Buna Classes 94-11 Online Reunion- UPDATE

 Okay, here is the latest update on the Zoom reunion. 

It of course will be posted on YouTube.

We are looking at doing it the week of October 17th. Sometime in the evening 7pm, 8 pm start, I am thinking 9pm is too late especially for our old folks. ( Me)

If you have a suggestion on which day that week, let us know.  If not, we know " stuff happens" and people have lives, so we'll just pick a day in which we thing we'll have the most folks.

If you have suggestions of questions you'd like us to ask, let us know, and if there is anything you'd like us to avoid, again, let us know. ( Either in the comments below, or send me a message)

Once again, if you miss this 'reunion' we plan on others, so don't get upset if you miss this one.

Economics Lesson Sep. 26th

Sorry, I've not written a blog in a while. Grandma as many of you know was sick in the hospital for over a week. 

Man, the economy is a mess. I get up this morning and the currency exchange markets( FX) have gone mad.

The Euro is one Euro can be bought for 96 cents American.

The British Pound was down to $1.03 dollar buys you 1 British Pound. ( It's changed a bit, it's $1.07 buys one pound)

144 Japanese yen will get you $1. 

Man, while it looks good for travel to Europe for Americans, it is bad for the world economy. 

And traditionally a strong dollar means there is about to be economic turmoil, because it means everyone around the world is trying to acquire the dollar.  

Again, as I have said, The American Dollar, don't leave home without it. 

And in Britain, there is concerns over their economy, all headline news.

The Daily Mirror

The Daily Mail

Telegraph 

You might think about not buying big-ticket items.

You might want to either hold off on a big Christmas.(Or spend knowing next few years won't be so good.)

 

 

Schools, Schools, Schools...Deweyville, Buna, Beaumont.....

 I don't know what's going on at school anymore. I really do not. 

There is so much politics on both sides concerning schools, and it is at an all-time worse in this writer's opinion. 

I was told that last week Deweyville had a pep rally in which the theme was ..... supposed to be 9-11......But it turned into a " Let's Go Brandon" and MAGA. In which the AD was wearing a " Let's Go Brandon" shirt and a " Let's Go Brandon" flag was waving at the rally. ( I saw photos, but because minors are involved in the pictures, I won't publish.)

When did pep rally's become political, favoring one side over the other?

I am sorry, but not everyone in every district believes the same ideology, or religion, or politics. You may think they do, but they do not. You'd be shocked at how many think different than you, and to try and avoid conflict, they say nothing.

I was told in a 45 minute interview how much I was supposed to avoid my personal views when I was at Buna. 

I don't think anyone really knows how I think even today, other than my hardcore thoughts on the Bill of Rights, you really don't know what I think, you may think you do with the blog, radio show, but in truth, you don't. 

Schools are for everyone. If there had been a pro-Obama or pro-Biden cheer at the pep rally, you'd be calling for that person who lead its' head. People would be shitting in their pants.

People who are liberal pay taxes just like those who are conservative. 

I often wonder who would lose their mind when they saw the notes from my Ism's lectures. We did Communism, Socialism, Nazism ( Fascism) and books associated with the Ism. Today, there would be people all upset because we talked about those books in class.( BTW- Communism, Socialism, Fascism are part of the curriculum) Years ago when Maus came out, we discussed in in my AP European History class( I got to teach it one year, coolest class ever). Maus is now on the banned books list.  

I am sorry, but it is not teacher's jobs to instill political ideologies into these kids heads. Neither side, Democrat or Republican.....If you remember, when I registered many of you to vote, I always told you, " Don't care who you vote for, just vote." 

I wonder if anyone in the Buna ISD Board of Trustees read this article? 

I'm all about second chances, but did the district not vet their candidates?  

That said said, I hope someone shows some brains and hires Kevin Terrier full time Head Coach and AD. If someone sees Coach Terrier, tell him he was long overdue for the position. And I am proud of him.

This past weekend, the Beaumont Enterprise post this area's teacher pay. Buna was towards the bottom in everything. 

Unless you are from Buna, or in my case they didn't have a clue what I was doing( BTW-I taught the class at about a Soph-Junior  level university class).....And Buna left me the hell alone.

It limits the talent pool. I'm sorry, but it does. You want the best and brightest? You have to pay more. And there are good teachers in Buna.....But, more money? Better teachers will show up....

Finally, after I see what's going on in the Beaumont ISD, specifically West Brook, it makes you wonder? 

Quick British History Lesson

 The next question will be this......Will the now King of England call himself " Charles III."

The two Charles before him were pretty infamous. 

Charles I of course got into trouble due to the entire " Divine Right of Kinds" causing the English Civil War.....Which lead to the execution of Charles I by the Roundheads. 

