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Pretty sure I'll avoid commercial air travel….
The FAA’s hiring goals: The Secretary of Transportation has set a hiring goal of three (3) percent per fiscal year for individuals with targeted (severe) disabilities. Targeted disabilities are those disabilities that the federal government, as a matter of policy, has identified for special emphasis in recruitment and hiring. The targeted disabilities are: Hearing (total… Continue reading
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The true rot factor in higher ed
We talk about liberal professors and the indoctrination of students in higher ed. But there is the ‘man behind the curtain’ that’s really only become known due to the Claudine Gay debacle–administrators and boards of trustees. Administrators have their fingers in every pie on campus–they set policy, do the hiring, etc. And they’ll take over… Continue reading
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So define insurrection for me?
Because a bunch of folks sightseeing in the capital building being escorted by police is called a resurrection, but a bunch of pro-Hamas people tearing down fences at the White House (and White House personnel were ‘relocated’) is a protest? Metropolitan Police Department Chief Pamela A. Smith, who oversees Washington, D.C. police, rebuked protest activity… Continue reading
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Fun Movie Friday–Enter the Dragon
Bruce Lee’s intro to the American public. The pinnacle of Martial Arts movies (except for Return of the Dragon/Way of the Dragon, with Chuck Norris). Yes, his other movies are awesome too, but this was the first one I saw so it stuck with me. With John Saxon and Jim Williams for that US flair.… Continue reading
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Claudine Gay was a symptom of Harvard rot
For decades folks in academia have been commenting on a not-so-well kept secret. That ‘secret’? That a Harvard degree is essentially useless for anything except making political connections and denigrating anyone who doesn’t have a degree from Harvard (the ultimate in snobbery). Grade inflation has run rampant for decades to the point where you have… Continue reading
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Also Known As…
So there have been times in my life where I have had to provide all of my previous names (maiden name, married name, etc. etc.) when filling out forms. It’s part of the gig associated with changing a name. Am I happy about it? Not really–it’s a pain in my ass. And you haven’t lived… Continue reading
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Nice try on the masking thing
The St. Louis Director of Public Health made a decision to implement masking based information that apparently was in her own mind. She quoted higher than average flu rates as the impetus behind this ‘decision’. Of course since the flu mysteriously disappeared during the covid years, there is erroneous data that needs to be removed… Continue reading
(A.K.A. Non-Original Rants)
–Co-opting good stuff from all over the ‘Net and maybe some original thoughts—ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒE
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