Yes, they are real eggs
I found myself at dinner recently assuring someone for what felt the millionth time that the eggs cooked at McDonald's are in fact real eggs. "They actually crack eggs?" she asked. "Yes,"…
The best compliment wasn’t about my hair
A colleague stopped by my classroom the other day. She approached my desk and said, "I know this probably doesn't mean anything to you. I know you don't really care…
Time spent in the Starbucks drive thru line is not time well spent
When asked about how I get so much done, I have a multitude of answers. Strategies. Recommended routines. The propagation of certain habits. Suggested ways of thinking. But what I should…
Republican interns are white.
Look no further than the current crop of White House summer interns to understand precisely what hardline Republican immigration policies are all about. You need to aggressively disregard people of color…
Best and worst April Fools Day ever
It's a day late, but I thought I'd chronicle the two greatest April Fool's Day pranks ever played on me. On Sunday, April 1, 1990, I awoke before the crack…
Resolution update: March 2018
PERSONAL HEALTH1. Don’t die.Not even a near-death experience in March, which for me is saying something. 2. Lose 20 pounds.Two more pounds lost in March, bringing my total fo six. 3. Eat…
Traffic might make me a little crazy
I'm obsessed with this video, but I'm worried that I might be the only person in the world obsessed with this video, and that may say something not-so-great about me…
It’s always strange when state-run TV and the President aren’t totally in sync
When state-run television Fox News publishes poll data like this, there should be absolutely no question about the will of the American people. Yet not a single one of these measures…
International Night: A reminder of what our country can and should be
Last night my family attended my school's first ever International Night.I didn't know what to expect. I wasn't involved in the planning of this event, so when I arrived, I…
Three continents in a single day
There is something to be said about the golden age of literature:The time when television, film, video games, and the internet did not steal away eyeballs of potential readers.Authors like…
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