wordmaker7 (46)in #politics • 6 years agoInsights from TV surfingWatching Kennedy interviewing Andrew McCarthy on her show tonight, and intrigued by the fact that AM's bookcase behind…wordmaker7 (46)in #metoo • 6 years ago#MeToo Avoided or Chance Wasted?Here's a potential #MeToo story I may have avoided tonight: Sitting at the bar at the Brewhouse West, Nashville…wordmaker7 (46)in #testing • 6 years agoA testing paradigm for the 21st centuryOkay, let’s begin with some points of agreement: 1) Common Core has been a disaster; 2) No Child Left Behind is better…wordmaker7 (46)in #puns • 6 years agoI can't hold back on this one; this afternoon, I created a JOKE!What prize does a rain-cloud get, just for showing up? ... wait for it ... ... almost there ... ... give up? A precipitation trophy!wordmaker7 (46)in #dioxin • 6 years agoHow soon we forgetWe knew this in the friggin' '60s, man! Agent Orange (aka 'dioxin') has just been remarketed as Roundup! No different…wordmaker7 (46)in #brady • 6 years agoRE: HGTV bought 'The Brady Bunch' house and plans to restore itI am Amazed it took HGTV this long to grab this oppty; is there no vision in the place? With all the "reality shows"…wordmaker7 (46)in #fakenews • 6 years agoSometimes I do watch "tv news coverage" (while also watching the Sox on MLB-TV, of course)Entrepreneurial venture: (Steve Schallu(sp?) on Kennedy) -- Make the Trump star an auction/raffle/contest venue;…wordmaker7 (46)in #peace • 6 years agoMy video finally finalizedThis is the absolutely final edit of "(Whattaya Gonna Do) When Peace Breaks Out?"wordmaker7 (46)in #harlan • 6 years agoHarlan Ellison MemoriesI once actually had the pleasure of meeting and even talking one-to-one with the recently “crossed-over” Harlan…wordmaker7 (46)in #nashville • 7 years agoThings that occurred to me the other nightSome up some down ... I love what Ray Barnes did to create a video for my song, "(Whattaya Gonna Do) When Peace…wordmaker7 (46)in #libertarian • 7 years agoHow is it the Volunteer State, when it is clearly run by tyrants?by Steve Trinward I really did not think it would come to this, but I believe it is time to declare war (in…wordmaker7 (46)in #carol • 7 years agoRevolution in the Volunteer State?by Steve Trinward It has been said recently, by many people, that we are in the midst of a major paradigm shift.…wordmaker7 (46)in #television • 7 years agoMy debut?Well I made it! I show up in the background at the Bingo scene (far right of screen), just before the lady jumps up…wordmaker7 (46)in #crowdfunding • 7 years agoHow can Steemit augment indiegogo?Had a discussion earlier tonight, in which two things came to light: 1) Steemit and similar things are attempting to…wordmaker7 (46)in #education • 7 years agoRepost of my John Holt interviewI decided to try this again; I guess it got lost in the holiday shuffle? Hard to believe it disappeared so completely.wordmaker7 (46)in #unschooling • 7 years agoJOHN HOLT: ON TEACHING YOUR OWN AND OTHER HERESIESThe following article is based on a series of interviews I conducted back in 1981. The assignment was initially…wordmaker7 (46)in #tax • 7 years agoNotes on tax reform (part 2 of 2)The other point I wanted to make is the amendment that did not pass the Senate’s standards, introduced by Sens. Marco…wordmaker7 (46)in #tax • 7 years agoNotes on the impending tax bill (part 1 of 2)I have seen two things of interest in all the current debate over “tax reform”: a commentary at that compares the…wordmaker7 (46)in #trump • 7 years agoTrump as honeybee?I got another inspiration from a minister recently; actually, it was a metaphor. In a lesson about “Success…wordmaker7 (46)in #libertarian • 8 years agoOn feeling the JohnsonAs a longtime, fairly hardcore libertarian, this year I have felt like I’m stuck between Scylla and Charybdis. On the…