Monday Potpourri
I ask your indulgence of what are sure to be bumpy transitions between paragraphs. How does anyone get a toddler to eat healthy green foods? Or even yellow or red ones, for that matter. Baby V will...
View ArticleI’m Going to Disneyland!
Sometimes I miss my twenties because it was awesome to know everything and be smarter than everybody. My thirties have been far and away the best decade of my life. I became a teacher, had copious fun...
View ArticlePossessing the Secret of Joy
Disneyland was absurdly expensive and worth every penny. I love everything about Disney. Sadly, I’m married to a “non-Disney.” He didn’t grow up spending half the year looking forward to a yearly trip...
View ArticleHow Big is Pringles? SO BIG
The peak of separation anxiety has hit Pringles (9 months). At least, I hope this is the peak. She has begun to simultaneously crawl and cruise, so she’s constantly on the move. I cannot escape her. I...
View ArticleCheck Engine
A yellow light illuminated on the control panel of my car. It read “Service Engine Soon.” Some car designer didn’t pay attention to his English teacher’s lesson on ambiguity. I tell my students to...
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