Musical snobbery that must be stopped
I learned today that the lack of applause between movements in a classical music performance is a twentieth century convention, and it is the result of snobbery. In Beethoven, Mozart,…
Planting irises
Leonard Woolf, husband of novelist Virginia Woolf, wrote in his autobiography of this moment prior to the onset of World War II: One of the most horrible things at that…
Sweet potato madness
Since when did sweet potatoes become a dessert item rather than a vegetable? It seems as if one cannot make sweet potatoes anymore without topping them off with a one-inch…
Staying home and staying happy
As Thanksgiving approaches, I have a heavy heart, knowing we will not see our loved ones this holiday season. To continue to see our loved ones for many holiday seasons…
College admissions suck even more now.
A Maryland businessman Jie "Jack" Zhao paid Harvard University's former fencing coach at least $1.5 million in bribes, including payments for a car and a house in the suburbs, to…
Annoying Children
Look! I wrote a new poem. The names and specificity of the incidents have been altered to respect the privacy of my students, but the general sentiment is accurate. Annoying…
Stealing my thunder
Netflix got stuck on a menu screen yesterday. Elysha called for help. I fixed it in seconds. Felt damn good doing it. Matthew Dicks, fixing problems. Solving conundrums. Saving the…
I told you so! Maybe the best one ever!
As you may know, I maintain an "I told you so" calendar. It's a Google Calendar dedicated to the idea that people love to make makes claims about the future…
We missed Halloween, too.
Halloween was slightly muted for our family this year. Thanks to the kindness of our neighbors and Elysha's pre-Halloween reconnaissance, the kids still went trick-or-treating, but we limited the event…
They look a lot.
In the film The Shawshank Redemption, protagonist Andy Dufresne wears the warden’s shoes during his escape from the prison, walking right by guards and inmates with the shiny, black dress shoes…
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