Article V Convention
In Article V, the United States Constitution provides two methods for amendment: the first method, and the one used for every single amendment thus far, requires that a proposed amendment be passed by...
View ArticleArticle V Convention – Part 2
In the previous post, I noted that states have applied to Congress for an Article V amendment convention. How many states have applied? One would assume that fewer than 2/3 of the states have applied...
View ArticleArticle V Convention – Final Thoughts
At the close of my previous post, I posed the question of why, if it is clear that Congress must call a convention, they haven’t done so. Why haven’t the other branches done anything to force the hand...
View ArticleAbout Last Night – Why Didn’t Romney Pounce?
During last night’s debate, Pres. Obama made the following statement: “…a teacher that I met in Las Vegas, a wonderful young lady, who describes to me – she’s got 42 kids in her class. The first two...
View ArticleAre You Really Wearing That to Work?
Yesterday my manager forwarded me an e-mail from our HR contact. The subject line read “Halloween costumes.” The e-mail said that HR has already received questions about Halloween costumes, and that...
View ArticleCritical Thinking? Not So Much
My daughter and I had an interesting conversation over the weekend. Somehow, the topic of gay marriage came up. She started citing polls that “show most people are in favor of gay marriage.” (NOTE:...
View ArticleHow to Create Real Self-Esteem
We all know parents like this: “Brianna, you sing like an angel!” (Brianna’s singing makes dogs run for cover and neighbors stick chopsticks in their ears.) “Sally, you’re so smart! You’re going to go...
View ArticleMore on Real Self-Esteem
In my last post, I defined what “self-esteem” really means, and briefly touched on how to instill it. I want to go into a bit more detail on what it takes to build true self-esteem, using the martial...
View ArticleTwo Things Holding You Back
What keeps you from moving forward in your job, your career, your life? What keeps you from achieving your goals and dreams? I believe there are really only two things holding us back. They are fear,...
View ArticleAnother Source of Fear
In my previous post, I said fear is one thing holding you back, and gave some reasons for fear. Today I want to briefly explore another reason we have fear: We don’t think we know enough about...
View ArticleQuick Thoughts on The Court’s Decisions
My initial reaction: I don’t think I exaggerate when I say we’ve seen the end of self-government in these United States. All the executive of a State has to do to void an law he or she doesn’t like,...
View ArticleA Nice Juxtaposition
On my drive home this evening, I was listening to Performance Today on the local classical public radio station (WDAV). ”Les Preludes” by Franz Liszt was on. The traffic came to a stop, and another...
View ArticleThe world is moving too fast for part time punditry
I drafted a nice piece on the end of self-government in these United States. (I was expanding on a previous blog post I wrote in the immediate aftermath of the SCOTUS decisions on CA Proposition 8 and...
View ArticleMeditation on Meditation
I’ve meditated off and on for the past year. Typically, I’ll go for 10 to 15 min. a day and keep it up for five days. Maybe a week. Than life intrudes. I’ll miss a day, then another, and say “the Hell...
View ArticleKeeping On Track
So, I’ve committed to daily meditation sessions. Mind you , I’ve done this before. More than once. But after a few days maybe a week or two, I’ll miss a day. And then another. And then I say “Ah,...
View ArticleThe Teachers Have Their Hands In Our Pockets
Here we go again. The teachers say they aren’t paid enough, and that shows how little we value public education. They claim they’re worth more than the pittance we pay them. They have advanced...
View ArticleThe Music of My Grandparents
I planned to continue my rant about teachers, educrats, &c., but I’m having a flare up of arthritis (erosive osteoarthritis of the hands, with possible psoriatic arthritis on top). I was going to...
View ArticleOn Chronic Pain
Here’s the thing you need to know: the pain never really goes away. It may be muted, submerged under the Tramadol or other pain medication. It may be a “good” day, and the pain is just at the edge of...
View Article57% Increase? You’ve Gotta Be Kidding!
57%. That’s the number making my jaw drop. My daughter is thinking about going to NC State. I saw a link in the NY Times website to a brief profile of NC State. So I clicked on it. While the profile...
View ArticleHard Truths: On Our Teachers
I’ve posted a number of items on Facebook, LinkedIn, etc., on what I call “hard truths.” Generally these have to do with education and policies surrounding our schools. The most recent items concern...
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