I'm totally convinced that the physical appearance of tomorrow's generation is going to be directly connected to their years spent in the Franklin County schools.

In fact, everyone who gets an education these days could end up looking deformed.

After the young men and women graduate from high school or college, they'll be walking with their bodies angled forward at a 45-degree angle. They all will be looking like the letter "L."

This thought first came to me sometime during the last school year as I observed FCHS students changing classes. To be exact, I was sitting in a line of traffic that was stopped to allow a zillion students cross Tanyard Road during a class change.

However, it really hit home when I saw a little girl, whom I guess to be five or six years old, standing with a parent along Route 40 while waiting for the school bus to arrive.

You may have picked up a hint where I'm going with this.

We've all heard the expression about the two certainties of life: death and taxes.

Another one could be: We all have a boss.

Virtually everyone at some point in their lives has a boss. Even independently wealthy people answer to someone, maybe a parent or spouse.

Those of us who have been in the workforce for many years know full well about bosses, and most people are quick to have an opinion on what makes a good boss.

I am fortunate to have bosses whom I like, respect and get along with very well (No, I'm not brown-nosing). Others are not so fortunate.