“Yeah, but…”
I despise these two words. It's not that I don't say them, but when I hear myself saying them, I despise myself. I remind myself of how stupid I sound. I'll…
I despise these two words. It's not that I don't say them, but when I hear myself saying them, I despise myself. I remind myself of how stupid I sound. I'll…
Bruce Springsteen on Fresh Air: “Most people’s stage personas are created out of the flotsam and jetsam of their internal geography. They’re trying to create something that solves a series…
It's crazy that some people - mostly men - object to women breastfeeding in public.Some of these people are downright despicable about it, making passive-aggressive comments to these mothers or aggressively…
Two or three years ago, this prototype of a bike helmet would have meant nothing to me. I didn't grow up with Playmobil toys. I wouldn't have even recognized this…
I spent last weekend in the company of Elysha's 94 year-old grandmother. We call her Nana, and I always love speaking to her. In the midst of our chat, I…
There's nothing wrong with an adult drinking white milk.Nothing at all. Truly.Still, it just seems so wrong to me. Insanity, really.
I have been teaching at the same elementary school in West Hartford, CT since the fall of 1999. The way that this school and its people have become intertwined in…
I have a friend who approached me a couple weeks ago and said, "Do you know why Michael Jordan never endorses political candidates? Because Democrats and Republicans both buy shoes."He…
In November of last year, I told this story about my high school sweetheart at a Moth GrandSLAM in Brooklyn. I was lucky enough to have the story air on…
In my 18 years of teaching, I have been insulted by students in countless times in countless ways. Playful banter, of course, never meant to hurt and often in response to…