Vanilla is chocolate without the chocolate. Right?
When I was 17 years old, I took my high school girlfriend, Laura, out for ice cream at Newport Creamery. We sat on stools at the counter, and when the…
A rainbow flag is flying at my school, and I still can’t quite believe it.
My school district is flying rainbow flags at each one of its schools this month in recognition of Pride Month. Unlike the traditional rainbow flag, the district has opted to…
Howard Ryder, RIP
Charlie and I spent some time on Memorial Day wandering a local cemetery in the center of town, I ride my bike through this cemetery quite often, so know that…
Clara’s rules
Clara has posted rules in her bedroom that I just noticed. It's an interesting and eclectic collection, mostly targeting her little brother: No fake guns, fingers used as gun, etc.…
Resolution update: May 2021
Every month I report the progress of my yearly goals in order to monitor progress (or the lack thereof) and hold myself accountable. The following are the result from…
I hate the fine print
I taught my students how to properly fold a letter before placing it into an envelope. An important life skill. At the end of the day, I found a properly…
8 rules for requesting songs at a wedding
My DJ partner, Bengi, and I worked wedding #383 earlier this month. Our first in more than 18 months. The couple had chosen every single song for their wedding, from…
I would like my students to call me “Matt.”
I'm not ready to allow my students to call me by my first name, but only because I'm not sure what administration might think, and I suspect that some of…
My illustrious lip sync career
While listening to "Sweet Child O’ Mine" in the car yesterday, I found myself reminiscing about a sliver of time in my life when public lip-syncing contests were popular and…
Upending greeting card tradition
I was recently told about a new trend in greeting card giving: Signing the cards with a post-it note. When you find a card to which you are particularly fond,…
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