My Not to Do List – 5
I’m continuing with my virtuous inertia. Here are things I won’t be doing or eating today. 1) I will not cook or eat lutefisk. Cooking lutefisk in banned by the Geneva Convention. It looks like […]
I’m continuing with my virtuous inertia. Here are things I won’t be doing or eating today. 1) I will not cook or eat lutefisk. Cooking lutefisk in banned by the Geneva Convention. It looks like […]
SLIGHTLY OFF THE MARK With June comes graduation, and I always wanted to do a commencement speech. I don’t know why. I’m not that good at public speaking, and I’d guess a graduating class […]
Kids love Jello. Or so we are told. But as a kid, I never “got” it. I saw it as a worthless food-like substance that didn’t taste like it looked, frequently contained hidden fruit, and […]
Some time ago*, Joe Biden, the Vice President, of this august land sent me a post titled, “I’ve had it up to here.” I don’t know what I’ve could have done to upset him. […]
I like following what’s happening in education. I’ve worked for one real school (a state university) and three private ones that closed after self-induced waves of mismanagement and greed-driven impropriety. But America is all about […]
Theater usher: Help! This guy collapsed! Me: I’m a doctor. Usher: Do CPR! Me: My doctorate is in classical poetry. *reads him a sonnet* — Exploding Unicorn (@XplodingUnicorn) July 3, 2014 A high school diploma […]
SLIGHTLY OFF THE MARK My wife has a lot of good qualities. Of course, if she had bad qualities I wouldn’t write about them here, would I? That’s called “preserving the evidence”. I didn’t […]
Salutations and good tidings to the class of 2014. Today is a day to be met with youthful enthusiasm, steadfast commitment, and powerful anti-anxiety medication. For today you stand poised on the precipice of […]
Vietnamese Entree SPRING ROLLS (cha gio) INGREDIENTS – SAUCE 1/4 teaspoon Thai chili or red pepper flakes or minced serrano 1/4 cup fish sauce or Hoisin sauce 1 tablespoon lime juice 1/4 cup sugar ½ […]
BLACKSBURG, VA – Scientists conducting trials concerning the use of marijuana say that in addition to peer-reviewed publications citing its effectiveness against depression, nausea, uncontrollable muscle spasms, poor appetite, seizures, glaucoma, insomnia, arthritis, asthma, Crohn’s […]