As August winds down & September beckons, I’m reminded of a particular quirk in North American education programs.

Why do US schools open in August?

I mean, it makes sense in Nunavut.

I’m constantly reminded of this seeming anachronism every year, but the COVID issue has made it particularly acute, as it’s on the news constantly. Do southern schools have A/C? Because that would be the only way it could be plausible for a Georgia school to be open in August, at least to me. I taught summer school for a decade, which ran six weeks from the start of July to the middle of August. That was hot enough in a Canadian brick & mortar school. I can’t imagine the internal temperatures of the buildings in the Palm Spring Unified School District, but GinMom routinely informs me every year that school has returned in the Valley.

Plus, I know how much US teachers are paid, and even with the exchange rate I make 1/3 more than the highest paid US public non-football coach school teacher. Summer school is a bonus on top of regular salary up here. I couldn’t bear having to go back to work when it’s still technically summer, and into a building with a temperature that would make a Russian leave his sauna.


Tonight’s sports:

  • NHL:
    • Dallas Stars vs. Colorado Avalanche – 6:00PM | NBCSN / Sportsnet1
      • Game 4 – Dallas leads 2-1
    • Philadelphia Flyers vs. NY Islanders – 8:00PM | NBC / Sportsnet
      • Game 4 – NYI leads 2-1
    • Vancouver Canucks vs. Vegas Golden Knights – 10:30PM | NBCSN / CBC
      • Game 4 – Vegas leads 2-1
  • NBA:
    • Nuggets vs. Jazz – 8:30PM | TNT / TSN
      • Game 6 – Jazz lead 3-2
  • MLB:
    • Braves at Phillies – 7:00PM | ESPN / ESPN2 / TSN3
  • MLS Soccer:
    • Seattle Sounders vs. Los Angeles FC – 10:00PM | FS1

Enjoy your evening.

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A Canadian man-child of indeterminate age, he stays young by selling alcohol at sporting events and yelling at the patrons he serves. Their rage nourishes his soul, and their tips pay for his numerous trips to various sporting events.
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Moose -The End Is Well Nigh

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Back to school.

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Doktor Zymm

Oh hey, I just realized I’m drinking Maker’s Mark out of my Maker’s Mark promotional glass for the first time ever. I got these glasses for free at Delilah’s in Chicago on the evening of Obama’s first election. I tried to take a cab home that night, but because I lived in Hyde Park there were too many roadblocks around Obama’s house and they had to let me out about a half mile from where I lived

Unsurprised

Hmm

Senor Weaselo
Moose -The End Is Well Nigh

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Unsurprised

Wasp Network was surprisingly kind to its subjects: Cuban spies. I wonder what the catch is.

Doktor Zymm

Hmmmm….United just announced changes that on the surface sound like a good thing. Time to read the fine print

Unsurprised

These are inevitable.
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Unsurprised

I figured the Dollop episode was amusing enough I may as well watch Kill the Irishman.

Unsurprised

It was good.

Senor Weaselo

Well, Senor’s Flygirl Dissin’ 411s is all set to go.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_LbExEydMKg

Moose -The End Is Well Nigh

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