Allan

what? a sham

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I was reading through our community newsletter this morning and found an ad (redacted).

I had to ask HFT what a sham was.  It apparently is a decorative cover for pillows – not a pillowcase, but a cover for them.

Is that where the phrase, “What a sham!” comes from?  Something useless but pleasant to look at?

The only sham in my house is the state of my housekeeping skills.

Trump mathematics

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Oh my goodness.  I had to comment on this.

Trump’s ‘growing inability to form thoughts’ on full display during presser: journalist

“Now, drug prices are gonna be going down a 100%, 400%, 600%, 1,000% in some cases, but for one eighth of a cent,” Trump said Friday during the announcement at the White House. “I was so proud because for 28 years nobody had done it.”  (from MSN.com)

Sir, you cannot drop the price of something – anything – by more than 100%.  If you drop something by 1000%, that means that you must pay the customer 9 times the previous value of the product.

Mr. Trump, I’m available for math tutoring.  Please fill out my application.

If you cannot afford me, you can self study.  Percents are covered in Complete Canadian Curriculum Grade 8 page 038-041 1 Mathematics 9 Application of Percent e1 Trump.pdf.  (Grade 8 material)

more than 14 years later

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More than 14 years later, and I still have nightmares about it.  September of 2011 was long ago.  Last night I was there again, wondering when I would leave.  The previous similar dream was about 5 days ago.

Sometimes the effects of these dreams linger on through the morning or all throughout the day.  I am a morose, depressed, grumpy person, trying to break free from its grip.

I’m thinking this is one of those days.  Once again, I’ll try my best.

NTRD

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Happy National Truth and Reconciliation Day.  Yes, I’m wearing my orange shirt today.

I had frank discussions with various students today.  Everyone has different ideas, opinions, concerns, etc. as everyone’s experiences are different.  As Phyllis Webstad says in Decolonization and Me, our understanding of a history is only so deep.  The truth is much deeper than we know.  We fill in the blanks from our own beliefs for that which we don’t know.  This is where racism starts.  It continues by not reconciling.