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School Board Leadership 2000 Still Available

Filed under: Front Page News — April 2, 2009 @ 8:02 am

SBL 2000 is still in stock. USA customers: $21.95 delivered to your address. Canadian buyers add USD$2 shipping and handling. Off continent buyers e-mail me and let’s talk about shipping and handling. We’ll work it out.

All customers e-mail me and tell us what you want, and we’ll ship ASAP and include our invoice in the package. We’re on the honor system here. E-mail: royerpfs@yahoo.com

–Gene Royer, Author, School Board Leadership 2000
royerpfs@yahoo.com

Who reads blogs?

Filed under: Front Page News — November 11, 2008 @ 2:56 pm

In my case, the only people who read mine are those who have googled up School Board Leadership 2000 or something similar that led them to this blogspot. At one time I had a readership of several hundred, but only because I notified each of them via e-mail when something of interest was posted. Most of those posts were memories of bygone days in my hometown, and most of the readers were bygone residents of that long forsaken hovel. Once I stopped the complementary notification process, readership fell off like the scab on a smallpox vaccination.

So, I stopped blogging here–in space provided by a great friend in Australia named Ray Haddad–and dedicated it solely to marketing my book, School Board Leadership 2000. According to my readership meter, I garner about 25 hits a month; and of those 25, about 15 place an order.

Maybe someday I will think of something interesting to say and manage to get it down before I forget it. However, when that happens few will know, and even fewer will care.

So, who reads blogs? Most blog readers are themselves bloggers who plug away at it and respond to comments made by other bloggers who have read what they wrote and felt compelled to opine. We are a shallow lot, we bloggers.

In this case, readers are denied the privilege to leave cogent comments but may e-mail me at royerpfs@yahoo.com if they choose. Book buyers are urged to do so.

–Gene Royer, Author: School Board Leadership 2000 (see following entries for buying particulars)

Notice to….

Filed under: Front Page News — November 9, 2008 @ 10:51 am

…buyers of School Board Leadership 2000: I, Gene Royer, author of School Board Leadership 2000, have entered my second childhood…at the advanced age of 73. How do I know this, you ask? I know it because I have a zitt.

I awoke to find it this morning–just below my lower lip and to the left of my chin. –An unmistakable zitt, pimple, or wotever the current name is for that teenage nemesis that plagued all of us during the hormonal transformation of youth.

My cat Sugar was the first to spot it, as she curiously mounted my chest before daybreak and checked it out while I snoozed. After I awoke, a careful examination beneath the harsh incandescent bathroom light revealed that it is only a mild reddish color, but an authentic symbol of youngishness, nonetheless. My chest swelled with pride.

I proudly showed it to my wife and told her of my second-childhood theory. She said it was no secret to her…that I have been in that stage of life for years. And when I persisted with my dubious claim, she chirpedly quipped, “Oh grow up.”

I will ignore her advice, and I’m going out today to buy a skate board and some Miley Cyrus DVDs.

People may ask how I can feel comfortable posting this personal revelation to a venue of the World Wide Web. No problem because no one reads this except people who want to buy my book; and they know a good deal when they see one: School Board Leadership 2000, $19.95 delivered anywhere in the 50 United States.

Thank you for your interest in Policy Governance.

–Gene Royer < royerpfs@yahoo.com>

Important news about School Board Leadership 2000

Filed under: Front Page News — November 1, 2008 @ 2:37 pm

Dear book customer.

(re: School Board Leadership 2000)

Beginning November 1, 2008, for a short period our e-mail address will be changed to: royerpfs@yahoo.com. However, to offset this slight inconvenience our office phone 281-495-7009 is an open conduit for your needs. The phone is equipped with an answering device, and if you prefer, you may place your order by phone and leave a message if we are out of the office. Either way will serve you well, and we will respond to you in a timely manner.

The book’s per-copy cost remains US$19.95 delivered anywhere in the 50 states of the United States; and Canadian customer please add US$2 for shipping and handling. We ship on request and insert our invoice in the book for your remittance. This is called *The American Honor System*, and it has worked well for more than a decade.

