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
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
The (Michigan) State of Higher EducationThe (Michigan) State of Higher Education
I’m befuddled. If you missed the news about faculty, staff, and grad students being asked to volunteer as food service workers at Michigan State University, you can give yourself a
Skateboard Comics #3Skateboard Comics #3
A propos of my “book review” of a prison guards memoir in my last post, I thought I would give some insight into what inmates think about prison rules are
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
COVID made the whole world a jailCOVID made the whole world a jail
When I heard in prison that, at the outset of the pandemic, people went wild and started hoarding toilet paper, I just had to laugh. That’s exactly what inmates do
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