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Thoughts that come to Geno out of the “wild blue yonder”.

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.

Do Not Believe a Word of This

Filed under: Front Page News — July 26, 2007 @ 5:54 pm

Yes, my beard is white…not gra(e)y. Dick Harper’s beard is gra(e)y, and
Sean Connery’s beard is gra(e)y, but mine is white. It has been white since
I was in my mid-thirties.

So, when I use my Norelco, tri-head rotary, electric shaver the tiny slivers
of white beard–akin to the size of dust particles–accumulate inside the
shaver’s metal headcase.

The shaver is very handy because it is cordless; and I can use it anywhere
to knock down a full day’s growth of *white* beard without attracting the
attention of anyone–especially in a busy gym where machines are clanging
and whirring to their own noisy agendas.

This morning, when I finished grooming my angelic face, whose near perfect
features belie the passing years these eyes have witnessed, I carelessly
opened the casehead of my shaver to see how much residue had collected
inside. In so doing–unbeknownst to me–an inordinate amount of white
whisker-dust fell out onto the counter. Later, a young, female member
walked by and saw it. A gasp escaped her throat, as she unrightly feared it
was anthrax.

I eased her fear by taking out a crisp dollar bill, then creased it and used
makeshift paraphenalia to sniff a line into my nose.

When no one was looking, she followed suit. After being sworn to secrecy
she left happy.

Read My Lips…er…fingers.

Filed under: Front Page News — July 24, 2007 @ 8:29 am

Adult continuing education is alive and well.

My *early-bird* YMCA participants are a collection of educators and businesss people–many of whom are actively trying to better themselves in their chosen or aspiring fields. One such person is Toni, a young Nigerian-born woman in her mid-30’s who teaches math and is studying “sign” so that she can elevate herself and become a principal in Special Education.

This morning as she paced on the treadmill, she had her practice workbook opened in front of her so she could multi-task. As she walked, her lips alternately moved to form the silent displays of words, and her fingers gesticulated wildly to *sign* out those same thoughts.

Another member, who has a deaf-mute son in Special Ed and can herself both *speak* and understand “sign”, watched with interest. After a while I approached her and asked, “So, what do you think?”

The woman shrugged. “Well, she’s getting the words down okay, but her accent is terrible.”

She left before I had a chance to ask her a very important question. If her child swears in “sign”, does she make him go wash his hands with soap?

So, there y’are.

Gnip Gnop…the new gameroom rage?

Filed under: Front Page News — July 23, 2007 @ 9:05 am

Don’t laugh. Gnip Gnop is a bonafide gameroom-table activity played with paddles and a light-as-a-feather ball jut like *table tennis*. And, in case you haven’t noticed, Gnip Gnop is Ping Pong spelled backwards.

In fact, it is called Gnip Gnop because players play the game with their backs turned toward each other the entire duration. It is not easy, and only the very best Ping Pong players can pull it off without looking silly. The good ones are astounding to watch–as they often alternately swap hands with the paddle to make returns.

Today, Akuma Jamyda, a native of Nigeria, asked me to try it with him. Of course, he beat me easily; but by the end of my second butt-kicking I was beginning to catch on. It is really a twister of a game that left me in a sweat.

As soon as I can get my elbow dislodged from my anal sphincter I may challenge him to a rematch.

Please Press 1 For Hindu

Filed under: Front Page News — July 16, 2007 @ 8:25 am

You may have seen where Sprint cancelled the contracts of thousands who *complained too much*. I’m not a Sprint customer, but I am a customer of other large corporations; and I think customers have an absolute right to complain when they are not getting good service.

However, in many cases there is a fly in the ointment. Case in point: Yesterday I sought out the 1-800 customer service line of Bissell, the vacuum cleaner maker, because I had a complaint about their requiring me to register with them with user ID and password before I could order a silly little brush from their website (www.bissell.com). No register, no can buy, they say. Com’on, it was just a $15 brush; wot’s the big deal that would require me to register with them to buy it. I didn’t need to register with WalMart when I bought the $40 vacuum cleaner to start with. (BTW, I thought $40 was pretty inexpensive, and I wondered how they could do it.)

So, I called *Customer Service* with my complaint.

The young woman who took my call had a decidedly *foreign* accent that made it hard for me to understand, and she didn’t have a clue what I was talking about.

Did I mention that this was *CUSTOMER SERVICE*?

As we talked, something just didn’t seem right to me; and finally it dawned on me what was wrong.

I quietly asked her if she was in the United States.

She quietly said, “No Sir.”

I sighed and quietly said, “You’re in India, aren’t you?”

She quietly sighed and said, “Yes, Sir.”

I sighed again and quietly hung up.

Suddenly I knew why they could sell their appliance so cheap. They save money by outsourcing *customer service* to someplace half-a-globe away where they can pay an Indian woman $3 an hour instead of paying an entry-level American Ethnic woman $12 or $14 to do the same job.

Neither woman would be any more informed or easier to understand–so wot’s the dif?

When I was a kid I had trouble understanding Mr Ed Ashey; but we were face to face, and at least I could point at what I wanted and grunt. Ed always made the sale and gave the service.

(By the way, you cannot respond to this posting via comment. That mode has been deactivated because of a plethora of spammers offering to enlarge my penis, sell me a Russian bride or involve me in cyber poker/black jack.)