Mamacita says: Students, WHATEVER ELSE you may say or do after you’ve been absent, don’t EVER waltz into a class the next session and say, “Did we do anything while I was absent?” Or, “Did I miss anything?” Or, “Do … Continue reading
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Mamacita says: It’s time for another round of Things I Haven’t Done Yet. 1. Spring FORWARD; fall BACK. I’ve changed a few clocks that I look at regularly, but elsewhere in the house? Not yet. Also, I’m too lazy I’m … Continue reading
Mamacita says: 1. It’s so curious: one can resist tears and “behave” very well in the hardest hours of grief. but then someone makes you a friendly sign behind a window, or one notices that a flower that was in … Continue reading
Mamacita says: My real life is so, well, ordinary. I mean, doesn’t everybody have a human skull in the linen closet and singing wall art? I had children, and a job, and I felt obligated to set some kind of … Continue reading
Mamacita says: Very few musicals translate well to film. Even when the film – The Sound of Music, for example – is wonderful, it’s still not as good as the stage play. Often – as in The Sound of Music … Continue reading
Mamacita says: It really bothers me; it bothers me way out of proportion; it bothers me TERRIBLY, that so many elementary teachers refuse to teach cursive handwriting now. There are many reasons for this, the three biggest being lack of … Continue reading