Legitimate complaints about the toilet
My daughter had a tantrum this weekend when told that she had to try to use the bathroom before leaving the house. Amongst her complaints: There's nothing to do but…
11 thoughts on yesterday’s TEDxBU event, including observations from the restrooms and my advice for future TED speakers.
A few observations from yesterday’s TEDxBU talk at Boston University. 1. I will never understand what possesses organizers like Ben Lawson and Salma Yehia to give up hundreds of hours…
Future CTfastrak spokespersons
Connecticut recently opened CTfastrak, a dedicated roadway for buses only with stations stretching from Hartford to New Britain. The construction of this roadway and these stations has been going on…
It’s a shame when people pose as Christians and give Jesus a bad name.
A Walkerton, Indiana, pizza shop is the state’s first business to declare it will not service gay weddings after the Religious Freedom Restoration Act was signed into law last week.…
One is the loneliest number, even if you’re an American Girl doll.
Our six year-old daughter wants another American Girl doll. Given the price of these dolls, we said no. Her grandparents bought her the first doll, and her aunt and uncle…
Ladies: Leave my choice of winter clothing alone. I’M FINE.
Over the course of the last seven days, I have been scolded by three different people – all women – for wearing shorts. In each case, I was either heading…
Little routines by little people that mean so much to me for reasons I can’t explain.
Every morning my son runs down to the hallway from his bedroom to this window at the top of the stairs and takes in the landscape of the day. He…
Resolution update: March 2015
Each month I post the progress of my New Year’s resolutions here as a means of holding myself accountable. The following are the results through the month of February. PERSONAL…
If the teacher tells you that your child is not gifted, it’s more likely that it’s the teacher who is not gifted.
The most common response to a piece I wrote last month entitled 12 Things Teachers Think But Can’t Always Say to Parents was a suggested addition to the list. It…
Students were required to listen to Ted Cruz – under threat of fines – which seems just plain mean. Also agonizing.
In case you didn’t hear, the students at Liberty University were required to attend Ted Cruz’s speech announcing his candidacy for President last week. Failure to do so would have…
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