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Changing the Course of ELA Textbooks (1982-2002)

(many songs ended up in the poetry anthologies) (fun stuff: I asked Bruce to sign his poem after one of his concerts) There are many innovative aspects to my old textbook work (25 textbooks, 23 guides) that stand out in … Continue reading

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Thinking about/Rethinking “Home” These Days

Home as Job Base (home office/study) Home as Community Centre (neighborhood garage sale) Home as Retreat (inner-sanctum music room; here playing with 12 string Beatles-style Rickenbacker) Home as Museum (our house is filled with many interesting artifacts like this book … Continue reading

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Thought Police in Georgia

High-school kid suspended for posting a photo of a crowded hallway at his school. There are a lot of adults and authorities down south who are in denial of physical reality and have chosen the (Trump) party line.

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Do you suppose when Trump said “Thigh-land”,

he was thinking of Ghislaine Maxwell and Stormy Daniels?

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Ignoramus Trump

“Yo! Semite!” (As in How’s it going, you Semite?”) Unconsciously racist? From a televised speech yesterday mentioning a famous American national park landmark.

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As Trump landed on the Tampa tarmac

for a small crowd, McCartney’s “Live and Let Die” was appropriately/ironically playing. (Previous time was in May on a mask company tour.)

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Simplify, Simplify (Thoreau for Pandemic Times)

Organize yourself. Organize your days. Organize your home. Organize your life. Maximize your day. Maximize your inner life. Maximize your perspective.

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Staying Focused in Pandemic Times: 3 Potential Organizers

Three things suggested from a highly recommended book (for people planning retirement): What Color Is Your Parachute? for Retirement by Richard N. Boles and John E. Nelson.

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A Truly Positive Book and New World View

Book of the year: Humankind: A Hopeful History by Rutger Bregman. We are so used to seeing humans cynically as being selfish and governed by self-interest (which, of course, is true in notable cases as in Trump). On the contrary, … Continue reading

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Jim Jones Lives!

In crazy cult-leader style, Trump is trying to kill off his own followers, tweeting that they should consume the ‘kool-aid’ of dangerous, unproven hydroxychloroquine and stop wearing masks. A master liar (over 20,000 in office) and master of divisive conspiracy … Continue reading

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