Grammar sucks. Let’s be honest. It’s kinda boring except not kinda…it’s just fucking boring. Nevertheless, when I started my teaching career 30 years ago, I quickly became embarassed because I KNEW why things sounded bad…I just couldn’t tell kids WHY what they had written was wrong. So, I began teaching…

I was saddened to read that for the second time in a week a Bison has gored a person at Yellowstone National Park here in the US. While I think we would collectively like to not read about ANY animals attacking people, you would think during summer it would be…

I don’t want to be saved by religion. No offense to those who live peaceful lives with religion, you are entitled to your beliefs, but please keep them away from me. I tried to be a good Catholic when I was little, but I couldn’t force myself to accept that…

I am a lifelong Howard Stern fan. When I say lifelong, I mean LIFE long ! I am 51 years old, and I remember sneaking DC101 on in the mornings before elementary school so I could listen to Howard. Because I have been a fan for so long, I have…

As the Uvalde massacre slowly slips out of the headlines and American outrage goes back into hibernation until the next slaughter, I think it is time to utilize the summer to really help schools prepare for the next round of carnage. Since some of our patriotic politicians have once again…

Back in the 1980s when I was in high school, there was a fascination with “Valley Girls” . In fact, the fascination with the “Valley Girl” archetype inspired at least two hit songs. The first was written by Frank Zappa and performed with his then 14 year old daughter Moon…

After the Sandy Hook massacre, I told my high school students that my county ( Fairfax County, Virginia) , and every county nationwide, would now have to take measures to make our school buildings more safe. I could only guess at the time as to what that would look like…

“Gun regulations will make criminals out of Americans. Criminals, will continue to get their firearms the way they always have — through the black market, theft, and straw purchases. Forcing more government paperwork and additional fees on good people trying to exercise a constitutional right will do nothing to make…

Foreword “By the cold and religious, we were taken in hand Shown how to feel good and told to feel bad Strung out behind us, the banners and flags Of our possible pasts lie in tatters and rags” — Pink Floyd, “Your Possible Pasts” So, I guess it is fair…