Currently, he is tied up rummaging around in Aunt Flossy … [Read more...] about February 29, 2016: If You Are Positively Tired Of Negative News, Read This
February 22, 2016: Looking at Public Education Reform Efforts Past and Present
I had the privilege to speak to several hundred educators in Atlanta last week. I was there to talk about my experiences as a member of the Education Reform Commission but, as is my wont, I soon deviated off the purpose for which I had been invited to speak and into unchartered waters. Which raises a question: Why do I spend so much time preparing speeches if I am not going to … [Read more...] about February 22, 2016: Looking at Public Education Reform Efforts Past and Present