The real end to Dead Poet’s Society
We all know the ending of Dead Poet’s Society. Right? If you don’t, shame on you. Go watch the movie. I’m about to spoil it. At the end of the…
Enough with this cliché
When a character speaks slowly in a novel, the author often describes this process as “measuring their words.” I don’t think anyone actually does this. Some people just speak slowly. …
The emailed thank you note: The sign of an advanced civilization
When the emailed thank you note finally takes the place of the physical thank you card in the minds of the minority of tradition-obsessed individuals who make the majority of…
Seriously?
How am I going to explain this to my daughter when she’s old enough to understand the lunacy behind these two maps?
I have a new job.
Frank and Jaime McCourt, owners of the Los Angeles Dodgers and currently engaged in bitter divorce proceedings, paid a psychic hundreds of thousands of dollars over a five-year period to…
Unfaithful unicorn with a mix tape
Somehow, someway, this is funny as hell. But what was the pitch? “I’ll have a steamy romance with a unicorn, set to a an 80’s power ballad, and we’ll throw in…
Assigning my students new (and sometimes permanent) names
As a teacher, I assign a lot of nicknames to students, a practice that my friends and I often did as a kids. Growing up, everyone I knew had a…
I know far too much about The Land of the Lost
I know far too much about the original 1970’s version of The Land of the Lost. even though I haven’t watched the show since I was a kid. While visiting…
Who loves Elmo?
Actually, I kind of love Elmo. He is quite possibly the nicest creature I’ve ever seen. His joy in infectious. It really is. Clara loves him, too.
Great accomplishments in the trenches
“Don't say you don't have enough time. You have exactly the same number of hours per day that were given to Helen Keller, Pasteur, Michaelangelo, Mother Teresa, Leonardo da…
