Archive for October 2013
Witchcraft, I tell you!
My daughter was much less impressed with this than I was. But she’s four, so what the hell does she know.
Read MoreWhich okay is okay?
OK? O.K.? Okay? I choose “okay” every time, because it’s the only logical and acceptable choice. It’s the only one that represents an actual word. As an abbreviation, O.K. is not the shortened version of any two modern-day words. It’s origin is uncertain at best and probably the result of an error made long ago.…
Read MoreHashtag excuse
A student interrupted me yesterday. When I told him to knock it off, he said that he wasn’t interrupting. “That was a hashtag, Mr. Dicks. Not an interruption.” Sometimes an excuse is so original that it works.
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Licking the spoon
Unacceptable platitude #5: “It’s not the worst thing.”
In the past two days, two people have used told me that “It’s not the worst thing” in an attempt to mitigate my level of annoyance. On Sunday, I was asked to remove my hat from a restaurant in New York City. This is a request that never sits well with me, and for good…
Read MoreSpeak Up storytelling workshops
After reviewing the results from the survey conducted at our most recent Speak Up storytelling event, it became clear that there is a strong interest in the possibility of storytelling workshops. But we also know that checking off a box on a survey is easy, so we’ve done some planning and come up with a…
Read MoreDaddy’s shoes
As a parent, you hope that your child will someday follow in your footsteps, but then you think back on the difficult and treacherous footsteps you took to get you where you are, and you find yourself hoping beyond hope that your child avoids your footsteps at all costs. Thankfully, my son is still a…
Read MoreWearing underwear to bed is hard work.
My daughter went to bed in underwear in lieu of pull-up for the first time last night. Around 11:30 PM, she woke up to use the bathroom. After she ambled her way down the hallway and back into bed, I crept into her bedroom to tuck her in. She looked up at me, smiled and…
Read MoreWorst things ever
Three years ago, I made a list of the worst things ever. They were: 1. Waiting2. Not knowing3. Not existing Upon reflection, I stand by this list wholeheartedly.
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