Quotation Saturday: Never Give Up, and Never Surrender *

Mamacita says:  We all need to be reminded sometimes – probably more often than we ARE reminded – that we are only human, and that we can’t do it all by ourselves. Fortunately, as John Donne liked to remind us, … Continue reading

Mamacita (The Real One) Rants About Wiggly Kids and Recess and Stuff

Mamacita says:  Some of this was first posted on June 30, 2007, but my opinion hasn’t changed since then, and I’ve added a few more opinionated Mamacita-isms. Are you surprised? I didn’t think you would be. “No two people are … Continue reading

Because.

Rerun. November, 2004. Before some of you were born, yes? == Mamacita says:  Remember that anecdote about the young bride whose husband asked her why she cut the beef roast* in half before she put it in the pan? She … Continue reading

It Is A Terrible Thing Not To Become An Adult When One Ceases To Be A Child

Mamacita says:  Oh, there will be people who won’t like this post.  Fair warning:  some people will be hit below the belt.  Perhaps it’s high time somebody aimed at these people below the belt.  There’s been far too much rationalizing … Continue reading

Professors Are Mean. Here's Why.

Mamacita says: Today is the first day of the rest of your life the last week of the semester – every student’s favorite week, naturally. I predict that several students will come to class NEXT week, and be all astounded … Continue reading

Quotation Saturday: The Universe, Unfolding

Mamacita says:  You don’t need a big, strong telescope to see wonders in the night sky, you know.   All the ancients had was their eyes, and since the air was unpolluted and without the interference of electric lights, they could … Continue reading