You’d Think They, of All People…

Posted by on Aug 29, 2005 in dish | 1 comment Not to get too involved in theological debate, but…A group of folks at my church aren’t happy with the direction the church is going in. You’d think they’d be forthright about their opinions and discuss them openly with the paster, right? That would be the Christian thing to do, I’m thinking. But is that how they handle it? Noooooooooooooooooo. Why be forthright and...
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What Bug Did I Kill in a Previous Life? or, Why I Still Don’t Have Hot Water

Posted by on Aug 18, 2005 in dish | 0 comments Today, DH and I get cranky with the Home Depot install crew that was supposed to install our new hot water heater “same day” yesterday. They claim they called yesterday before lunch to apprise us of some City code-upgrade requirements, blah blah blah. Whatever, doofuses. Explain to me how calling the manager of our local Home Depot store qualifies as contacting us?So this morning I...
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Priorities, Schmiorities

Posted by on Aug 4, 2005 in dish | 1 comment Today I have a long talk with a parent who’s concerned that Darling Dearest may have bitten off more than could be chewed with two AP courses and a spot on a varsity team. Is thinking of dropping AP. We talk, I pitch, parent agrees to keep kid in class. Good for kid. Good for parent.I relate the saga to a colleague and she says, “So why wasn’t parent in the coach’s office...
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Gadflies ‘R’ Us

Posted by on Jun 28, 2005 in dish | 1 comment I’ve done it now.I got fed up and spouted off to our local paper about the state of affairs at my high school, and they printed the column. Now that I’m out on my limb–I took a shot at our high school’s community members, who are passionately interested in athletics and extracurriculars, but not so much so about academics–I’m waiting for the saws to come...
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Kick ’em When They’re Up, Kick ’em When They’re Down

Posted by on Jun 9, 2005 in dish | 0 comments Florida school grades came out yesterday. To no one’s surprise, the richest high school in our district got yet another A, while my inner city school got an F. Again. Much kvetching ensued. TV trucks parked all over, reporters clamoring for a quote. We hid out back. We’re sick to death of media. With all due respect to the people I know and love who work for newspapers, etc., media...
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