Kamryn (left) and her pal Delaney. |
Prof. JVH |
FURNITURE MATH...CPS plans to back up the truck at Staples and spend a cool $10 million on furniture for their new digs at the Sears flagship store at Dearborn & Madison. I can't say too much about that since I just bought my own "ergonomic" desk chair at Staples for about 200 bucks. But $10 million? I mean, that's furniture for about 1,200 central office bureaucrats. I'm no mathematician but that comes out to $8,333.33 per crat. OK, I realize that Byrd-Bennett, Col. Tim Tyrell and other top bosses will get nicer, more expensive stuff, but still.
BBB's current office chair obviously won't do. |
For those who don't follow such things, Staples Inc. started with backing from private equity firms including Bain Capital and Bain co-founder Mitt Romney served on the company's board of directors for the next 15 years, helping shape their business model. In 1996, Staples became a member of the Fortune 500 companies as sales surpassed $3 billion.
I take solace in the fact that I'm sitting in a Staples ergo-chair trying my hardest to keep neighborhood schools open and improving, while BBB will be parked in a plush rich Corinthian leather chair behind her new brass-plated desk (I'm sure it won't come from the Staples catalog) plotting how to close them.
Does baldness violate Caprock's policies for boys, or just for girls? What about the fact that black males tend to shave their heads more than white males do? Sexism and racism in one package deal - what a bargain!
ReplyDeleteCool, Mike. I was also amused by the good professor's hippie-ization of us! It's all good!
ReplyDeleteThe shocking thing is that charters - at least in some states - can vote on such a thing with impunity. They don't even need to be subtle!
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