♫ Born To Be Wild ♫ (Redux)

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I was really in the mood for some James Taylor tonight, but then I happened on this one that I last played almost exactly two years ago, and … well, it made my toes start twitching and then tapping (causing Oliver the Cat to try to attack them, thinking they were being taken over by aliens!)  And so I give you … Steppenwolf!  And motorcycles!  And cute dudes on motorcycles!


Written by Dennis Edmonton, aka Mars Bonfire, the song was first (and best) performed by the band Steppenwolf.  It is actually the only one of Steppenwolf’s songs that I must like.  Edmonton wasn’t actually a member of the band, but his brother Jerry was the drummer.

Explaining how he came up with the song, Bonfire said:

“I was walking down Hollywood Boulevard one day and saw a poster in a window saying ‘Born to Ride’ with a picture of a…

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Bill Phillis: Ohio Republicans Transfer Powers of State Board of Education to Governor | Diane Ravitch’s blog

The transfer of the State Board of Education functions is unconstitutional. Additionally, the 135th General Assembly and Governor violated the single purpose clause (One-Subject) provision of the Ohio Constitution. Article II section 15(D) states, “No bill shall contain more than one subject, which shall be clearly stated in its title.” HB33 is a budget bill. The transfer of the primary duties of the State Board of Education to the Governor’s office is a policy matter unrelated to finance. This matter should immediately be challenged in Court.

If the “transfer” would be enacted as a separate bill (it was HB12 before being injected into HB33), it could be successfully challenged in Court. In 1953, the people of Ohio passed a constitutional amendment that transferred the Department of Education from the Governor’s office to the State Board of Education

Source: Bill Phillis: Ohio Republicans Transfer Powers of State Board of Education to Governor | Diane Ravitch’s blog