Important parental service announcement
I have to admit that I have had similar concerns for my daughter.
CPR sex discrimination
Have you ever noticed that none of the CPR mannequins are female? Don’t you find the flat male chests a little too convenient when it comes to practicing actual CPR?…
Catastrophic yawn
Other than his invitation to students to rat out the perpetrator (anonymously, no less, which is always the most cowardly and despicable means of conveying a message), I kind of…
Sucks to be a cashier
The advent of the self checkout line has diminished the already diminished reputation of the grocery store cashier. Imagine what it must feel like to be replaced by a barcode…
Desperately seeking Cheerios
My daughter has begun to string together phrases and short sentences. Last week she asked Elysha is she could “Eat water?” When I picked her up from school today, she…
A collection of ineffective and legitimately insane and possible criminal teachers
At a book appearance near my hometown, several of my high school friends graciously gathered to listen to me speak. After the event, half a dozen of us hung around…
Choosing one is impossible. Choosing three is stupid, too.
I was asked to name my favorite book today. An impossible question if I ever heard one. Then I was asked to name my three favorite books instead. Also impossible, but I…
Depressing and monotonous in bed
Last night’s dreams included: A dream in which I was back in high school, riding on the shoulders of my best friend as we sprinted across a grassy field. Holding…
Catastrophe and heartache breeds optimism
I may be considered a bit of a curmudgeon (a friend uses this word quite often when describing me), but I am also am optimist. I have to be. Though…
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