Complimenting an item of clothing is the lowest form of compliment
I love the message that this cartoon conveys, but I just wish it weren't all about the hat. Complimenting an item of clothing is the lowest form of compliment, which…
The first person to listen to my nonsense and predict that I would be a writer has passed away
My former high school vice principal and Toll Gate principal, Stephen Chrabaszcz, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday. I am so saddened over this news. From the Providence Journal: “Those who…
Write the thing that only you can write
A bit of writing advice: If you hope to be published someday (or even write something good), write the thing that only you can write. There are better writers than…
If you want to have a say in education, become an educator
Attention politicians, policy wonks, educational advocates, professors of education, and anyone else who wants to have a say in education: "Every human being who wants to have an opinion of…
Policing the national anthem makes you a self-righteous jerk
This isn't a post about athletes kneeling or sitting during the singing of the national anthem. When it comes to that particular form of protest, I would prefer they find…
Styling advice from a fifth grader
I received advice on my hair from a student this week in the form of a post-script. Sadly, he was stone-cold sincere.
Shouldn’t yellow raincoats the only appropriately colored raincoats?
School buses are most often painted yellow because the color attracts attention and is noticed quickly by peripheral vision. In fact, the human eye detects yellow faster than any other…
Water Street Bookstore appearance
This summer, I spoke at the Water Street Bookstore in Exeter, NH, about my latest novel, "The Perfect Comeback of Caroline Jacobs." A local television news crew recorded the event…
A trip to the plumbing store, because that’s where all kids want to go. Right?
My son's ongoing obsession with water treatment facilities, electrical grids, and the underlying infrastructure of our world (and more recently, the human body) perhaps reached its apex this week when…
Every time I tie my shoes…
Here's a little secret about me that I've never shared with anyone before: Every time I tie my shoes, I think of Mrs. Carroll, the teaching assistant who sat at…
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