This is my original blog. I haven’t updated for years. I keep it as a reminder of the journey.
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Shoes in the City
Life's changed. I notice the amount of shoes my students have. In my day, we only had one pair of shoes unless we were athletes of some worth. I was not an athlete of some worth. When I played basketball in high school they'd say, “Man, you’re funnier than The Cosby...
In Defense of Politicians
It’s possible to say anything and make yourself look like a rock star. I always think of this during political season, as I watch the punditry begin and try to ferret out the truth. The charts, graphs, PAC-skewed stats all begin to sound less and less like a contest...
Internet Safety for Seniors: Friending Your Parents in the Digital Age
I’m starting a business—Casey’s School for Seniors—a social media school for people over 65. Show an AARP card and get 20% off a complete digital indoctrination course for the seniors in your life. Because you know they need it. Educating seniors in the modern age is...
Save Humanity. Kill All The Sharks
“I was bobbing all alone in the middle of the ocean when all of a sudden a seventy foot shark appeared...” Of course there was a shark there, you intellect-lacking individual. Let's deconstruct this statement. You were out "in the middle of the ocean"—where sharks...
The Devil Made Me Do It
Okay, not the devil. Not even a bad guy. A good friend. I had no intention of blogging or doing serious writing. Other than torturing friends with emails that make War and Peace look like a fortune cookie, and perhaps continuing my own nerdly history research....