I hope Carrie didn’t run to check her twitter feed the moment she stepped off stage, because some of the comments made me cringe. Most of them were written, mind you, by people who would be terrified to attempt what she did. Full disclosure: I was one of the critics for about fifteen minutes. I ...
The Well One
My brother is not quiet by nature, but when we were kids, he learned to keep things close to his chest. Shortly after my lupus diagnosis at twelve, he and I were in the backseat of the family station wagon, sitting patiently as the car idled at a stoplight. I remember watching him look out the ...
Sink or Swim
We learn best at our tipping point. But that is an idea that is not sinking in to some parents, these days. When I taught high school for five years, I could count on one finger the number of parents who called me to clarify assignment specifications. However, after teaching 5th and 6th grades ...
Why Paleo Is a Crock
This fall, I went Paleo for five minutes. Actually, it was five weeks, but still, I'm no expert. The real experts can tell you a lot of cool stuff about the Paleolithic Diet, but is it the important stuff? No, it's not. The experts have too many things at stake, things like cookbook sales. That is ...
Flunking the First Sentence: Advice for Writers
There is a difference between a filet mignon at Del Frisco's Double Eagle Steakhouse and a Salisbury steak from Hungry Man. A big difference. Not all meats are created equal. By the same token, not all sentences are the same, and nowhere is this more evident than in the first sentence of any ...
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