Mamacita says: For this first Quotation Saturday of 2021, here are some quotes about the New Year: 1. It depends on us. Another year lies before us like an unwritten page, an unspent coin, an unwalked road. What pages will … Continue reading
Mamacita says: So, y’all want to learn how to bake homemade bread? You’ve come to the right place. Wash your hands. We’re going to bake enough bread for you to have some, freeze some, and give some away. Now, get … Continue reading
Mamacita quotes from Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar: Act 1, scene 2, 15–19 Caesar: Who is it in the press that calls on me? I hear a tongue shriller than all the music Cry “Caesar!” Speak; Caesar is turn’d to hear. … Continue reading
Mamacita says: This Sunday will be, appropriately enough, a day filled with mothers. Mine, my sisters, my niece, grandmothers, aunts, daughters, cousins, me. . . . all mothers, and several of them more than one KIND of mother. (no, not … Continue reading
Mamacita says: Ah, the Arts. Without them, we’d all spend our money on Flintstone mudflaps, gas station black velvet Elvises, Billy Ray Cyrus, Duck Dynasty fashion, Melania Trump anything, Donald Trump baseball hats, and anything with Lindsey Lohan, and think … Continue reading
Mamacita says: Rant, rant, rant. This essay has been posted on many an education blog, for the past several years, and it’s just as relevant today as it was yesterday. John Taylor, retired superintendent of Lancaster County School District in … Continue reading