Tales From The Trenches: Polski3

California junior high school history teacher Polski3 brings us a situation report from the front lines:Teacher asks a student a question, such as "do you have your assignment?" Student response is: a) the blank look b) a silent shrug of the shoulders c) a verbal "I don't know" or d) a disinterested roll of the eyes along with silence or an utterance of annoyance. Teacher tells student that they

Expelling The U.S. Marines

The ruling junta city council of Berkeley, California, has decided that the United States Marines are no longer welcome:BERKELEY — Hey-hey, ho-ho, the Marines in Berkeley have got to go.That's the message from the Berkeley City Council, which voted 6-3, with Gordon Wozniak, Betty Olds and Kriss Worthington dissenting, to tell the Marines that its Shattuck Avenue recruiting station "is not welcome

Pity The Poor Starbucks!

Awwww!It seems as though Starbucks' profits only rose by 2% last year.And now the poor little dears are having to cut back on their menu.Gee.It wasn't too long ago when Starbucks so jauntily raised the prices on their already over-priced assortment of coffees.We here in the Wonk household had to cut Starbucks from our menu some time ago because our profits teaching salary hasn't gone up in over