Cleanup After Yourself

We shouldn't have to tell you.

Student Driver

Fob Off

'Shroom On Over

Save Our Schools?

You may have noticed some yard signs calling for support to "Save Dunwoody's Schools." Consider it done! As far as public schools go, these are not Dunwoody's schools, they are DeKalb County schools. Do we want to save those? If so, we have to save the system, and that means financially. You know, "the greater good" must prevail, and all that. Or must it? Well, if your children are zoned for Vandy, then the greater good begins with "Save Vandy!" Without that, there is no greater good, or perhaps no good at all. 

Will DCSD back down? 

No, they won't, because they can't. They are a stereotypical government. Spending only grows, so funding must as well. They are over the legal limit on millage rate so jacking that up is politically unpalatable. They're addicted to special sales taxes, already planning to spend the next round though it is yet to be voted into existence. The feds seem increasingly unlikely to up funding for this dumpster fire. The state is the remaining option but they have rules. Hard, fast rules. This means that schools like Vandy will not receive maximum state funding, so to acquire more revenue, Vandy, and others schools similarly sized, must go. And they will. 

And why should these schools in Dunwoody be retained, be supported, at the expense of others, and the system at large? These are minority voices in support of preserving this "neighborhood" school, without consideration of those who pay taxes and send their kids to compliant schools, or perhaps have no kids at all, maybe even ever, in public schools. Those folks have been lectured, ad nauseam, about their social obligation to pay taxes to support others' children because that creates a better society for all. Lots of take for very little give, so maybe it is time for an evening-up. 

How about you quit fighting only for your kids' school and fight for everyone's school system. 

Fifty Five Years Ago We Were Warned

1 In the beginning Man created God; and in the image of man created him.

2 And Man gave unto God a multitude of names, that he might be Lord over all the earth when it was suited to Man. 

3 And on the seven millionth day Man rested and did lean heavily on his God and saw that it was good.

4 And Man formed Aqualung of the dust of the ground, and a host of others likened unto his kind. 

5 And these lesser men Man did cast into the void. And some were burned; and some were put apart from their kind.

6 And Man became the God that he had created and only his miracles did rule over all the earth.

7 But as all these things did come to pass, the Spirit that did cause man to create his God lived on within all men: even within Aqualung.

8 And man saw it not.

9 But for Christ's sake he'd better start looking.

Next Vandy Plan

While demanding anonymity, a source very close to the swirling DCSD planning storm has been suggesting there is a new[ish] repurposing plan for Vanderlyn, and this one is brilliant. That's what makes it seem highly unlikely to survive the next round of plan rewrites. 

So what is today's plan?

Well, it is quite a reversal for any entrenched educrat dominated school system: it is an updated version of what back in the day was called vo-tech. This would, of course, be attached to the programs at Dunwoody High School and would provide an educational option leading far away from useless college debt. This is about as radical, as much a 180, as the Yale report on Trust in Higher Education. Even if these plans are approved, they will likely fall prey to the entrenched who have brought us to the failed status quo. Who would have thought that folks who are self-professed uber-progressives would be so very conservative? 

While details are scarce, suggestions under consideration sound like a maker-space alongside more traditional education in the trades. Classes will cover not only how to do work required in the trade, but also how these businesses operate (most are really all about service), overview the business models, examine regulatory issues and constraints, and provide a roadmap to post-employment education/training opportunities. A novel suggestion, is partnering with businesses to provide practical experience: internships, much like those in white collar scenarios, which means "unpaid." This provides valuable real-world experience, and exposure to potential employers. 

Will this plan survive? Maybe not, but it would be the first reasonable action taken by DCSD in decades. 

The Answers Are NO!

State law allows you to bypass the ballot box when raising taxes. But, must you?

You can alter the city charter without approval of the electorate. But, must you?

You could enshrine founding promises in the city charter. But, will you?

By The Fourth Of July?

There is a sad state of affairs in daVille when it comes to flags, as of the five flying only two are in fine fettle. That would be the one at Ace Hardware and the U.S. Post Office. The others are in some state of fray.

Farmhouse Disgrace

Relatively New Flag

Beyond Sad

The farmhouse flag is far from the worst, but it is most prominent. And they dropped the POW-MIA flag. You gotta wonder if that is too patriotic for leadership that wants to align with resist. And is this really how city hall wants to present Dunwoody to the daily flood of interlopers driving thru? Or are they just about signs?

Where Were You?

Inquiring minds want to know. Where were you when the surveillance state was first being introduced into Dunwoody? Did you not live here then? Could you not see this coming? Was the Ring Doorbell camera fuster cluck not adequate foreshadowing? You know, when they started their collaboration with government agencies and then drew back, putting barriers in place? Did you not know that given the chance, and the technology, that government will make unlimited use of surveillance technology? Have you never heard of a Stingray? You have now.

How is it that you are suddenly so knowledgeable? Or are you? Really? Maybe you're just following a herd, led by gawd knows who or what. The fact is none of what the complainers are venting about online and at city hall has changed. Notta. These cameras have never been blind to anything but license plates and you'd have to be pretty stupid to think that is, or ever was, the case. 

So, what are you really bitching about and why are you just now doing it?

OMG GMO

Remember the good old days when someone, usually a government someone, wanted to do something unpopular, even bad, justified it with "National Security?" No more. There's a new excuse sweeping the globe: climate change.

There is no limit to what can be justified using "climate change" as the rationalization. Nothing. There is nothing so bad, even evil, or at least previously reviled, that climate change cannot gild. Case in point: GMO. That's right, outlawed in many parts of the planet, genetic modification of organisms is now a part of the battle against climate change. 

Once considered a manmade disaster of its own, GMO is born again as a savior, healing the disasters caused by global warming. Be fair, it ain't "climate change," it is still Al Gore's global warming.  But ponder this: what comes next that will make global warming a great thing? Be afraid.

Sarah, Sarah. Do Better.

For Supreme Court

Maybe someone who wants your vote for Supreme Court should know the local ordinance. Isn't knowledge of the law a good thing for a judge? Even at the State Supreme Court?

Does this get your vote?