I wasn't brave during the boxing matches. When the fighters would enter the ring, I'd ball up on the couch, head cocked to the side, and mouth twisted into a grimace. I'd completely shut my right eye, and leave my left eye open just a slit. Come to think of it, my face looked a lot like Rocky's at ...
Justice or Just Doing the Right Thing?
The term social justice just doesn't work. It is so overused, it's become painful on the ears and eyes. If I'm listening to a sermon, it is a trigger word for mind-wandering. If I'm reading a blog post, it merits an automatic click ... away. Most people who refer to social justice in a public ...
The Lone Stranger
When the lone stranger sitting next to me in the movie theater noisily unknotted her plastic Wal-Mart bag and pulled out a Tupperware container of leftovers, I was surprised. When she pulled out two more containers after that, I was aghast. I don't know what she was eating, I only know how it ...
Attention Deficit
Somewhere between Santa and Social Media
Dear Students-of-This-Year's-5th-Grade-Class: I wish you were not using facebook. Maybe this opinion proves I turned into a fuddy-duddy the moment I turned 39. Maybe it is a result of the Santa-fiasco. We were discussing the Boston Tea Party in one of my classes when a student became skeptical. ...
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