Car seats begone!
I often tell my daughter to stop growing up, and I mean it. If I could freeze my children at this point in time, I think I would keep them…
A more accurate Out of Office reply
Here is my friend's Out of Office reply: I am out of the office until 3/24/14. I shall happily reply to your message upon my return. Shall happily reply upon…
A humble offer to Dunkin’ Donuts
I don’t drink coffee. I rarely eat donuts. Even still, I’d like to humbly offer my services to Dunkin’ Donuts, a business that has six locations (no exaggeration) within one…
Awaiting the return of King of the Bed
I haven’t touched my children in two days. I miss them. I have been away from my kids for days at a time, but this is harder. I see them.…
Words of encouragement
It’s a rare thing when the worst part of feeling the worst ever is missing work because it means missing your students. Lest I forget how much I miss them…
So much for “Vomit-Free Since ‘83”
After 31 years, the phrase “Vomit-Free Since ‘83” no longer applies to me. Apparently I have a stomach flu of sorts, which resulted in the loss of a 31 year…
Judd Apatow’s Freaks and Geeks determined the plot. My characters do the same.
From an interview with Judd Apatow, I learned that the characters and plot for Freaks and Geeks (a television show I never watched) were designed around actors. First they found…
Starting early
To think that I didn’t begin using a computer until I was eighteen years old, and I was an early adopter. I have students who have great difficulty using a…
Parenting does not suck. It’s just that some people suck at life.
Slate’s Ruth Graham recently wrote a piece entitled “My Life is a Walking Nightmare.” Why Do Parents Make Parenting Sound So God-Awful? Graham does not have children but experiences the…
Toys don’t mean as much when you’re not allowed to play indoors.
My siblings and I did not take good care of our toys. We did not keep track of pieces. We were never careful with fragile parts. We smashed and crashed…
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