Thank you for your interest in Policy Governance and SBL 2000.

–Gene Royer, Houston TX 281-495-7009

School Board Leadership 2000 by Gene Royer

Filed under: Front Page News — July 5, 2008 @ 7:12 pm

Requests for the book always slow down in Summer when schools are out of session and most boards are on vacation. Orders pick up in Fall, then slow around the Christmas holidays, then resume right after the first of the year. Right now, business is quiet, and we continue to have a comfortable supply of books on hand. The price remains US$19.95 delivered anywhere in the 50 states. Canadian orders please add US$2 for shipping and handling.

If you live more distant than Canada, write me at royerpfs@yahoo.com, and we can discuss the S&H.

Just e-mail us at royerpfs@yahoo.com and tell us how many copies you require. We will ship as soon as we can and include our invoice inside the package, which you may pay net 30 days. This honor system has worked perfectly since the book was published, and it continues so.

Sincerely, Gene Royer Author SBL2000.

School Board Leadership 2000 Still Available

Filed under: Front Page News — May 15, 2008 @ 7:57 am

We continue to sell School Board Leadership 2000 for USD$19.95 delivered in the United States. Canadian purchasers please remit USD$2 more for shipping. Here’s how to order: Write me at royerpfs @yahoo.com and give us your postal address, telling us how many books you wish to purchase. We will dispatch them ASAP and enclose our invoice (@19.95 per book) inside the shipment.

We work on the honor system: You order, we ship and bill, you pay the invoice. Everyone stays happy.

–Gene Royer, Author School Board Leadership 2000

School Board Leadership 2000 copies still available

Filed under: Front Page News — January 8, 2008 @ 11:42 am

We are happy to announce that supplies are holding well for SBL2000 by Gene Royer.

A surge of orders went out in late 2007 to domestic and international boards, with the most distant being South Australia, and the nearest being just across town here in Houston, TX.Cost of the book remains constant at $US19.95 delivered to your PO box or geographical address (if you are in the United States). Canadian puyers please add additional US$2.00 for international postage and handling.

If you live more distant than Canada, write me at royerpfs@yahoo.com and we can discuss it.

For all orders, the same e-mail applies: royerpfs@yahoo.com. Write us, give your name and address, and we will send the book and enclose our invoice for your convenient remittance. The Honor System rules.

Thank you: Gene Royer, Author School Board Leadership 2000

School Board Leadership 2000 (the book) with foreword by John Carver

Filed under: Front Page News — November 9, 2007 @ 4:49 pm

There are still copies remaining in the final cache. These are Third Printing books printed in 2002 that were misplaced in storage until early this year. See the entry directly below this for an explanation.

School Board Leadership 2000 by Gene Royer originally sold for USD$21.95; but this small remaining supply is discounted to USD$19.95 delivered anywhere in the contiguous United States. Canadians are purchasing copies with an additional USD$2.00 postage to assure delivery. Simply contact the author at royerpfs@yahoo.com and give your postal address. We will ship the book and include our invoice inside for the amount at $19.95 for each copy ordered. Satisfaction guaranteed, of course.

Right now the supply is disappearing at about 20 copies per month–while they last.

Filed under: Front Page News — September 4, 2007 @ 9:04 am

Fun and Unfun at the YMCA

First the *fun* part: My friend John San Juan is trying to lose weight, and he has been quite successful. In three months he had safely lost about 12 pounds–as of two weeks ago when he was down to 169 and a half.

Today was his weigh-in day.

Unbeknownst to him I had installed a tiny counterbalance onto the scales that would effectively bump his reading up about three or four pounds. When he came in and got on the scales, it showed he weighed (to quote him): “172!?!! 172?!! I’ve gained THREE #!@$#@@! POUNDS!”

Lest I be forced to use my newly acquired knowledge of CPR, I removed the counter-balance and let him enjoy his true weight of 168. So, he continues to make health gains.

