Month: March 2014
The State is not our God.
This morning my son asked me if many people did not pay back their student loans. I said yes, many continue to pay (locally, the loan system is run by the tax department, and our taxation system is brutally simple, and elegantly efficient). I…
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Incompetent scum are running education.
There are enough crazy people out there wandering around that I'm generally very appreciative of school safety procedures and guest policies. Most schools these days require non-staff adults to sign in at…Read More
Perhaps a watchman.
But though I have wept and fasted, wept and prayed, Though I have seen my head (grown slightly bald) brought in upon a platter, I am no prophet–and here's no great matter; I have seen the moment of my greatness flicker, And I have seen the eternal Footman hold my coat, and snicker, And in short, I…Read More
Two blogs gone (was three, but one is coming back)
Against the vegan in us.
I am going to suggest that being vegan is a sign of wealth and corruption. It is a sign of wealth because you have enough money, and access to enough foods, to balance your diet: we are omnivores and having some meat makes balancing your diet…
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