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Saturday, November 28, 2020

THIS WEEK'S WILDNESS Dad Gone Wild Nobody reads it, everybody quotes it.

 Dad Gone Wild – Nobody reads it, everybody quotes it.


THIS WEEK'S WILDNESS 
Dad Gone Wild 
Nobody reads it, everybody quotes it.



POST TURKEY DAY BLUES
“Do not think of knocking out another person’s brains because he differs in opinion from you. It would be as rational to knock yourself on the head because you differ from yourself ten years ago.” ― Horace Mann Another Thanksgiving has passed, and while this year was markedly different than past years, it provided a welcome opportunity to reconnect with friends and family while providing time to
SOMETIMES ITS WHAT YOU DON’T SAY
“The slickest way in the world to lie is to tell the right amount of truth at the right time-and then shut up.” ― Robert A. Heinlein, Stranger in a Strange Land Another Tuesday night and another board meeting has left me scratching my head – trying to decipher what I just witnessed. One thing that is becoming more and more clear is that the MNPS’s leadership is growing increasingly disconnected f
WHAT’S A LITTLE LAW BREAKING AMONG FRIENDS?
“The future is called “perhaps”, which is the only possible thing to call the future. And the only important thing is not to allow that to scare you.” ― Tennessee Williams, Orpheus Descending I’ve been struggling this weekend with organizing some thoughts. Thoughts connected through two disparate sources – the release of ACT scores and my reading of Kathy Valentine’s biography. Valentine in case
JUST MAKE THE CALL
“Because of the movies I make, people get nervous, because they think of me as difficult and angry. I am difficult and angry, but they don’t expect a sense of humor. And the only thing that gets me through is a sense of humor.” ― Martin Scorsese We got a lot of ground to cover today, so let’s not waste a lot of time with formalities. If you are a resident of Nashville, or you work for the school
ITS CALLED EDUCATION, NOT PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
“Uncertainty is an uncomfortable position. But certainty is an absurd one.” ― Voltaire Last Thursday I had the pleasure to attend, along with my 10-year old son, an event honoring former Overton High School athletic standout Mookie Betts. Betts, for those unfamiliar with him, is what is often referred to as a generational athlete. he is in a class with the likes of Tom Brady and LeBron James. Sin

 Dad Gone Wild – Nobody reads it, everybody quotes it.