The Experts We Are

The Experts We Are

Millions of parents round the world have been trying to help teach their children at home due to quarantines. The parents have found the work hard, and they are starting to appreciate teachers more. That appreciation is especially important in the U.S., where teacher...
Sex Sells

Sex Sells

Sex sells. You have heard that saying. I could go on and on to provide proof, but instead I will list key words. You can fill in the specifics. Pornography, the oldest profession, sexual slavery, strip clubs, sugar daddies, advertising,...
One Way to Measure National Intelligence

One Way to Measure National Intelligence

Australia has not done particularly well in the PISA achievement tests that are administered worldwide to school pupils.  Our kids do not seem to be the smartest on the block.    How about our adults? We adults do not take tests with right and wrong...
Snitching

Snitching

Snitching   I recently read about medical workers in Russia who apparently were thrown out of high windows. They all had complained about something the government was doing or not doing.    That news made me think of an expression introduced to me by my...
What’s in a name?

What’s in a name?

In Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare asks this immortal question: What’s in a name? Elon Musk just showed us that a lot can be in a name. How would you like to go through life named X Æ A-12?  ...
Betrayal

Betrayal

Let’s do word association. If I say “betrayal,” what comes to your mind? Some people would say Judas. According to the Bible, he betrays Jesus for 30 silver coins. One of the my friends responded instead with the brothers of Joseph in the Bible. The brothers sold...