I’m not a vengeful person. I’m really not. I promise. When I was in graduate school I was in a class about teaching reading to adults. It was taught by an adjunct whose day job was teaching full-time in an adult basic education program. For the purpose of this blog I shall call her Miss Pickle. Miss Sour Dill Pickle. She gave us a project that … Continue reading Revenge is a dish best served cold
Recently some of us from work went to a ceremony at a college across the way. It’s a small branch campus of THE major university in the state. There are a lot of colleges and universities in this state, but it’s THE one. You know the kind of university I’m talking about. Just about every state has one. On the way back to work one … Continue reading The wrong alma mater
I’m afraid that some times you’ll play lonely games too. Games you can’t win ’cause you’ll play against you.” ― Dr. Seuss, Oh, The Places You’ll Go! Me: So, Dawn, I appreciate your letting me interview you. As you know, I was a journalism major in undergrad so it’s always fun for me to go back to my roots and conduct interviews and write up human … Continue reading An interview with myself: each one teach one
I’m a wee bit naive. I always have been. When I was in grad school I lived in a duplex apartment with another grad student. Frank lived next door to us. He was 35ish. He had a really huge dog named Rocky. He drove a big SUV and had a boat. I used to talk to Frank every now and then. I took note of … Continue reading “Fiberglass” Sales
When I was ten my father graduated with a bachelor’s degree in accounting. We all went to the civic center for his commencement ceremony. His parents, my grandparents, were there too. They bought him a class ring with a beautiful blue stone representing his December birthday. That day changed our lives. Soon after we moved into a “new” home and my father began to remodel the 1926 house located in a more middle class … Continue reading Blue Ring
