Everything!

In Chronological Order

About Entitlement

An Edmonton teacher is likely to be fired for giving students a zero for not handing in their work. Apparently, giving zero harms the esteem of the students and the school board wants to hand out an “incomplete” grade. The teacher says that does not prepare kids for real life….Continue reading→

Anna and the Change.

Some time ago, the Slo-Man had expressed his skepticism on the Indian political movement aimed at “eradicating corruption”. Readers can read the original post here. And time and the subsequent turn of events has done nothing to diminish the Slo-Man’s conviction that creating an expensive, bureaucratic, state-controlled monster is of no…Continue reading→

Block!

mmmyes! It does exist. This thing that makes your heart beat faster, the brain swirl with random asymmetric thoughts is not a romantic notion created by writers. It exists and is real. It makes you useless, apt to watch equestrian events or even synchronized swimming rather than sit down to…Continue reading→

Goodbye?

When I think about you When I dream about you I feel my heart go still I feel I’ve had my fill If I think about you If I dream about you I’m wasting my time Just blowing my mind So let’s just call it quits Let’s just say goodbye…Continue reading→

So!

Looks like poetry is playing second fiddle to personal reflections. Interesting that. Readership has increased, comments mostly restricted to a closed group on Facebook. And those comments, coming, as they do, from college friends and acquaintances, tend to be not very gushy, which is an understated way of saying they…Continue reading→

Of Mice and Exorcists

Readers who took the time to read through the Slo-Man’s rant about the publicity given to a teenager with an over-indulgent mother and slightly-better-than-average-karaoke talent and those who know the Slo-Man will know that he likes his music, indeed, many have labeled him a music snob. The Class of 27,…Continue reading→