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You’re 32 years old. For heaven’s sake, go blow your nose; you’re disturbing the whole class. You can blow your nose on the toilet paper. Yes, really. The class lasts for three hours. We take a short break in the … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: October 2007
The beef stroganoff is almost done, and after that a big pile of essays and quizzes, interspersed with piles of dirty towels and other laundrous articles, much of which will be done after midnight because I like to do my … Continue reading
I have never understood why so many teachers do not want to be a part of the community in which they teach. I understand that this is difficult when one gets a teaching job many miles away from one’s established … Continue reading
Some people talk about a mommy who would let her little boy and girl eat No-Bake Cookies for breakfast, like it’s a bad thing. Hello? Sugar Oatmeal and milk and butter and peanut butter and vanilla? Less cocoa than some … Continue reading
Smee: I’ve just had an apostrophe. Captain Hook: I think you mean an epiphany. Smee: No… lightning has just struck my brain. Captain Hook: Well, that must hurt. When we were younger, it was a given that on Friday and/or … Continue reading
One of my college professors told us that one should be able to begin and finish a really good short story while sitting on the toilet. I think I agree. Sometimes there’s a fine line between a novella and a … Continue reading