Krotchett  – So I just read this New York Times article “Teachers: Will We Ever Learn?” by Jal Mehta, which touches on the current poor state of education in the U.S.,  Despite a variety of efforts like No Child Left Behind and others, our heroic attempts at reviving our schools haven’t brought us any closer to […] The post The All-Volunteer School System appeared first on Krotchett.com ..read more

Krotchett – So the president is really good at making up his own rules. Actually, he doesn’t really make any rules, he simply breaks the ones he finds out about. We all know that he spent most of his adult life completely unaware that there were any rules (including actual laws) that apply to him. […] The post New rules for a new president appeared first on Krotchett.com ..read more

Krotchett – It’s hard to put my finger on the problem. My natural senses tell me it might be a generational thing. But reality doesn’t bear this out. What problem am I talking about; the increasing number of people who are turning into blithering idiots.  People who cannot even make a change while performing their summer […] The post The Channelization of America appeared first on Krotchett.com ..read more

Krotchett – So I was walking in the park the other day. As I passed an elderly gentleman (more elderly and more gentleman than I)m and I offered a pleasant greeting. “What a beautiful day!” I said enthusiastically. He turned towards me slightly, no doubt some arthritis or back injury prevented him from doing a […] The post Intolerance: the new American pastime appeared first on Krotchett.com ..read more

Krotchett – I was a young person once.  I don’t remember being so selfish, so fat-headed so self-absorbed or as narcissistic as it seems some of the youngsters I meet today seem to be. That’s mainly because I’ve had too much alcohol in the interim to remember. Add to that, the usual senility old farts like me […] The post Young People Ruin Everything appeared first on Krotchett.com ..read more

Krotchett –  After spending a number of years on Earth, speaking with the natives, tasting their cuisine and pretty much just snooping around, I’ve decided the best thing I could do is write a review of the place while the experiences are still fairly fresh in my mind. Where to eat Earthlings pride themselves on […] The post A Space Traveler’s Guide to Earth appeared first on Krotchett.com ..read more

Krotchett – So I got a call from my bank the other day telling me my credit card was hacked…again.  I wasn’t as freaked out as I was the other three times, but it did make me wonder. Who got my card information? How did they do it? I thought of the nineteen-year-old who sold me an […] The post Out-Sourced In – Are Jobs Coming Back to America? appeared first on Krotchett.com ..read more

Krotchett — For centuries, tribes, cultures, and countries warred over whose land was whose, who ate what, who bedded who and who went where. Harboring differing ideas from Karl Marx to Jesus Christ and more recently from Trump to Bernie, opinions, and ideologies are more diverse and polarized than ever. Yet our world is more […] The post Ready for Subscription Politics? appeared first on Krotchett.com ..read more

Krotchett – I came to America in the early fifties.  Unlike some who arrived after the war by boat, or plane, I slipped in by birth.  The sun was shining in America in those days. The U.S. had recently won a well-publicized war, we were flush with cash, opportunity, and ambition. There was no shortage […] The post The Good Old Days. When was that, exactly? appeared first on Krotchett.com ..read more

Krotchett – I’m not known for being a lovey-dovey warm person. I’m actually quite comfortable in the company of snowstorms. Yet, this doesn’t mean that every once-in-a-while, I get can’t get a slight yearning for some companionship from the opposite sex. Usually, all I have to do to remedy the situation is reflect on my […] The post When Curmudgeons Look for Love appeared first on Krotchett.com ..read more