Tiny moments like this is why I teach
My students were reading the first scene of Hamlet yesterday, trying to determine the meaning of the language using background knowledge and context clues. In the first scene, Horatio says…
Do you dine properly or dine like heathens?
Prior to the pandemic, and hopefully again soon, Elysha and I would often go to dinner with our friends, David and Shera. They are some of our favorite dinner companions.…
I was stupid when I was young.
My daughter Clara — age 8 — in the midst of eating breakfast and watching Blues Clues, just asked me who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2016. "Are they…
The glory and might of a good old fashioned pillow fight
Back in the early 1990's, when I was living in Attleboro, MA, with my best friend, Bengi, in a home we affectionately called The Heavy Metal Playhouse, we engaged in…
Men who grumble about jeans and sweaters are stupid.
Back in December, I wrote a piece about the stupidity of forbidding jeans in the workplace. Just a couple of days ago, I wrote a piece about the stupidity of…
The world has certainly evolved in the last 20 years
1997: Never, ever get into a stranger's car. Never arrange to meet people from the Internet in real life. 2017: Literally summon strangers from the Internet to get in their…
5 things to remember when bemoaning the proliferation of casual dress in America.
The next time you bemoan (or hear someone bemoan) the proliferation of casual dress in Americans today, please remember these five things: For centuries, clothing was specifically used to identify…
Trump called the media “the enemy of the American people.” This could not be further from the truth.
Donald Trump's assault on the press took a new and ominous step yesterday when he called the press the "enemy of the American people." At a rally in Florida, he…
Three types of people who people hate
I think this list is fairly obvious, and yet I deal with people like this ALL THE TIME. So in case you are not aware of your own shortcomings, here…
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