Weekend Reading Assignment
It looks like it’s going to be a great fall day around here. My house had three days of rain…not the drenching kind we really need but more of the…
A Presidential Doughface
A Presidential Doughface As a writing exercise I often place pictures of important or famous people up on the screen in my room and ask students to provide a caption…
Sometimes a Little Seizure Is Necessary
Sometimes a Little Seizure Is Necessary I have this pair of magnets on my fridge. They don’t really belong to me. I confiscated them years ago from a student. He…
The Only Thing We Have to Fear Is Fear Itself
The Only Thing We Have to Fear Is Fear Itself The following question recently appeared in the Atlanta local paper. Should January 30th be declared Franklin Delano Roosevelt day in…
FDR's Unfinished Portrait
FDR’s Unfinished Portrait I’ve wanted to write about President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s last days for sometime, and this week seemed appropriate. I had once again reached a point where I…
A Topic for Discussion…Handicaps and Politics
A Topic for Discussion…Handicaps and Politics When you stop for a moment and consider Franklin Delano Roosevelt you have to be amazed and filled with awe that a man who…
Special Delivery
Special Delivery This week’s wordless image shows the front and reverse of a Spanish coin minted in Vera Cruz, Mexico at the direction of King Charles III, Bourbon King of…
July 4, 1776, An Imagi-Holiday
July 4, 1776, An Imagi-Holiday As the Fourth of July approached I began to think again about myth versus fiction and how we, as educators, perpetuate the myths. Don’t get…
The Town That Forgot the Fourth of July
The Town That Forgot the Fourth of July Taking a quick glance at the Fourth of July events scheduled in the Vicksburg, Mississippi area it looks like any other town.…
Childe Hassam's Flag Series….Appropriate for the Fourth
Childe Hassam’s Flag Series….Appropriate for the Fourth This, of course is a painting by the artist known as Childe Hassam, an American Impressionist artist best known for his series of…