Sparky doesn’t really like apples, but he likes taking something that I want. His goal is to keep me vexed.
Author: Richard Nestoff (Page 19 of 125)

That is the beauty of having education be a state responsibility. Different states can take different approaches, and we see what works. It’s called the “Laboratory of Democracy”.
Mississippi is our poorest state, but it is winning in elementary education, doing about as well as Ohio.
Hamas says it has agreed to parts of the Gaza peace proposal outlined by President Trump
If this Gaza peace proposal sticks, President Trump should get the Nobel Peace Prize.
AI can do wonderful things. Pete Hegseth’s speech to generals and admirals was good, but I like the AI baby version better.

The sombrero meme is a reach and maybe inappropriate, but this shutdown is more fun than past government shutdowns.

Home automation is addicting. Once the window shades in the solarium were automated, I looked for anything else to add to the system. Some people go nuts. If you have looked at a new furnace, refrigerator, thermostat or hot water heater, you see that they can all be web-enabled. I don’t want to go crazy.

Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth, addressed the generals and admirals yesterday.
I have not been in the military, but get what Hegseth is going for. Good people are drawn to quality. Forty years ago, the Navy had the motto, “It’s not just a job, it’s an adventure.” Hegseth wants to appeal to people who want a challenge and are ready to work for it.
And it sounds so bleak.
Lying in bed this morning, I turned on the radio and got Canadian NPR instead of the regular kind. Here is what’s in the news up North.

New details emerge on Hegseth’s unusual mass gathering of top brass
New details emerge on Hegseth’s unusual mass gathering of top brass
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered all military top brass to show up for a meeting at Quantico, Virginia, on Tuesday. The generals and admirals aren’t used to traveling on short notice for a reason they don’t understand. They don’t mind issuing orders like that to the people under their command, but probably don’t like taking orders.
