Monthly Archives: September 2009

End Seniority Hiring and Bumping in Providence Public Schools

I came across this great petition to show support for putting an end to seniority-based teacher assignment and hiring as well as “bumping” in Providence Public Schools. If you’re not familiar with bumping, it’s basically that if an employee (in … Continue reading

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Help a Phan Out

A friend of mine is trying to raise money to get to Indio, CA to see Phish on Halloween at Festival 8. Unfortunately, he lost his job recently. It’s quite a sob story. He’s a cool guy though, and I … Continue reading

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Phish Joy Review

The latest album from Phish, titled Joy, was released last Tuesday. Though it had been leaked to the internet and then posted for streaming from Phish’s MySpace page a few weeks prior, I had waited until the official release to … Continue reading

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Epic Beer Night

Two nights ago, I decided it was time to finally crack open a couple of very special bottles of beer that I had acquired. They each stand near the top of their own specific styles of beer and, in my … Continue reading

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Fueling the Flames: Unions

I hate politics, mainly because my political views don’t fall into a single category. I tend to side with the Democratic party as my views lean towards the liberal. In fact, many of my views are socialist. However, I also … Continue reading

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Phish Hartford Review

I know it’s several weeks since the Phish show in Hartford on August 14, but I wanted to make sure I re-listened to the whole show before I wrote a review. Much of the show is still fresh in my … Continue reading

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