When I was a child, I had a pet raccoon
I saw a raccoon sitting in the road on Sunday morning. Probably not the healthiest raccoon in the world given that it was broad daylight and it appeared unconcerned…
Waiting 14 hours for a cheeseburger
California fast food chain In-N-Out Burger opened its first two Colorado locations over the weekend in Aurora and Colorado Springs. Lines in Aurora reportedly reached two miles long according to…
Forcing himself on us
Is anyone really surprised that Donald Trump is trying to force himself on us even after we said no? Is anyone surprised that during this weekend's G-20 summit, Trump spent…
Tasmania is real because my book found its way there.
I heard from a teacher in Tasmania this week. Her students insisted that she send me a message about Memoirs of an Imaginary Friend. She says that she reads the…
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…
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