Day April 7, 2008

Seeking a kinder word for failure

To soothe the bruised egos of educators and children in lackluster schools, Massachusetts officials are now pushing for kinder, gentler euphemisms for failure. This reminds me of a Green Party meeting I was once at. Someone handed out a report,…

Protests cut short Olympic torch run in Paris

The torch was extinguished three times by pro-Tibet protesters. Authorities finally put the torch on a bus, canceling the rest of the route. Doubtless the sclerotic government of China has no clue how to deal with this and will most…

Maricopa AZ real estate implodes

a completely artificial construct based on cheap water, cheap gas and cheap mortgages. It is now disintegrating,… That’s what happens when thousands of homes are built in the middle of nowhere with no supporting infrastructure or shopping and sold with…