I was (virtually) there

Posted by cageyer Published in Politics, etc.

It wasn’t grand, but it was eloquent. It wasn’t passionate, but it was inspirational. It wasn’t rosy, but it wasn’t discouraging. It was lofty, while being remarkably frank. No speech in recent years has been anticipated with such high expectation. It will have doubtless left many people disappointed for what it did not do. But [...]

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Jan

The Question of “need” and college education

Posted by cageyer Published in Politics, etc.

I suppose it is the kind of question that will be debated endlessly and never resolved, this question of “needing” a college education. But this month’s issue of the AFT publication On Campus really pointed out the inherent contradiction I see in this quest for quality education and global competitiveness for our younger generations.

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Jan

Moosejaw

Posted by cageyer Published in Home

You have to admit that it’s not often the inspection slip inside a shipping box is worth blogging. But these folks at Moosejaw are definitely on to something. (Their tag line is “love the madness). Every package that comes from Moosejaw has some very interesting stickers on it, including a “Sealed with a Kiss” sticker [...]

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Dec

change the play

Posted by cageyer Published in Politics, etc.

Read this and share it with everyone. He’s right, and we all need to stand up and say “this time we, the consumers, won’t support this play.”

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Nov

The exhilaration that is Voting.

Posted by cageyer Published in Uncategorized

I voted this morning.
I always vote. I think I’ve only missed one election in my adult life. So it’s not like a first time thing or anything like that.
But there is this crazy little moment of excitement in voting, pulling that lever back to open the curtains and record the choices made with the little [...]

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Oct

Eloquence

Posted by cageyer Published in Politics, etc., Rhetoric, personal

In the last three days, I’ve read two very eloquent endorsements of Barack Obama for president of the United States; one from the New York Times, and one from The New Yorker. What interests me about these posts isn’t that they endorse the candidate I’ve known for months I have to vote for, it is [...]

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Aug

Dawgnotes has a new home

Posted by cageyer Published in Home

Welcome to my new cyber-Thoughtful spot. I’m playing with themes and such, and for now this one works, despite its lack of appropriate Husky colors.
I’m working next on porting my existing blog to here, which I’m told I can do, but don’t know how yet. So for now, new stuff will be here rather than [...]

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Jul