When Commencement Speeches Attack
SLIGHTLY OFF THE MARK With June comes graduation, and I always wanted to do a commencement speech. I don’t know why. I’m not that good at public speaking, and I’d guess a graduating class […]
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The Accidental Student: Part II
Introduction These are the adventures of a valiant woman who, later in life, decided that she was not quite educated enough. Come with her as she struggles inside the halls of ivy. Feel compassion as […]
Vietnamese Spring Rolls and Eternal Full Employment
Vietnamese Entree SPRING ROLLS (cha gio) INGREDIENTS – SAUCE 1/4 teaspoon Thai chili or red pepper flakes or minced serrano 1/4 cup fish sauce or Hoisin sauce 1 tablespoon lime juice 1/4 cup sugar ½ […]
My Way aka The Right Way
If I have a son or daughter somewhere, I’m going to become one of those concerned parents. I’ll be concerned that Math is not being thought correctly and that the numbers don’t add up. At […]
Horoscope of Truth: September College Edition
ARIES: You are going to be tossed out of college on your patootie after you call the Dean a pretentious douchebag with a small dick. This will be the first of many idiotic mistakes in […]
Humans Are Getting Dumber
According to a study by the University of Amsterdam, the human race has been declining in intelligence since the Victorian Era. Reasons for this are many including environmental factors, access to quality education, nutrition, and […]
College Days and Nights
Part One: Getting There To most people, the years spent at college are like an extended rite of passage. Unlike those imposed by primitive societies, college students don’t have to learn to hunt with poisoned […]
Teachable Moment
Tell me how this is any different from one of those old Three Stooges routines. A public school in Texas recently held a gun-safety training class for teachers and other employees. At the end of […]
Teachers: Cut Parents a Break!
It’s a huge cultural taboo to criticize teachers, but I don’t care. They are not perfect and I can’t keep quiet about this issue any longer. My beef is with the relentless assignment of […]
Encyclopedia Paranoiaca Author Whines At 9
Grammy and Emmy winner Christopher Cerf joins Dr. Nancy Berk on this special episode of Whine At 9. Find out about his fascinatingly funny new book (co-authored with the legendary Henry Beard) and learn more […]