So…I had a teaching job, just a bottom rung adjunct position that paid LESS than I was making for doing exactly the same work that I did in graduate school
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Other ShoesOther Shoes
Sometimes you think things are moving along marvelously. You have been out of prison for a while. You stop looking over your shoulder in reflexive paranoia. You think you are
Justice Is A Dead HorseJustice Is A Dead Horse
Despite that, I’m going to flog it once again. As my newshound readers have, no doubt, already heard, the judge in the Kyle Rittenhouse case in Kenosha, WI is a
Oprah’s Outrage and a Prison Guard’s PrejudiceOprah’s Outrage and a Prison Guard’s Prejudice
Remember when Oprah got herself all in a twist about James Frey’s memoir A Million Little Pieces? Do you recall her outrage over how Frey made up some parts of
Some Things I’m Wondering About CuriositySome Things I’m Wondering About Curiosity
When I was working and living in the prison system, I noticed — more than I ever had before — a distinct lack of curiosity amongst both the incarcerated and
“There is none deceived but he that trusts.” ~ Benjamin Franklin“There is none deceived but he that trusts.” ~ Benjamin Franklin
I still can’t warm to the probation officer. It’s not personal, most likey, but, rather, situational. I don’t know anything about him as a person. But, then again, I don’t
This is NOT “Man Bites Dog”This is NOT “Man Bites Dog”
I’m still bewildered by what passes for news anymore. Or, if I understand that something is news, I remain befuddled over how and why it got to be news in
Your Jazz InterludeYour Jazz Interlude
I never got around to adding a post last week. There were multiple things I wanted to talk about, but I couldn’t get my desires out through my fingers. That’s
Have you tried deworming the inmates?Have you tried deworming the inmates?
It’s not a sad shock that some prison doctor in Arkansas was, in seems, an early adopter or ivermectin as a quack COVID-19 treatment. Given the level of general competence
3 Articles show The Washington Post is at it AGAIN.3 Articles show The Washington Post is at it AGAIN.
I couple months back I posted about The Washington Post and the article it ran about federal inmates’ prison accounts. You can (re)read that post here if you like. Well,