Mamacita says: First of all, I despise censorship. Banning books is akin to banning people; both are abhorrent to the collective intelligence, and both bring us down as a culture. It’s one thing for someone to decide that a certain … Continue reading
Category Archives: English
Mamacita says: It’s 2:30 in the morning, and I have to get up in a few hours and go to school, and be all enthusiastic about punctuation. The thing is, I AM enthusiastic about punctuation. It’s important. It tell us … Continue reading
Mamacita says: Oh, is it time to be politically correct again? At school? Well, if we must. . . . Now don’t any of you be offended. I mean, “euphorically-challenged.” No one fails a class any more; he’s merely “passing … Continue reading
On my Flickr page, there is a picture of a dulcimer. Mamacita says: Back in the day, all middle school/junior high students had to take shop and home ec. They entered high school, and life, knowing how to use a … Continue reading
Mamacita says: I hate to admit this, but this was my attitude about my kids’ grades, kind of. . . . Factor in individuality, talent, brains, work habits, etc, and you can’t help but have a set of expectations, and … Continue reading
Repost from May 19, 2006. Because it was on my mind. It’s always on my mind. This is the irrational season When love blooms bright and wild, Had Mary been filled with reason, There’d have been no room for the … Continue reading