Posts Tagged ‘books’
My book club once featured skinny dipping. This book club has a big time college football player for a member. I think they win.
I’m not a big college football fan. I don’t have an allegiance to any college football team. But wide receiver Malcolm Mitchell may have turned me into a Georgia Bulldogs fan with his recent foray into, of all things, a book club. It’s a great story. I can’t wait to show this video my students…
Read MoreI hereby release myself of all parental guilt regarding the iPad. It was shortsighted, stupid, and purposelessly nostalgic.
I brought my son downstairs for breakfast. As we stepped into the kitchen, he saw the iPad on the counter and said, “iPad! Chair! iPad! Chair!” This is the two year-old version way of saying, “Father, I would very much like to take a seat in my favorite chair and make use of that glorious…
Read MoreDating in a perfect, bookish world
My wife gave me a book on our first date: The Tale of Despereaux. Complete with the best inscription ever. Not quite the dream scenario described below, but close.
Read MoreFor almost a day, I almost thought of myself as an honest-to-goodness author. Then they took all the books away.
On Wednesday afternoon, I walked into my local Stop & Shop to pick up a few things. I was feeling grumpy for a number of reasons (some legitimate) and plowing through the aisles like I wanted to hunt down and kill someone. My local Stop & Shop has a large, wide, well stocked book aisle,…
Read MoreThe most baffling part about the North Korean government is their inability to lie well.
The North Korean government is obviously unlike any other governing body in the world, but what I cannot understand is why they are such bad liars. While there may be good reasons to enhance the reputation of their country and their dictator around the world, the propaganda that they promote is so ridiculous and ultimately…
Read MoreShe likes a little story
My daughter stayed with friends this weekend while my wife and I attended the Brattleboro Literary Festival. When we told her that she would be sleeping over their house, she said, “Make sure they know that I like a little story before bed.” It was one of those moments that I wish I could continue…
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