So, apparently the SATs are now going to ‘modify’ student’s SAT score for ‘adversity’ impacts due to 15 areas of their young lives… Looking at the distribution, it’s apparent that language is NOT the issue, if it were, the Asians … Continue reading
Category Archives: Random stuff
From various places… Life is not a fairy tale! If you lose your shoe at midnight, you’re drunk Liberals: “Don’t let unvaccinated kids into our schools!” Same liberal: “Let thousands of unvaccinated illegal immigrants in!” If women are upset at Trump’s … Continue reading
I’m passing this on, because I did not want to be the only old person receiving it. Actually, it’s not a bad thing to be called, as you will see. 1. Old People are easy to spot at sporting events; during … Continue reading
This weekend once again proved that our ‘tribe’ is a bit different… LOL From education, or lack thereof, to water law, to irrigation, to cattle, to writing, to Germany and pictures of 13th century houses/hotels, to pay scales, to ‘values’ … Continue reading
We did a little party for Peter Grant (Bayou Renaissance Man) to celebrate his FINALLY becoming an American citizen after nine long years of slogging through the system! There was food, there were drinks, and about 20 folks showed up … Continue reading
The Notre Dame Cathedral caught fire yesterday evening, and has massive damage. Reports, HERE, HERE, and HERE. The loss is just incredible, not only in terms of the damage to the cathedral itself, but to the artifacts that were in … Continue reading
I know most of y’all aren’t golfers, so you can ignore this post. Yeah, yeah, I know it’s a good rifle range spoiled and all that… Sigh… 🙂 Tiger Woods won his 5th Masters tournament, and 15th major tournament yesterday. … Continue reading
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First up- Members of Congress allegedly sexually harassed night shift custodial staff while they cleaned their offices. Sexual harassment prevention training went off the rails. And the Architect of the Capitol has no unified system for effectively tracking complaints and … Continue reading
Our friend John Van Stry is suing a pirate site and the web host for offering free downloads of his books, violating copyright. He’s tried all the other legal means, including takedown notices, registered letters, etc. and has been ignored, … Continue reading