My niece has been enjoying The Little House on the Prairie, which she charmingly calls "Little Prairie on the House." She just turned five, and I am reading the series aloud to her. Although I watched the 80's TV episodes with a frontier settler's dedication as a kid, I had never read the books ...
Virtual Snow Day
I am stuck inside. The fireplace is going, all the bulbs in the house are turned off, and I am writing and reading by the flickering light of every jar and pillar candle I own. Oh, and by the LCD, multicolored twinkles on my Pink Christmas Tree. Generally, I don’t like the forced mood of Christmas, ...
Man Hands
Who thought Tiny Uno was necessary? (Should we call it Tuno)? Standard cards are portable enough. Nobody needed Tuno. With Tuno, the true art of the game is managing your hand, which does not actually fit in your hands, barely fits in your fingertips, and takes ten minutes to fan out properly. ...
Goodbye, States Avenue
Last night I was schooled in Monopoly by a five year old. Every time my niece grabbed the dice, she’d shake them like ice in a tiny martini, let them fly, and shout “Polopoly!” as they skidded across the board. I should have known it was game over when her first real estate venture was ...
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As the 2004-05 school year dawned, so did my second year of teaching. All summer I had been worrying about whether I should continue in education. To me, it seemed that I hadn't offered much to those struggling students who had all but given up hope of achieving something meaningful in their lives. ...
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