Wherein I Weigh In, A Little

Cruising the Blogsphere gives me plenty of opportunity to examine other points of view, 'specially in the political arena. I have found more than a few golden examples of well thought out writing,and as the days go by I'll be adding links. Here's one: Bill Whittle is the guys name, and ejectejecteject.com is where you can find him. If you're willing to engage in a little critical thinking, it doesn't matter which way you lean. His essays have been material that I have had my two youngest ( 16 & 14 ) read to round out the stuff they learn at school.
On that particular subject - like a lot of you, I've read the tales of public schools, particularly in the Northeast, setting up outlandish - what I consider outlandish, anyway - agendas in which diversity and multiculturalism are, in effect made the center of the learning day; where competition is suppressed for the sake of the "feelings" of underachievers; where it appears that all the teachers are, for lack of a better phrase, people so far to the left that west is east to them, all the time! Spewers of rhetoric and all that, bent on turning the kiddies into followers of their personal favorite agenda. (Sounds like a couple of universities I'm familiar with!) I'm happy to say that, at least in two schools out here in the desert Southwest, there appears to be little in regard going on; rather, the common school subjects are taught in a fashion that remains void of political rhetoric, be it left or right. A disclaimer is needed, here: I am a common-sense kinda guy, driven by the balance of the spiritual path I'm on, and a desire to see the Constitution & Bill of Rights as the compass of our country's direction. Any idea, from left, right, or center, must pass my version of constitutional muster before I consider it doable. Not to claim some kind of vast constitutional knowledge, hells, no! I keep it simple, and if someone gives me reason to believe I'm wrong, I can change(but your argument had better be persuasive!). I keep my boys informed about their role as citizens, and have given them enough background to be able to question their teachers in intelligent, yet respectful fashion in regards to matters of the government. I've been able to keep track of what's being discussed or taught because, thank the Gods, my kids talk to me about their day, so it's easy for me to determine what goes on in the classrooms. As yet I have had no reason to get in anybodys face...

Feh!

April posting went away 'twixt school and work, thus the title. Not that it was a bad thing, just real busy, and the latter half of April was leading up to the current state of Yours Truly: my left arm is a-sling. This a result of an arhthroscopic foray to relieve me of ongoing pain, that being a result of gravel and motorcycle interaction - I went down and thumped the shit outta my left shoulder. I didn't feel much besides a little muscle ache early on, and so chose not to check into an ER - road rash and I being acquainted time and again, after all, so why pay the big $ when I can scrub it out myself, right? A couple'a months further on, I reaches behind to turn down the work comm radio, and yeeaagsonnuvamotherhumper#*% you get the picture...with a pain-driven tear in my eye I get the idea that there just might be somethin' to my workmate/older bro Joe's suggestion a few days before that I better get that looked at...
Which leads to the sling.
May is not the best of times to be off the bike; hells, there is no good time to be off the bike, ya know?