Confederate flag flap in Tampa
The local Sons of Confederate Veterans has acquired a permit to raise a huge Confederate battle flag near a major highway intersection in Hillsborough County. Tampa hasn’t had such an embarrassing outbreak of nationally-visible racism for almost two decades. The last time you could sense a countywide wince was when the all-white, all-male sponsor of […]
Galaxy heeds Mike Petrilli
After Mike Petrilli’s opinion piece on the costs of teacher obesity, the Milky Way galaxy has issued a press release saying it is undergoing bariatric surgery. Said Way, “No one likes to give up the pleasures of the occasional ice cream or supernova, but I’m just getting too fat around the spirals. My doctors tell […]
Scheduled fragmentation is less stressful
Today is F day, as in fragmentation (so get your mind out of the gutter). It’s the first day of summer vacation for my children, but my teaching spouse is in for a final closeout day to finish her paperwork for the year. Or, rather, it’s the paid closeout day, since she may have to […]