In article , Charlie wrote:

On Sun, 05 Apr 2009 15:38:49 -0700, Billy
wrote:

In article
,
gardengal wrote:

On Apr 5, 12:38*pm, Billy wrote:

And that explains a lot.

What, that you can't even win an argument with a dissipated drunk?

LMAO!!! This hit me just right, given current circumstance. Thanks
fer the hearty, old trout.

Cheers
Charlie

You're welcome kid. Just have to know when to giv'em enough line.
Actually, I had oatmeal, bran, molasses, cinnamon, milk, and a banana
for breakfast with a large glass of water. (sigh)

Still trying to get used to the idea of being an "organic" Nazi. You
know, after all those years of being a "peace" Nazi. It gets confusing
trying to figure out what kind of Nazi you really are, another time,
another place.

Should have been in the garden today but ended up fighting the
propaganda war like a good "education" Nazi (F bush and his freakin' "No
Child's Behind Left"). Historically, when you put money into education
you get good results. Memorizing laundry lists isn't the way to learn. I
really like the Montessori system of where the teacher doesn't have to
continually traumatize a kid with tests but the teacher to student ratio
is such that the teacher knows what the kid knows through interaction
with him/her. Kids ain't little adults. They need time to mature before
you put demands on them. American secondary students test below European
students in the same grade but European students are traumatized by a
test that they have to pass when they are 12 years old, that will
determine the rest of their lives. In the US, we hit students hard when
they go to college, and we have a list of Nobel Prize winners that is
second to none.

Humph.

Have a good dinner. I gotta go check the ribs.
--

- Billy
"For the first time in the history of the world, every human being
is now subjected to contact with dangerous chemicals, from the
moment of conception until death." - Rachel Carson

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WI29wVQN8Go

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