Re-educating the Educators

All this time you thought
it was about teaching your
Sherman and Abigail to READ.
The University of Minnesota is purging the incoming teaching classes of cultural biases. It’s “for the children” as you know, dumbing them down makes them malleable.

Denounce exclusionary biases and embrace the vision. (Or else.)

Do you believe in the American dream — the idea [...]

Family fun over the Holiday weekend

After devouring large portions of turkey, potatoes and stuffing, get out and get some exercise. Football is fun but does nothing for the waistline.
Fresh air and some hand-eye coordination practice is good for one’s health.
Here are a couple of ideas that can be enjoyed in the backyard, particularly if the neighbors are habitual pests.
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What to do?

Finally, I have myself ensconced in the new Wyoming abode, all the gizmos working and the telescope trained east.
It’s tough to distinguish Vermont through the miasma of socio-economic wreckage of Michigan or New York . Vermont is blending into the murk.
Douglas realized wisely, that letting the Donkeys own this mess is the only way [...]

Play “What’s the Difference”

Brattleboro & Burlington will surely enjoy this game of Truth and Light!

Life imitates the People’s Cube: this was posted on this site 15 months ago, in May 2008, as a joke. Yes we can be eerily prescient.
“What’s The Difference” Game: Bush v. Obama

Thank The People’s Cube for this excellent demonstration of unbiased politics [...]

No Cash for Clunkers in Canada

If the Government doesn’t pay a car dealer for the new buggy right a way, will ObamaMotors™ carry the note?
Who “carries the note” in ObamaCare™?

Thousands of surgeries may be cut in Metro Vancouver due to government underfunding, leaked paper

VANCOUVER — Vancouver patients needing neurosurgery, treatment for vascular diseases and other medically necessary procedures can [...]

Forecast for the Dynamic Duo of Shummy & Shap

Warning over US cash-for-clunkers scheme
The popular US cash-for-clunkers programme may be drawing money from other consumer purchases and could also undermine future car sales, US economists have warned.
Add these payments to the monthly budget and we see how retail spending shapes up for the next 1½ years.
Layoffs, foreclosures and bankruptcies are rising still and forecast [...]

Plunking the magic twanger

Poking up through the story about Democrat State Senator Ed Flanagan abuse of privilege is this one pulsating question?
Was this a solo PDA?
At the root of this gripping allegory, is Burlington resident Tiki Archambeau and another witness’ complaint filed against Democrat State Sen. Ed Flanagan (Chittenden County) last week.
The witnesses said they saw Flanagan [...]

Efficient not!

Franklin, MA is about as far as one can get from VT and still be in MA.
Woonsocket, RI might be closer. Hauling a dead fridge from Swanton to hither lacks Efficiency in Vermont.
The Freeps reports,
Efficiency Vermont is working with a company called JACO Environmental of Franklin, Mass., which will pick up refrigerators and freezers from [...]

Was Bush an idiot

The Vermont Woodchuck has quite a list asking if Bush said or did these things, would you consider him inept or stupid?

Was Bush stupid

Answer the questions for yourself; simple and easy. Approve or disapprove! No tricks, straight up or down answers.

Celebrate the 4th

Enjoy the weekend, be safe!
Thanks to Eagle photographer, Kirk Edwards for letting me have the art work. Much appreciated.