When I was a kid, one of my favorite television shows was Room 222. This show was about a high school in California and I was intrigued by it because I was a preteen for most of its run, and little kids are naturally fascinated with the lives of big kids. I also had a …
I’ve moved back home with mommy and daddy three times in my illustrious career as an adult. Once after college, once in my mid-30s to save for a downpayment on a house, and once more recently to await the construction of Groovy Ranch. So I know a thing or two about moving back home. I …
Mrs. Groovy and I have now been retired for three years. And I must say that we are kicking this retirement thing’s ass. Here’s the skinny on our retirement thus far: Since retiring, our net worth has increased by $190,000. That works out to an average increase of $63,000 per year. Between my pension and …
I came across yet another academic study that blamed the achievement gap between black and white students on—you guessed it—something other than black students and their parents. This time the culprit was segregation and poverty. The study, Is Separate Still Unequal, can be downloaded here, and it’s worth a look if you don’t mind reading …
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Last month, I began a continuing education welding course at my local community college. Eleven people signed up for the course—myself included—and to the casual observer, we represent a very diverse lot. Here’s a breakdown of our surface characteristics: 9 men 2 women 8 non-Hispanic whites 2 blacks 1 Hispanic white 7 high school graduates …
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