Mamacita says: My father died several years ago: a long, slow, drawn-out process that left my mother and my siblings and me drained and sad, and grateful when the final ending finally ended. I loved my father, with all … Continue reading
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Mamacita says: I posted this four years ago, but nothing much has changed. I wish it had. I hate “giving” bad grades, but if a student doesn’t come to class and give me proof of mastery, what else can I … Continue reading
Mamacita says: May you be buried in a casket made from the wood of a 100 year old oak That I shall plant tomorrow. Oh, tis a wondrous thing to be Irish, although the same could not be said earlier … Continue reading
Mamacita says: Most of you have never seen this picture before. Most of you have never known a time when television wasn’t a 24-hour marathon of programming. This is a test pattern. If you turned on your television after midnight, … Continue reading
Mamacita says: I loathe euphemisms and most political correctness. They cheapen the language. Euphemisms and PC are a kind of censorship, and censorship is the action of a weak, fearful, and ignorant mind. Smart people understand that many words have … Continue reading
Mamacita says: it would do me no good to try and write an introduction to a list of quotations about books and reading, because I’d probably say something about how I consider non-readers to be substandard citizens and card-carrying members … Continue reading