Aw, c'mon with the "Excellence in Education" hooey. Try "Excellence in flapdoodle of ROSSAC crooks."
Beautiful Gloria says to do one thing a day to advance womankind. Here's my daily duty. lee
From: lee DeCesare [mailto:tdecesar@tampabay.rr.com]
Sent: Thursday, April 23, 2009 2:31 PM
To: 'Chandra Tracy'
Cc: 'paultash@sptimes.com'; 'patrickmanteiga@lagacetanewspaper.com'; 'Gene Siudut'; 'angiemanteiga@lagacetanewspaper.com'; 'marilynborwn@tampatribune.com'; 'stein@sptimes.com'; ffoy (foy333@aol.com); 'Lisa Esposito'; 'William Birdsall'; 'Thomas Vaughan'; 'lauren@tampatribune.com'; Doug & Cathy SCW; 'TerryHamiltonWollin@gmail.com'
Subject: RE: Tiger Bay Program Reminder
Response to Tiger Bay Program Reminder
Chandra, did you write this?
Avoid clichés that insult more than they conceal: not "certain age" but " elderly." Eschew "everything old is new again" and "take to the bank"; both have moss growing on them. If you can't invent a striking bon mot, it's better to use plain English.
Grammar and punctuation: comma after "Great "for compound sentence; "who's" should be "whose"; "long term" should be "long-term" for two words acting as a single adjective before a noun; "grandparents' admonition" instead of "grandparents admonition."
And sexism: "Chairman," you say. My Lord, Chandra, after all the work feminists have done in linguistic discrimination--even bullying the Weather Bureau into alternating male-and-female names for hurricanes that before bore only female names because women are so "tempestuous"--are you still so oblivious or so sure that those unladylike libber feminists will take care of all discrimination problems so that you of the Aunt Tom genus can just coast along, loved by guys for your enabling them to continue Lords of the Universe, approved by you and other Aunt Toms because y'all are so "ladylike" and never expect much less demand equality?
Don't you have even the gumption to use "Chair" or "Chairperson" in your Tiger Bay and other communications? University linguistic studies show that male-centric diction injures the psyches of little girls. Don't you care about the psyches of our daughters and granddaughters? "Chairman" doesn’t do my septuagenarian psyche any good either--or any woman's not as oblivious as you appear to be.
Language not only reflects reality; it perpetuates it.
Swear off using male-centric, y-chromosome, testosterone-drenched, Viagra propped-up diction. And learn grammar and punctuation. And do something for womankind. Don't just sit there and luxuriate in the few gains activist women have eked out.
For the speaker person: Invite Dr. James Hamilton of Mixon and Associates to jabber on post-retirement employment, otherwise known as double dipping. This is the scandalous practice of drawing a pension and employment pay as well after retirement, usually in a school-related job. Superintendent Elia of Hillsborough County has given Hamilton the lobbying job for $65,000 without advertising it; rumor says she has just upped Hamilton's double-dipping loot to $96,000 in an economic downturn when the board talks of furloughing teachers.
Ms. Dorothy Ethridge and Dr. Jack Lamb are double dippers on Hillsborough County's School Board. I don't know about Pinellas County. Ask the SPT reporter who covers Pinellas School Board if he's awake.
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From: Chandra Tracy [mailto:chandra@tigerbay.org]
Sent: Thursday, April 23, 2009 11:58 AM
To: Chandra Tracy
Subject: Tiger Bay Program Reminder
e-Fang Greetings from the Suncoast Tiger Bay Club!
Tom James will be stepping into the Tigers’ Den on Tuesday, April 28, 2009. Mr. James is the Chairman & CEO of Raymond James.
Those of a "certain age" will still recall their grandparents admonitions to eat every bite on your plate, avoid waste of anything, save every penny and above all--avoid excess. These were the words of folks who lived through what the world came to call the Depression" "Great and the event, broken only by the launch of war spending, left an indelible mark on a generation. As they say, everything old is new again. Please join your fellow tigers as Raymond James Financials’ outgoing Chairman & CEO, Tom James, enters the Den. Who's fault is the current crisis: real estate investors, greedy financial institutions, individual investors seeking quarterly returns over long term stock strength? Through the recent downturn, Raymond James has performed above average and basked in the recent glow of a Tampa Super Bowl in a stadium bearing its name. But will RJ survive a prolonged downturn? Why is the CEO leaving now? What does he think of Obama-nomics? Here's a sure-fire tip you can take to the bank: don't miss what will surely be a revealing program on the economics of today and tomorrow.
The luncheon program is 12:00 to 1:15 pm and will be held at Feather Sound Country Club located at 2201 Feather Sound Drive in Clearwater.
Members $20, Guests $25.
Please RSVP via the website – www.tigerbay.org, via e-mail to Chandra@tigerbay.org or via phone at (727) 822-1001, and please be sure to indicate if you would like a special meal. The deadline to RSVP DEADLINE: FRIDAY, APRIL 24th.
Please check out the NEW Tiger Bay website – www.tigerbay.org. While there RSVP for upcoming programs.
Hope to see you in the Tigers’ Den!
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