Dad jokes
I don't like the phrase "dad joke." The phrase "dad joke" has been around since 1987 but gained in popularity in 2008 when it was used repeatedly on a popular…
Rowling kind of nailed it
As Harry Potter walks to what he believes will be his death in the final book of the Harry Potter series, he thinks long and hard about life and death.…
Hand a pride flag to the creepy man
Students at Seattle Pacific University handed rainbow pride flags to their college president and bigoted evildoer Pete Menjares during their commencement ceremony last week instead of shaking his hand in…
Rich vs. wealthy
In the debate of time versus money, simply ask yourself this: Would you rather be 91 year-old Warren Buffett, whose net worth exceeds $124 billion, or yourself? I suspect that…
An unexpected night with the Sea Unicorns
When Charlie's Cub Scout troop announced an evening at the Norwich Sea Unicorn's game at Dodd Stadium, I was not excited. I hoped that Charlie had not heard the announcement…
My great grandmother!
Someone posted this photo on a Facebook page dedicated to my hometown of Blackstone, Massachusetts. Along with it was an image of the back of the photo, which listed the…
The Catholic Church doesn’t get to say this to children anymore
The students at Nativity School, a predominantly Black Catholic middle school in Worcester, MA, resoundingly expressed their wishes back in January 2021: They wanted to fly a Black Lives Matter…
This is what teachers want, need, and deserve, as uncomfortable as it might make some feel
It's a challenging time to be a teacher. Coming off three years of teaching in a pandemic, children have enormous social, emotional, and academic needs. Many are struggling with trauma,…
Learned from my mistake
On Tuesday night, I was in Boston while Charlie played in his first playoff game of the season. I was sitting in the audience at a Moth StorySLAM, waiting for…
Crayons
It's not a restaurant's primary or even secondary responsibility to provide crayons to its patrons, but when you're kind enough to offer crayons to children, it takes almost no effort…
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