Ten points to Judge Doyet Early of South Carolina and a slap in the face (or maybe a throttling with a two by four) to Judge Edward Cashman of Vermont for their decisions this week on criminal cases involving assaults on innocent citizens.
Great Book
The God of Small Things, by Arundhati Roy.
Makes you not begrudge the folks in India who are taking American jobs, at least for 15 minutes, maybe longer.
Teacher Absences
The local paper published a table of Mashpee public school teacher sick days through November.
The (annualized) average number of sick days increases from less than one/teacher to over two/teacher as you progress through the grades.
In other words, teachers of K-2 have less than half the sick day usage of teachers at the High School.
Now, what does that tell you?
Says lousy management to me.
2005 YTD Savings at Stop & Shop
$255.65
A Strange Word
So, where is the connection in the alternate meanings of the word “profession”:
An occupation or career
An avowal of faith or belief
Does this strike you as odd? I think it is.
The Long and Mostly Short of It
I am NOT interested in being Joan of Arc, leader of young men, aka Team Lead, Group Leader or any other designation hinting of management, indirect or otherwise.
A Cautionary Tale
In the ’70’s, author/housewife Terry Martin Hekker made quite a stir on the talk show circuit with her anti-feminist, pro-homemaker/stay-at-home-Mom opinions.
Newport, New Year’s Eve 2006
Glad I did it, used my 2005 timeshare week to host the grandkids in Newport for New Year’s Eve weekend.
Too Much Stuff
My home office is inundated with stuff: 3-ring binders, file folders, a couple of dead telephones, old computer equipment, books, software and most of all, PAPER.
Happy Holidays, and Be Done with It
It’s supposed to warm up, but right now, the porch, the lawn and presumably, the roads, are coated with a thin veneer of ice and frost.
Sure beats snow, and it’s already melting from the trees, making a soft staccato on the leaves below.