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It doesn’t often happen that anyone would envy me for anything, but this weekend, all of you will be absolutely GREEN with envy, because I am flying west to visit HULA DOULA! And she has promised us an outing with … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: August 2005
My last two hours’ worth of music: Louis Armstrong – Amazing GraceJohn Hiatt & Bonnie Raitt – This Thing Called LoveEmiliana Torrini – Sunny RoadLaura Nyro – Up On The RoofMeatwad & Carl – Shampoo The RoadBlue Rodeo – Till … Continue reading
My very first teaching job was in a brand-new high school that was set up in a non-traditional way: some of you may remember the “mod” system? No? I feel old. Twenty-two 20-minute periods, or “mods” a day. A week … Continue reading
I have a zillion cousins on my father’s side, and I am right smack in the middle, age-wise. When I was a little kid, I thought all the older cousins were adults, because, well, anybody that much taller than me, … Continue reading
My cousin Mitzi did it again: she says this one has made the internet rounds many times already, but I hadn’t seen this particular one before. It’s an urban legend, but it could have been true. True stories just like … Continue reading
Want to catch up with your reading but just don’t have the time? Check out this site. Sample, from Return of the King: Aragorn: We must travel the Paths of the Dead. Eowyn: You’ll die. (They don’t.) Gandalf: The Hordes … Continue reading