Three weeks back we moved from our first classroom to our present one. Before doing so we stripped the classroom clean of all traces that our class ever existed in that room. That includes the dismantling of our array of those accursed posters, and disposing of them.
One of the girls in the class bumped into [...]

I’ve said it before: Being one of 6 males in a school filled with females is a learning experience. There are some subtle differences, such as singing along to the radio like an unofficial soft-voiced chorus. This is something men don’t do. We don’t sing along in a group unless we’re drunk fratboys bellowing songs [...]

I’m home from class, listening to the re-play of the Stern Show, and hear an ad for “Dancing With the Stars.” Not a big deal until I hear the names of the contestants they’re hyping for this latest season of my parents’ favorite show. The usual line-up of has-beens and reality TV show people… far [...]

This past weekend, Beth and I enjoyed Burlington’s annual “South End Art Hop.” Well to be more precise, we spent most of it in S.P.A.C.E., which was more than enough really… not only was mine and Beth’s art hanging in that location, and not only is Beth’s studio located there, but the location was just [...]

Our chemistry chapter wrapped up this morning with a nice test that almost no one was happy with. I did very well personally, but half the class flunked the test completely. It was a tricky chapter really, a whole lot of details to remember of a somewhat more scientific nature. A chapter like this requires [...]

It’s funny how some things just don’t change, hardly ever. Here’s a little example…
I’ve started noticing lately that I’m being relegated to “Picked Last in Gym” status in my new school. It’s weird, but here I am – a fully grown man going back to school, getting a third start at life in general, and [...]