Of course after his death, England went into a period of a " Protectorate" in which the leader of the Roundheads Oliver Cromwell pretty much lead England as a " Lord Protector of England" which was by any other term a dictator. 

Upon Cromwell's death, the English Parliament restored Charles I's son, who became Charles II as King of England.....whose first order was to have Oliver Cromwell, dug-up and put of trial for treason, which Cromwell was found guilty, hanged, drawn and quartered, never mind he was long dead....

Charles II of course is known primarily for having 11 children outside of marriage. ( It's good to be the kind)

So, does the present Charles want to keep that name. He can change his name if he wants......I know the Prime Minister Liz Truss,  has already referred to him as " Charles III."

Buna HS - Virtual Reunion: Update

 Here is the latest on the Virtual Reunion for Buna HS during my time at BHS. ( We are going to do this through Zoom)

We are try and see if we can do everyone interested at once. If it because too much, too cluttered, we may need to break down by periods of time ( 5 years, 10 years, etc.) But I think this will work for what we are going for. 

We are looking at doing it the first week in October. ( Week of October 3rd) at around 7PM. 

The question is this, which day would be the best for you? ( And if you can't make that night, we plan to do another reunion later.)

Also, we'd like to ask everyone sort of a " Round Robin" of questions, that way we can sort of " Catch-up."

At this time, if you have a suggestion of what you'd like to hear us ask, make a suggestion, and don't make it complicated like " What's the meaning of life?" Or, " Do you believe in aliens?" 

Give a shout out, and if you want, you can send me a PM or an email ( kdthomas1957@gmail.com) if you don't want to comment below. 

We'd like as many people as possible to participate in the reunion, and don't be shy, or embarrassed, believe it or not, I am pretty damn proud of y'all. 

Damn Vegans, Damn Student Loan, Damn Weather

 So, I was ugly to a person the other day about people being vegans.

My son is now a vegan. 

Yes, the grandson of a cattleman is a vegan. 

No, it's not what you think. As many of of you know, Reid has the auto-immune illness HSP, and it effected his kidneys. Trouble is, he got it when he was a senior a Lamar. Children can get it and there is a good chance there are no lasting effects. ( Right now, a former student of mine's child has HSP and is in the hospital in Houston.)

No, Dr Zhou( His father-in-law) and his kidney specialist have both suggested a non-meat diet. Just too hard on the kidneys to process. 

And it's had good results, his kidney function is up 10 points. 

Well, sort of vegan, sort of a person, who practices a moderated Pescetarianism. ( Be glad you're graduated, I'd make you learn this now during the Isms lessons.)

Pescetarianism of course is adding fish/seafood to your diet and they're not hard on kidneys once a week.

This goes under, you never know what you will think is okay someday....

Student Loans-

I am all over the place on this one. 

I doubt my "kids" will qualify for the $10,000 forgiveness. 

And if I had gone to college now, well, I couldn't afford it, and truthfully, because Reid had a walk, we wouldn't have been able to afford college without loans. Grad school is where their debt comes in....

And I am just mind blown at the cost of college in 2022......I think the most I ever spent on college was $250 one semester. But that was in 1979. 

Trouble is this......This country is already short teachers. How are people, or why are people going to school to become teachers with the low pay? Hell, I know there is no way I could teach in the style I did today. 

On the other side of the coin, someone has to pay for this......I don't know, T-Bonds, T-Notes look more interesting with the market/cryptocurrency the way it has been.  

-Finally, pray hard. 

Ain't been nothing " blow up" in the Gulf of Mexico. Let's keep it that way.

 

 

What the Cornbread Feck was this Crappola??????

 

 Last night after Cary Grant in " North by Northwest" I did a little spin on the Tv wheel looking for something to watch.....I landed on a channel carrying the MTV Video Awards.....Which is shocking because, when is the last time MTV had a video with music?

What in the feck? 

Is this what the kids are listening to today? 

It's the biggest shit show I've ever seen. 

And apparently it is worldwide, yesterday in Reading, England was their yearly music festival. Apparently it was so bad with violence, fire, hard narcotics. 

I don't know, there is a lot of turmoil worldwide right now with Ukraine, Taiwan, etc., etc. 

I don't know, maybe it is a sign of the times.

My fellow Christians would say " It's The End of Times." 

I don't know if I would go that far. I've been hearing end times since the 1960s, and my 91 year old Mother who went through World War 2 heard about " End Times" since the 1930s....And Jesus still ain't showed up.

But again, I digress. 

Do the kids today actually listen to this tripe?

Or is this just another 65 year old's " Get off my lawn" moment?