Tag Archives: politics

How We Define Ourselves

Posted on January 29, 2017 by Barb Knowles

Americans tend to take sides.  Over everything.  Sports.  Politics.  Race.  Ethnicity. Religion.  Food. Like baseball in New York.  You’re either a Yankee fan or a Mets fan.  And never the twain shall meet.  If a Yankee fan marries a Mets … Continue reading →

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Media Blackout

Posted on January 20, 2017 by Barb Knowles

Not counting WordPress (which would be biting off my nose to spite my face), I’m on a media blackout.  That covers yesterday, today and tomorrow.  I don’t want to hear about the inauguration.  I don’t want to see news about … Continue reading →

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Ok Facebook Users, Here’s My Pet Peeve

Posted on December 13, 2016 by Barb Knowles

I will obey most orders, if the person giving the order is a supervisor at work, my priest (who somehow makes it impossible to say no), my father when he was alive and…..that’s about it. What I flat out refuse … Continue reading →

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A Solution To America’s Post-Election Problems

Posted on November 11, 2016 by Barb Knowles

I just had the best idea.  And I do not mean this sarcastically at all.  So many people in America are talking very negatively since the election.  I have been, too.  It seems like a stream, not a thread, of … Continue reading →

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Thank You, World Series

Posted on November 3, 2016 by Barb Knowles

I’m a political junkie. I don’t post about it here, because my blog isn’t a political one and I don’t have anything unique or earth-shattering to add to the world of politics. But this presidential election nightmare in the USA … Continue reading →

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Spain, Franco and Me…

Posted on May 29, 2015 by Barb Knowles

Three huge things happened in the Summer of 1974. 1.  I was living in Segovia, Spain for my study abroad. 2.  Francisco Franco had an attack of thrombophlebitis. 3.  I learned what freedom is. In July of 1974, I was … Continue reading →

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When did education become torture?

Posted on May 23, 2015 by Barb Knowles

For the first time in my teaching career, I saw high school students cry during the NYSESLAT exam.  Unprecedented. If you are a student in New York State in 2015, you are subjected to a ridiculous number of assessments.  I’m … Continue reading →

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