Hell Hath No Fury

Yesterday I walked into two conversations about Hell. First I was sitting eating my lunch in an empty classroom when a couple of students wandered in. I was doing my best to ignore them, but one was saying, “I have a King James translation and I just don’t understand it with all those wherefores and […]

Feets

My first year teaching, someone bought and delivered chairs, rugs, bookcases, and blinds to my public school classroom. What began as the set for a cut-rate Soviet public service announcement began to look more like a pleasant learning environment. Books by the dozens also appeared, the most popular of which is definitely Parenthood by Bill Cosby (it reads well in 30-minute bursts), and then Do Fish Drink Water? , which I haven’t read, so I don’t know if they do.

Scrooged

“I never used to be this cold, and I don’t want to think these things about people, but everybody I see is just the dregs of society.” It’s a holiday party, and someone is worried about what his job has done to him. He continued, “Like, these people will sit and watch television and I’ll […]

The Hours

If you are no longer in high school (lucky you), hear some harp arpeggios and send yourself back there…. The hour of the day that you had a class makes all the difference. You got your most hated class right after lunch? Great time for a nap. Your best class first? Bummer: you’re still half […]