Monthly Archives: April 2011

“How blue can you get, baby?The answer is right here in my heart. I gave you a brand new Ford;you said, “I want a Cadillac.”I bought you a ten dollar dinner;you said “thanks for the snack.”I let you live in my penthouse;you said it was just a shack.I gave you seven children,and now you wannaContinue reading “blue monday”

My first Sunday theme… it’s gotta be relaxed, yummy, comforting, cozy, renewing and life-affirming. Well, I may have gotten a little carried away on those last two. Anyway, I told you to be patient about the fluffernutter theme and… well… I think two days qualifies as patience enough in our instant gratification-enabled society. So, tomorrow’sContinue reading “improve the fluffernutter”

Often one of the first things I notice about someone is his hands. The muscularity, the boniness, the length of the fingers, the stretch of the tendons, the particular curve of his nails… My grandmother used to comment on my beautiful “moons” by which she meant to refer to that lighter portion of one’s skinContinue reading “open your hand”

I received this rather annoying email yesterday from my school district. It was part of a Spring Wellness Update email, most of which I found less grating. Attached to the email was one particular flyer and it was this particular piece of the puzzle that made me groan audibly…. So prepare yourselves because it’s almostContinue reading “65 things to do while watching TV”

As I sit here rereading A Separate Peace and teaching it to my 9th graders, I am struck by the many subtleties of the novel. Among these is the very spatial, and almost timeless, Finny. The title of the novel obviously gives one pause because of its multitudinous interpretations… it could refer to the separation of theContinue reading “spatial existence”

“It’s a poor sort of memory that only works backwards,” quoth Mr. Lewis Carroll…and so we begin by looking forward…and, in fact, we plan never to look back. The only possible initial theme for this little virgin blog is…as if you hadn’t guessed…tomorrow. You may also have guessed that this FutureThemer is here to assistContinue reading “to begin at the beginning”