Things I Think I Know

From time to time I like to clear my head of some random thoughts and ideas.  Today is one of those days.

• Is it just me, or is there something seriously flawed about the "Snow White and the Huntsman" premise.  In whose universe is Kristen Stewart more beautiful than Charlize Theron.
• Money has always equated to power.  In the recent recall election in Wisconsin, 60 million dollars were spent to sway 2 million votes.  That equates to $30 per vote cast.
• It seems to me that the only two groups that are benefiting from the politically partisan world we live in and the spend as much as you want campaign rules.  That would be the political consultants, and the media outlets that benefit from the campaign advertising. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/05/political-consultants-2012-campaign-big-money_n_1570157.html
• That the NBA Playoffs run far too long.  It is possible that they will be over by the 4th of July.
• Change is a good thing, and with the coming school year, many of us will be coping with and adapting to new situations.  Tight economic times have led to changes in our schools, and administrative changes will make things interesting for me and my colleagues.
• The political unwillingness to tackle difficult issues is leading to an ongoing and increasing decay in our infrastructure.  It will be interesting to see if and when this situation will begin to change.
• I wonder if kids today will look back on some of the entertainment we view today the same way we do the programs of the 1960s and 70s.  This comes from coming across a Batman episode the other night.  I will say Eartha Kitt looked marvelous.
• The benefit of age is that we learn to control our urge to say what comes to mind.  Spending my days in the world of 6th graders shows me how valuable that is.
• American media is too obsessed with politics.  They spend too much time on elections, personalities and divisions and not enough time one the impact of all of this on the citizens and the country as a whole.  They fail to recognize the tremendous trickle down impact of our inability to govern is having on the people and the nation.
• The Electoral College system  makes it possible for entire states to be ignored in Presidential Elections.  If your state is not viewed as in play, no one pays any attention to you.