I saw this last week.  One of the smaller accrediting bodies, the American Academy for Liberal Education (AALE) is removing itself from the National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity’s re-recognition process.  The reasons??  Too many findings and too little time to address them.  They are going to knuckle under later, one the Department… Continue reading

I read an article here the other day and it started my train of thought.  The Eliterati, such as Mayor Bloomberg in New York City, brag about their cosmopolitan perspective, their literacy, and they use having and using a passport (or not) as a litmus test for intelligence.  Now I do have a passport and… Continue reading

There are a few things that are known as ‘Classic Blunders’.  The first is never to get into a land war in Asia.  The second is never do vodka shots with Russians (although some may say it’s never go up against a Sicilian when death is on the line).  The third is much less well-known… Continue reading

Existentially speaking, life seems to be a series of random events (at least to those of us here–those Higher Powers may see a pattern from their vantage point).  We try to think that maybe there is a reason for things that happen–something as small as a guy’s SUV that hits black ice and he dents… Continue reading

Just read on Big Hollywood that they’ve done a remake of The Mechanic–that brilliant film with the oh-so-satisfying ending (don’t click the link if you don’t want to see it) starring Charles Bronson and Jan Michael Vincent.  The remake stars Jason Stratam, who I really liked in The Transporter and other films, but I just… Continue reading

This article is over two months old (via comments by someone called pc  here)  but I don’t remember reading anything about it.  Apparently local law enforcement folks in Douglas County, GA, are working in conjunction with the TSA  on an operation the intent of which is “…deterring would-be terrorists or criminal activity.”  Of course they… Continue reading

The federal government is really going for the gold in this ‘lame duck’ session.  While Americans are being (rightly) distracted by the TSA’s invasive and counter-to-4th Amendment searches, other branches of the already huge bureaucracy are gobbling up more of our freedoms and are poised to do more. The Department of Energy, claiming a ‘mandate’… Continue reading

The House republicans coming in are thinking about putting a moratorium on all of those commemorative bills that fill up the legislative calendar and keep our legislators from actually doing stuff like reading the healthcare bill, reducing government interference in the lives of the American public (like reining in the TSA), or you know, making… Continue reading

I’ve got a lot of things to be thankful for, and I am, every day.  I have a partner with whom I laugh, use extraordinarily long words in conversation, and share a sense of humor, reading preferences, and hobbies (oh, and he’s also a Renaissance man and a fantastic cook who prepped Thanksgiving dinner before… Continue reading

This is what the country needs more of… people standing up for themselves.  If more people called others out on rudeness (or flashing their penis’ on the subway) while throwing in a nice dose of humiliation for the person perpetrating the act, I think these things wouldn’t happen as often. (via Advice Goddess) Continue reading