Monthly Archives: July 2008

HOW THE INTERNET RUINS NO HITTERS

(NOTE: As the Annual Yearly Progress (AYP) goals continue to accelerate, more and more US schools will be categorized by the pejorative brand: “Program Improvement School”.  NCLB’s kiss of death.  By 2014 as many as 90% of America’s schools could be categorized as … Continue reading

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HANDS ON THE GLASS

  (NOTE: As the Annual Yearly Progress (AYP) goals continue to accelerate, more and more US schools will be categorized by the pejorative brand: “Program Improvement School”.  NCLB’s kiss of death.  By 2014 as many as 90% of America’s schools could be categorized … Continue reading

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FOUR LINES FROM COOL

I stood in line four times last week and each time I wondered why.  Four times.  Once in the morning when the line from Apple wrapped around the corner of Fashion Valley, past a jewelry store that no doubt appreciated … Continue reading

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MONET TO THE CHILDREN

Earlier this week my daughter stood in the very tracks of Claude Monet on the outskirts of Paris.  She took one look at the famous lily pond next to his house and declared that if she lived here– she would … Continue reading

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FLYWHEEL

(NOTE: As the Annual Yearly Progress (AYP) goals continue to accelerate, more and more US schools will be categorized by the pejorative brand: “Program Improvement School”.  NCLB’s kiss of death.  By 2014 as many as 90% of America’s schools could be categorized … Continue reading

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JET SKI FAST

I started reading the publication “Fast Company” when my wife brought it home from a business trip 7 or 8 years ago.  She is an executive at Intuit (Quick Books, Turbo Tax, Quicken, etc.) and someone gave her a copy … Continue reading

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BOX SCORE

(NOTE: As the Annual Yearly Progress (AYP)  goals continue to accelerate, more and more US schools will be categorized by the pejorative brand: “Program Improvement School”.  NCLB’s kiss of death.  By 2014 as many as 90% of America’s schools could be … Continue reading

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PATRIOT IN CARDINAL RED

It’s the Fourth of July and while so many otherwise respectable people are arguing over whether a $2 flag pin shoved awkwardly into the thin breast panel of a Tommy Bahama shirt before the barbecue is really an act of … Continue reading

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