“Education is being swept away in a tsunami of ignorance, a lack of foresight, and a love of the dollar”

This is such a great letter, I had to share it. It's from yesterday's Las Vegas Sun.

Haight Ashbury, April 2011

Denial

The power of denial is very powerful. How can one person insist to believe something even when presented with overwhelming contradictory evidence? Is the truth really that scary?

Collective bargaining in Wisconsin

5 states made collective bargaining illegal for teachers (w/ rank of ACT/SAT scores): SC=50th, NC=49th, GA=48th, TX=47th, VA=44th. Wisconsin ranks #2.

Something to think about.

Marley and me on Veice Beach

moe. January 29, 2011

Set 1: Queen of Everything, Blue Jeans Pizza > Mexico, One Life, Threw It All Away, That Country Tune > 32 Things 

Set 2: Kyle's Song > Kids > George, Lazarus, Stranger Than Fiction, Buster > Kids

 Encore: She Sends Me

Underwhelmed

Do you ever get the feeling you're at the whims of mediocrity?