I just had a double-whammy this week. I attended a community play of George Orwell’s 1984 (where an authority tries to convince a captive that the four fingers he’s holding out represent five fingers), and watched the movie The Pianist directed by Roman Polanski (where Oscar-winner Adrian Brody frantically escapes one Nazi after another in...Read More
So, I hear you voted for Trump, eh? Well, there’s no way I can possibly fathom why you made that choice – I’m sure you had your reasons. But I just wanted you to stop for a moment and consider what you accomplished in voting for Donald J. Trump. Look at what he’s done in...Read More
In the movie L.A. Confidential there’s a scene where the Guy Pearce character (police officer Ed Exley) talks about his father who also was a cop who was killed by a suspect that was never found. He tells the Kevin Spacey character (Jack Vincennes) that the man’s name wasn’t known, but that he gave him...Read More
Once again our ”Jail to the Chief” leader, Donald J. Trump, exposed his ineptness (or malicious intent) in failing to choose the right person for a job in his administration. Just over a week ago, the United States Senate confirmed Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as head of the Department of Health and Human Services. RFK...Read More
The following is an article I wrote that was published in Arts of Thought, a website dedicated to sharing the knowledge and wisdom of intriguing healers and thinkers from around the planet. There’s a program on the web that invites people during the month of November to write a 50,000-word novel in 30 days. Well,...Read More
Many people who voted for Trump in November, 2024 support the Ten Commandments that God delivered to Moses in the Old Testament/Hebrew Bible. They want to see it in our schools. Trump himself has spoken out in favor of a 2024 Louisiana state law that requires all public schools there to display the Ten Commandments...Read More
Ever since the Inauguration of Donald Trump last month, I have kept silent about the terrible things that are happening to our country right now. But I kept thinking about this poem I’d read several years ago and it kept haunting me. Here it is: First They Came by Pastor Martin Niemoller First they came...Read More
Reframe your thinking about dyslexia with The Dyslexic Fiddler Crab: A Survival Guide for Students Watch the book trailer https://youtu.be/zDsPMaclLGE Order the book here The Dyslexic Fiddler Crab: A Survival Guide for Students Kindle version The Dyslexic Fiddler Crab: A Survival Guide for Students Paperback version All October proceeds will go towards scholarships for kids...Read More
Imagine that Leonardo da Vinci was a child growing up in contemporary times and school authorities had to determine whether or not he should receive an IEP (Individual Education Plan). Here’s what the meeting might look like: Video Transcript Principal: ”Okay, I think we’re ready to start. Who wants to get the ball rolling?”‘...Read More
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