If it’s important and it’s lacking, TEACH IT.
I don’t understand the teacher who complains that his or her students don’t do something that is easy to fix. A good example is the use of the word please.…
Is a bologna, cheese, and catsup sandwich reason enough to run away from home?
I once told my wife that when I was a kid, my siblings and I were served bologna and catsup sandwiches for lunch every day during our summer vacation. No…
Weeping cat owners require segregation
After my third visit to the veterinarian this month and the millionth visit in the lifetime of my dog, I would like to offer the following suggestion: There needs to…
How to deliver a wedding toast
Slate’s Troy Patterson wrote a piece on how to deliver a wedding toast. It’s a good list. In fact, #3 on Patterson’s list is similar to one of my own.…
Should schools stop releasing their honor rolls for publication in order to protect the feelings of students not included on the list?
When I first heard that a middle school in Glastonbury, CT was going to stop releasing its honor roll for publication in order to protect the feelings of those students…
The double-take instead of the long gaze
I saw a woman at the gym today whose outfit left me wondering what she was hoping for when she donned it. The top was tight fitted, sheer and spotted…
Two new jobs I’m looking to add to my collection of jobs: Double date companion and grave site visitor
I am a teacher, an author, a DJ, a minister and most recently, a life coach. I am paid for all these jobs. My wife claims that I collect jobs,…
Pebbles aren’t good enough for my little one
While Elysha ran into Starbucks for a coffee today, Clara and I waited patiently in the car. Patiently until she saw the collection of decorative boulders dotting the landscape beside…
Disappointment can be entertaining when you aren’t the one being disappointed
New York City Starbucks have begun to cover up some of their electrical outlets in order to to eliminate the customers “who spread all their papers out and stay for…
One in five Americans smoke. Where the hell are they? And it would appear that Mad Men gets it very wrong when it comes to smoking.
The 2009 figures on smoking were reported recently in USA Today. I looked at the statistics and thought: One in five Americans smoke? Who the hell is smoking anymore? I…
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