This Week’s Stupid Things, or Let’s Stop Doing Them.

I’m not looking for a new job, but i get journalism job postings delivered to my Google Reader and I scan them just about every day because, one, that’s what one does in my business, and two, I got laid off last summer and if I hadn’t had something else on the skillet already, that [...]

Carrying the Torch

By request from L.C., one of my southern California fans (I’m HUGE in California), a post on the Olympic torch silliness.
Now, as long and even short-time Matt King appreciaters know, Im all for agitating, smashing the system, etc. But show me an Olympic torch relay protester and I’ll show you a latte-sipping, upper middle class, [...]

Trapped in my Hometown

Just got back from my 83rd trip to the pharmacy in the last few days. While I was there, a dispute. A patron was mad because the little box pies advertised as four for a dollar are actually 39 cents each if one does not buy all four.
There are lots of tattoo parlors here. I [...]

School Boards and Other Silliness

If I had one wish for the Times Herald-Record, it would be a lot more in-depth schools coverage. I don’t think we do nearly enough and I hope some effort to change that pays off soon.
Because there’s always a lot of craziness going on in the education world.
For example, the NYT op-ed page today was [...]

The PBS Plot to Destroy America

Tomorrow’s edition of Pravda NYT features a story asking Is PBS Still Necessary?
I can only assume the story soft-peddles from fear of being dragged into a secret court by the Bush Administration, which along with other members of the vast right wing conspiracy has infiltrated the Corp. for Public Broadcasting and turned the old bastion [...]

Problem Solved, an Introduction

Apples and Worms is dead. Long live Problem Solved.
When last we met, I was getting laid off from the Santa Cruz Sentinel, and my education blog was taken off line because my former boss didn’t think it proper that I announced the forced retirement of my colleagues and myself.
Not sure exactly what this is going [...]