As a teacher I often forget that what I’m doing (and not doing) matters. This is also true in all my other roles: As a dad, a brother, a friend, a colleague, a customer, a client, a consumer, a producer, a guy who cuts grass and shovels snow. Actually, I’m lucky to be a teacher. …
Category Archive: mysteries
Jan
16
Jill Bolte Taylor Is An Amazing Woman
I am fascinated with the brain. My masters thesis/research is brain-based stuff. Long story short–I’m hooked. I shared a bit about Jill Bolte Taylor about a year ago on my other blog, but yesterday I started reading her book, My Stroke of Insight. After watching her speak (see below), I was sure I’d be let …
Feb
23
Pick a card . . .
It’s about a thirty-minute drive from our house to my parents’. Getting to Lisa’s parents’ takes twice as long. For a 5-year-old, this is an excruciatingly long time to be strapped into a car seat with nothing to do. In fact, in a 5-year-old’s universe, this is roughly equivalent to what an adult would perceive …
Feb
07
The “knifey-spoony” mystery
Sarchasm : The gulf between the author of sarcastic wit and the person who doesn’t get it. Because I have a few posts that get relatively large chunks of traffic (and so larger chunks of stupid, meaningless or inappropriate comments), I’ve set my administration of comments to “approve”. That way I can quickly mark dozens …
Feb
04
Brain Damage: A quicker path to enlightenment?
Did anyone ever tell you, “Don’t worry. Be happy!”? Didn’t you want to punch that person in the mouth? Lisa shook her daughter and whispered sharply. “Emma!” “Mffhh.” “C’mon, honey, it’s time to get up.” “I’m tired.” “I know but we’ve got a lot to do today. So you have to get up now.” “Why? …
Oct
10
Ask Jud: The Answer is Magic
Like a potent virus, Jud swept into the computer lab and quickly infected over half my computers–not to mention the kids using them. “NO WAY!! How did it know that?” “Ask Jud who is standing behind you!” “THAT IS FREAKY!!!” “Ask Jud what the name of my dog is!” “JUD GETS IT RIGHT EVERY TIME!!!” …
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