Grown Ups Talking

I’m torn.

Education is the lifeblood of society and democracy and enlightened life and so forth, not to mention a major contributor to my, Pomerol’s, employment. The various unions we educator types belong to, are stomping around saying we can’t cut education even if the economy is swirling down the drain, but any halfway sensible person can see there isn’t enough money out there.

So do I stomp along with everyone else because it only makes sense, or do I sit by the sidelines because there’s no way in the world that anyone will get anything anytime soon?

Not that my individual efforts will make a lot of difference, or so my grouchy lazy side says.

Did you notice the students demonstrating in California this afternoon? I’m amazed at how little outrage there has been about loss of livelihoods and futures. It was good to see, and probably a small taste of what’s too come.

Sigh. Guess that means I have to get out there and be outrageous.—Pomerol