Now for the *Unfun* part:

At 0630 hrs today the school crossing guard came in and told me there were two school kids making out in a parked car in the lot. Ordinarily I might not have interrupted them because I recall how it was to be 16 (just barely). But since an adult brought it to my attention I felt compelled to go out and render the two unjoined.

It was easier for me than for them because they were thoroughly involved.
But by banging on the trunk and shouting, they snapped to reality and got their clothing halfway adjusted before I tapped on the window.

The boy had a zigzag expression on his lips, and the car smelled like a mushroom bed when the window came down. I recognized the girl as being a Y member, and her eyeballs were still making dreamy circles.

I told them to give it a break, and they mumbled “yes, sir” and drove to someplace off site.

Ah, youth.

Too good not to steal. Thanks, Joe.

Filed under: Front Page News — July 27, 2007 @ 3:09 pm

This is not original, but what is nowadays? It came to me via my good pal liquidjoe, and it’s a hoot. I know I don’t have to worry about being sued for ripping it off and posting it because I’m sure a conservative put it together. But even if a liberal did do it and decides to sue, it’s so damn funny it’ll be worth it:

For those that don’t know about history…Here is a condensed version…
Humans originally existed as members of small bands of nomadic hunters/gatherers. They lived on deer in the mountains during the summer and would go to the coast and live on fish and lobster in the winter.
The two most important events in all of history were the invention of beer and the invention of the wheel. The wheel was invented to get man to the beer. These were the foundation of modern civilization and together were the catalyst for the splitting of humanity into two distinct subgroups:
1. Liberals; and
2. Conservatives.

Once beer was discovered, it required grain and that was the beginning of agriculture. Neither the glass bottle nor aluminum can were invented yet, so while our early humans were sitting around waiting for them to be invented, they just stayed close to the brewery.

That’s how villages were formed.

Some men spent their days tracking and killing animals to B-B-Q at night while they were drinking beer. This was the beginning of what is known as the Conservative movement.
Other men who were weaker and less skilled at hunting learned to live off the conservatives by showing up for the nightly B-B-Q’s and doing the sewing, fetching, and hair dressing. This was the beginning of the Liberal movement.

Some of these liberal men eventually evolved into women. The rest became known as girlie-men. Some noteworthy liberal achievements include the domestication of cats, the invention of group therapy, group hugs, and the concept of Democratic voting to decide how to divide the meat and beer that conservatives provided.

Over the years Conservatives came to be symbolized by the largest, most powerful land animal on earth; the elephant.
Liberals are symbolized by the jackass.

Modern liberals like imported beer (with lime added), but most prefer white wine or imported bottled water. They eat raw fish but like their beef well done. Sushi, tofu, and French food are standard liberal fare.
Another interesting evolutionary side note: most of their women have higher testosterone levels than their men. Most social workers, personal injury attorneys, journalists, dreamers in Hollywood and group therapists are liberals. Liberals invented the designated-hitter rule because it wasn’t fair to make the pitcher also bat.

Conservatives drink domestic beer. They eat red meat and still provide for their women. Conservatives are big-game hunters, rodeo cowboys, lumberjacks, construction workers, firemen, medical doctors, police officers, corporate executives, athletes, Marines, and generally anyone who works productively.

Conservatives who own companies hire other conservatives who want to work for a living.

Liberals produce little or nothing. They like to govern the producers and decide what to do with the production. Liberals believe Europeans are more enlightened than Americans. That is why most of the liberals remained in Europe when conservatives were coming to America . They crept in after the Wild West was tamed and created a business of trying to get more for nothing.

Here ends today’s lesson in world history: It should be noted that a Liberal may have a momentary urge to angrily respond to the above before forwarding it. A Conservative will simply laugh and be so convinced of the absolute truth of this history that it will be forwarded immediately to other true believers and to more liberals just to piss them off.

Feel free to pass this url (or the full article in toto) to anyone anywhere. BTW, liberals also invented “zero tolerance” because it frees them from having to make decisions about right and wrong–something they always have trouble with.