General Happening

At the end of the term when they had a public performance. His mother was one of the only parents who attended. I acknowledged his talent and made a joke […]

I have a little problem trying to position myself into teaching gigs. To quote a former president, to unclench the fist. I liked my dad’s hands, how they looked and […]

I visit the very old man, with body parts failing he describes his new medications and problems, he expressed confusion and disappointment that things aren’t working they way they used […]

If I hold up 7 fingers my daughter doesn’t yet know it is seven. She will count internally to get to seven.  If I said go to the part of […]

I knew a guy who always brought a smartness competition to every encounter winning over and over so when I saw her coming say things like excuse me a second […]

My oatmeal, like my kasha, is generally perfect. Not bragging, there have been many misses but that fact is the misses led to constantly perfect results (a few years in […]

. Dan on bass, the weight   Cabinet of heavy woofers   A light smile, his face   . Ben worked with uncle   They fixed and improved this house […]

There was a student who came late, who missed a third of the classes, who was mostly on Facebook even when he was in class, who handed in assignments late […]

Money troubles, trying to find Waldo. The world is meaner and leaner, the bank doesn’t care how many times I’ve been up. Have to look better on paper this year […]