12 Popular Things That I’ve Never Done
These are things that many or most people seem to have done at some point in their lives that I have not._______________________________________Never used an illegal drug of any kind Never purchased a…
Is it really so hard to imagine Jesus supporting same sex marriage?
In an Op-Ed in the New York Times last week, Louisiana Governor and Republican Presidential candidate Bobby Jindal writes that he is "holding firm against gay marriage." If I were…
Resolution update: May 2015
PERSONAL HEALTH1. Don’t die.I am alive as of this posting. .2. Lose 20 pounds.I've lost zero pounds in May, stalling my weight loss at four pounds. Not good.3. Do at least…
The Nazis were evil, but this Disney film is insane
It's impossible to understand what it was like to live through World War II unless you were there, so casting judgment on the time or the decisions made is always precarious.The…
Ask a Teacher: Do You Teach to the Test?
My latest appearance on Slate's Ask a teacher podcast asks, "Do you teach to the test?"
I weep for this woman. Her husband is so sweet. And also a monster.
I've never felt that I was a bad or disappointing husband, and my wife has never implied as much. But if that were ever the case, I would show her this…
Bad decision by this teacher, but not for the reasons you might suspect.
From TIME magazine:Students at Skyview High School in Billings, Montana, might get out of their world history finals this year — if they can somehow get Taylor Swift to call…
The world lost an elementary school custodian yesterday, and a better man than most.
I lost a friend yesterday.John was a custodian at my school. We both started working at Wolcott Elementary School 17 years ago. More than a custodian, John was an important person in…
Want to be funny? Want to make people laugh? Tell a story. In the right sort of venue. With the right number of people.
One of the most surprising things about storytelling, at least for me, is how often and easily storytelling audiences laugh. I remember telling my first story at a Moth StorySLAM back…
My position on gossip is potentially divisive and possibly offensive, except that I guess it’s not. Huzzah!
Recently I was sitting with friends, chatting and eating, when one of them said to me, "You'll want to either block your ears or leave the room for a minute."Since I…
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