On January 1st, 2020, I was in a teacher’s training program to become an elementary school teacher. Today, December 31st, I don’t know if I ever want to work in a school again. That transformation needs its own essay. But I want to try to end 2020 with a good memory, so here’s my favorite…
My cat doesn’t eat human food. I’d say I’m lucky, but it’s how I raised him. I never give him anything except cat food. He doesn’t beg or try to steal my food. He seems perfectly content and I’m happy with a polite pet. Tonight, however, was different. We got Chinese takeout and the cat…
My car was in the shop recently, so I was driving a borrowed car for a few days. Normally, when I drive, I listen to CDs or my iPod. (Yes, I said iPod. The old school iPods are way better than smartphones as music players.) Since it was temporary, I decided not to load any…
Of all the threats that the information age has brought up, privacy has always seemed like the least big deal. I’m sure a lot of that is because I lead a boring life. People can spy on me all they want and they’re unlikely to uncover anything embarrassing. I mean, I do trip and fall…
I’m a reader. I don’t remember learning to read. My mom tells me I was two when I started. But I feel like I’ve always been reading. I’ll read pretty much anything someone puts in front of me. I take recommendations. I read fiction of almost any genre and nonfiction on almost any topic. My…
My car wouldn’t start this morning. Luckily, my parents live nearby, so my daughter was only about fifteen minutes late to school. Then, I called AAA and waited around for them to come. The guy arrived and it wasn’t the battery. I was hoping it was the battery. That’s a relatively cheap, easy fix. He…
I’ve never liked homework. I’m not sure anyone likes homework exactly, but I was more averse to it than most. A lot of the time, that meant that I simply didn’t do my homework. I discovered that if I aced all the tests, my grades would be OK even with a bunch of zeros on…
It’s become something of a tradition around these parts for me to post something each day during December. I’m going to try my best to keep it alive. But, 2020 being 2020, I can’t make any guarantees. It’s been a rough year for most of us, and for me, not really conducive to great writing….
Former President Barack Obama gave an interview with Jeffrey Goldberg in The Atlantic this month where he talked about why he thinks American politics has become so bad. It’s bullshit from beginning to end. But it’s easy to say that something is bullshit, so let me show you how Obama and Goldberg spread bullshit about…
