Archive for May 2014
Speak Up storytelling: Risa Sugarman
Our next Speak Up storytelling event is on Saturday, May 17th at Real Art Ways in Hartford. Doors open at 7:00 PM. The show begins promptly at 8:00 PM. There are still some tickets available, though we are expecting a sell out, so purchase them now before it’s too late. Tickets available here. This week…
Read MoreWhy do I remember my childhood with such clarity when so many others do not?
My wife says I have an excellent memory. I’ve never thought so, but it’s true that I can lock a story into my mind and manipulate it onstage without much difficulty. That said, my visual memory is almost nonexistent. My wife also says that if she were placed in a lineup with five other brunettes,…
Read MoreSpeak Up storyteller: Tom Reed-Swale
Our next Speak Up storytelling event is on Saturday, May 17h at Real Art Ways in Hartford. Doors open at 7:00 PM. The show begins promptly at 8:00 PM. There are still some tickets available, though we are expecting a sell out, so purchase them now before it’s too late. Tickets available here. This week…
Read MoreWatch this.
It is brilliant. Hilarious. And somehow slightly philosophical.
Read MoreBest Teacher Appreciation Day gift ever
In honor of Teacher Appreciation Week, my students presented me with a gift on Friday. The first was a PowerPoint presentation that explained why I was an excellent teacher. It included many inside jokes, a song that the kids performed, a few veiled insults, and a couple of slides that meant a great deal to…
Read MoreThe NFL draft is kind of dumb. But this story is AWESOME.
I do not enjoy the NFL draft. Even though I’m an enormous fan of the Patriots and the National Football League, the endless predictions and prognostications leading up to the draft strike me as the biggest waste of time on the planet. They serve no purpose. The expert’s mock drafts are never correct. Even if…
Read MoreSpeak Up storyteller: Doreen Stern
Our next Speak Up storytelling event is on Saturday, May 17th at Real Art Ways in Hartford. Doors open at 7:00 PM. The show begins promptly at 8:00 PM. There are still some tickets available, though we are expecting a sell out, so purchase them now before it’s too late. Tickets available here. This week…
Read MoreSpeak Up storyteller: Alan MacKenzie
Our next Speak Up storytelling event is on Saturday, May 17th at Real Art Ways in Hartford. Doors open at 7:00 PM. The show begins promptly at 8:00 PM. There are still some tickets available, though we are expecting a sell out, so purchase them now before it’s too late. Tickets available here. This week…
Read MoreGoodnight Moon with her little brother
I read Goodnight Moon (and most other children’s books) for the first time with my daughter, who immediately fell in love with the story, as much children do. Now she puts her brother on her lap and “reads” the book to him. I keep thinking how much better these moments will be when my daughter…
Read MoreNapping will kill you. Science says so.
A 13-year study published in the American Journal of Epidemiology has revealed that if you take naps during the day, you are more likely to die sooner than those who do not. The study, which was performed by researchers at Cambridge University, studied the habits of over 16,000 men and women in Britain and found…
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