May 2013
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Sundays with Sean
Every Sunday, my little brother calls to tell me about his soccer game.
His simple brilliance has been recorded and rearranged.
May 19
I was culpable for the second goal I sliced my clearance into their striker. It fell nicely. He couldn’t miss. They scored. It was my fault.
Also, can you hear Ti? He got his teeth cleaned, so he’s whining. I’m trying to pet him to sleep.
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April 2013
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colormecurvy:
I hate the phrase “boys will be boys” and I think it should be replaced with “bad parenting results in assholes”
OMG Langley High School.
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A "Decent" Man is Hard to Find
Note: this is for a high school audience (just in case you A: actually read this, and B: are wondering who “you” is supposed to be).
Anyhow.
One of the perks of being irretrievably uncool is that it liberates you to do all sorts of things that you might not ordinarily do. My television habits have and will always be an example of this. For instance, there’s this fantastic old show...
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March 2013
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Things we should stand for
Here are some things I think that we should all do.
Respect all women and all men equally, even when they’re not right next to us. Solve problems with words instead of fists. Control our own behavior, and not take advantage of others’ weaknesses.
Also, if ye be a man, sign this.
February 2013
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January 2013
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Today
I feel like all of my students are Alaskas.
I don’t like it when kids break.
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December 2012
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November 2012
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“What might be most practically and importantly different involves not just the...”
– Jen Doll, on how the election changed America. (via theatlantic)
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“When I step into the voting booth, I think about the world I want to leave my...”
– Michael Bloomberg just endorsed Obama. (via theatlantic)
October 2012
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Things I will do today, tomorrow, and Tuesday
My school district has conceded the next two days to Hurricane Sandy, so here are the five things I will do whether or not the power goes out.
1. Grade papers.
2. Grade papers.
3. Recorded graded papers.
4. Take weird, black and white pictures of the pumpkins on my window sill.
5. Read all of the Russian surrealist weirdness someone loaned me on Friday.
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“Your mother worries but no one worries quite like you,
And when you start you...”
– Different But The Same — Ben Kweller
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September 2012
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July 2012
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“I was shown how fragile life was on Saturday. I saw the terror on bystanders’...”
– Jessica Redfield was shot and killed last night at a midnight screening of ‘The Dark Knight Rises,’ along with 11 others when a gunman opened fire in a theater. The above is from her blog, written in June, after she narrowly escaped another senseless shooting at a mall in Toronto. (via newsweek)
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Things people shouldn't be allowed to purchase
1. Assault weapons
2. Assault weapons
3. Assault weapons
4. Tear gas, or any canister that releases any sort of gas or explosive beyond the realm of a roman candle, because when’s the last time someone stormed a public school or grocery store with a handful of pretty flame sticks?
5. Body armor, riot gear, or anything beyond a gas mask (because, you know, that might actually be useful to...
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