functional art

A 4 Year Hiatus

I’d say 4 years is a long enough hiatus. That’s when I wrote my last post. Ironically, it was about race relations, law enforcement, and mental illness. My how far we haven’t come. Anyway, I’m not sure why it took...

crack head

Job Loss or Freedom Found?

The rare Friday post brings some interesting news. Today I was laid off. To say I lost my job would be inaccurate, as that might imply that I want to find that exact, same job again. Truth be told, I...

assorted books on shelf

If Teachers Were Paid Like Athletes…

The combination of the start of school and the ridiculous amount of sports radio I listen to, prompted the following question: What if teachers were paid like athletes? As with the last will-never-happen-in-a-million-years scenario, a few concessions need to be...

justice

The Importance of Work

The 267-page Freeh report came out last week detailing former FBI director Louis Freeh’s findings in the Penn State Child Abuse case. Suffice it to say that multiple, high-ranking men, with the power to do something, knew of Jerry Sandusky’s despicable acts...