by Arthur Schaper | Jul 5, 2012 | Uncategorized
John Donne (January 1572 — March 1631 )Out of a fired ship, which by no wayBut drowning could be rescued from the flame,Some men leap’d forth, and ever as they cameNear the foes’ ships, did by their shot decay;So all were lost, which in the ship were...
by Arthur Schaper | Jul 5, 2012 | Uncategorized
and get them on my side!”She saw student challenges as bread for the eating. I learned to change my attitude to those threats.One young lady was a real piece of work. She was a brazen young one, who had no problem pushing people aside to make a point. Once, she...
by Arthur Schaper | Jul 4, 2012 | Uncategorized
Death Be Not Proud — John Donne (1572 — 1631)Death, be not proud, though some have called theeMighty and dreadful, for thou art not so;For those whom thou think’st thou dost overthrowDie not, poor death, nor yet canst thou kill me.From rest and...
by Arthur Schaper | Jun 29, 2012 | Uncategorized
http://www. youtube. com/watch? feature=player_embedded&v=xxLNKnLaDG8For any taxpayer who manifests even a bare interest in how his or her federal taxdollars are spent, no admission could be more disturbing or frustrating the Waxman’s fluster comment to...
by Arthur Schaper | Jun 27, 2012 | Uncategorized
Thou canst not then be false to any man.(Hamlet, I, iii)What an example of pressed and hurrried fatherly advice, yet the chain of maxims and epithets does more to expose the folly and naivete of an old courtier mimicking the plain platitudes of royal court life rather...
by Arthur Schaper | May 28, 2012 | Uncategorized
Paraphrasing Alphaville’s hit “Forever Young”, Redondo Beach Unified Superintendent StevenKeller remarked about his district’s looming budget concerns: “We always planfor the worst and hope for the best.” Ouryouth should not be...
