That delightful story would be more so, but for Wright's age. He was 60. Looking on the bright side, as conservatives are, for sound philosophic reasons, disinclined to do, I take comfort, of sorts, from the fact that by turning 60 I am freed from the fear of dying young. Unless 60 no longer counts as old. If so, that is, like blessings generally, a mixed one, because it extends one's eligibility for premature death.
Life is like that, always supplying thorns with the roses.
When charter schools sit down to talk dollars with local school boards, that's how it goes. Georgia's charter schools are not getting the support the law and common sense say they deserve. Atlanta reveals how unfairly boards are treating them. Many of the sidewalks, including those on the larger streets such as Peachtree Street, Piedmont Avenue, North Highland Avenue, Virginia Avenue and Rock Springs Road, are cracked and deteriorated. Several areas are so badly worn that walkers must constantly be careful to avoid tripping.