I teach high school, technically. I left the elementary school scene after more than a decade for the more cerebral, more mature arena of teenagers. Truthfully, I just needed a job at the time. I thought I could extend my year off of being a self-employed writer and blogger, but when my tub started leaking […]
Read MoreI should not be shocked. Every year, Christmas music seems to creep in through store sound systems earlier and earlier. I mean, the day after Halloween is a bit extreme, don’t you think? People who have known me for a while know that I am not a fan of […]
Read MoreOctober 7, 2013 I don’t like change. And I don’t like goodbyes. My sentimental side rears its ugly head far too often, and that is why we said a very quick goodbye at the Denver airport this morning. Upon checking in and laboriously making my way through the enormous airport to my gate, I chose […]
Read MoreOctober 6, 2013 8am, Downs, Kansas: None of the three restaurants listed in the 2009 guide is open, so we eat some stuff from Claudia’s care package and head towards Lebanon, where the geographic center of the continental U.S. is located. We presume it will be a great monument in a national park populated with […]
Read MoreOct. 5, 2013 8:30am, Memphis, TN: First stop (other than the gas station, where there was a sign above the door that said, “Eat yourself”… not kidding) is Sun Studios, the birthplace of rock n’ roll. We decide to be cheap and not blow the twelve bucks for a tour. We use the bathroom, take […]
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October 27, 2016
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