Addition Solutions

Tired teacher flips through Mitt Romney issue of Newsweek on the train. Most of the printed material isn't really sinking in. The magazine is just a prop to yawn behind and to create a sci fi force field against unacceptable seatmates. Then a recognized word. Addition. Addition solutions. A special advertising section of "Addition Solutions" is proclaimed for abaci? Flash cards?

Why are the expensive ads in the middle of this slick weekly national news magazine all for substance abuse clinics and treatment centers ? Where are the ads for No Child Left Counting On Their Little Piggy Toes?



About five a.m. she'd sent out an email for near and dear about the site wear [sic] her spider photos could be viewed. So embarrassing to realize the misspelling! Wishing she'd been paid as much for her mistake as the maker of the Newsweek goof. Proofreading is so very important!

© 2007 Nancy L. Ruder