Monthly Archives: March 2008

My Article: "Public Schools' Annual Review" Published on Associated Content

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Check out my recently published content on AC:
Public Schools’ Annual Review
In this article I confront the state test as assessment for public school students and teachers.  From the opinion of a teacher I challenge the notion of whether it can be an effective catch-all for our problems in education.  I hope you’ll read it and [...]

I'm Judging a Blog Writing Contest

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My esteemed writing colleague, fellow blogger and friend Shelly Tucker (photo at left) is hosting a writing contest on her vastly read and very popular blog, This Eclectic Life. She has very kindly asked me to be the judge and I accepted. There are some clear details listed on her site, but the [...]

Outside my Bubble

Aside: Everyone has told me all my life that California has the highest home values in the country. My wife and I have been checking out homes for the past several months and we’ve found that for our income and credit, we barely qualify. Actually, to be honest, we still haven’t qualified [...]

Exercise Equipment Museum

Of course I am referring to nowhere other than my garage. Through the years my wife and I have accumulated a cache of exercise equipment. Ranging from like Precor elliptical to less fancy stuff like 40 dollar steppers. Nonetheless, it gets in my way when I need to get a tool or [...]

Giving Rehab a Bad Name

I think Britney Spears is giving rehab a bad name. Rehab facilities, or drug treatment centers, are places That we humans create and maintain to help people get off drugs and to make something out of their messed up lives. They should be an equalizer for celebrities. By that I mean, they should [...]

The 24 Hour Rule

I have learned this lesson once again, that most of life’s bummers work themselves out in 24 hours or less. Therefore I have come to this conclusion: I will put worries on the back burner for 24 hours before I start to stress and worry about them. Let me explain:
Yesterday my wife [...]

Aye, Chihuahua!

The 90’s had some great commercials but for my time between shows, the best was the “Yo Quiero Taco Bell” chihuahua. This ad campaign put Taco Bell on the pop culture map. When you saw one of those bobble-head dogs on somebody’s dashboard you couldn’t help but utter the phrase. It was [...]

Kicking Up the Cobblestones

Do you know that Simon and Garfunkel tune? You know the one where they say … “Feelin’ Groovy!” That came into my head as I was thinking about what to blog on today. Another psychology topic, that makes two in a row. This one is more specifically about what I call the “Psychology of Perception.”  I [...]

Dude, Where'd You Get Your Glasses?

It’s the question I’ve been getting for weeks now. Ever since I ordered my glasses through Zenni optical for $8 (after S&H is was 12 which is still a mind boggling deal.) You see, my insurance only allows me a free pair every 2 years so this service was a godsend. And [...]

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