Triumph of data over intuition.

As much as Americans are tired of left-right extremism, many of us bemoan the general lack of seriousness among our political leaders.

More public debate and transparency around the power that accrediting bodies have over higher ed and K12–public and private—could be enormously beneficial for education in the US.

So many insurmountable challenges when you run a school district. Like paying employees. Even when you have a LOT of money. sfstandard.com/education/san-…

BREAKING: A stand at my local farmers market has O’Henry peaches. If you know, you know.

American Hustle: Mike Solana is hilarious, but fundamentally, he does understand the American tradition of “spend a sh*t ton of money and hope for the best”. piratewires.com/p/american-hus…

Powdersaurus to Stuckasaurus. Who wouldn’t love spending the day with this kid?

I’d rather have my taxes go to direct tuition grants for Ss who need it, rather than for pretend loans to young ppl with unknown degrees & earning power, using pretend govt f’casts of future revenue and repmts, while tormenting Ss for years about the exact amounts of their debt.

Imagine if we did this in the US—allowing choice, instead of assigning kids to failing schools based solely on their address.

This one was written straight from the heart at 4:32 am..

Is easyJet aware how many ppl can’t book on their website or app? At payment stage of booking, it now says I’m not “authorized” and should book “directly” with easyJet. Then get directed to partner sites—for travel agents! See TripAdvisor thread for complaints since Jan 2024.

Are the members of our brilliant class living in a post punctuation world?

Older dads: Remind your kids who’ve left the nest that today is Mothers Day

Most depressing post of the day. Why would Penguin have such a low opinion of their readers?

For Memorial Day: A haunting letter written in 1942 to the Navy by a woman from my hometown, asking if her 5 sons were still alive. (They had died in the sinking of the USS Juneau on November 13 at Guadalcanal.) An unimaginable sacrifice.

I never knew this court existed. Painful though it may be, the Trump administration is giving the country a nonstop civics lesson.

This is so true—of every person I’ve ever known who had a tendency toward violence.

Among the joys of the SF Bay Area are the SF Symphony San Francisco Opera and the SFCM . This is the BART stop I use to get to their wonderful performances.

Just made a road trip reservation at a Hampton by Hilton and saw this in my confirmation msg: “in accordance with CDC guidelines, we are requiring face coverings in all indoor public areas of all our hotels throughout the U.S. for guests and Team Members” Huh?

Haven’t been there in over 20 years. Wife has never been. So we’d planned a visit next month during a trip to the UK. Giving up on it for now. Maybe we’ll try again in the future, once these depressingly nonsensical desecrations are removed and sanity is restored.