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I thought I was pretty cool when, at the age of 18, I started my first blog. My son beat me to it by nearly a decade. Yes, Franklin’s got his own blog now, devoted to delicious foods and restaurant … Continue reading
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Probably the most famous single list in the world is the Ten Commandments. Just one list, 10 things. Santa Claus maintains two lists, naughty and nice, updating them continuously. Me? I’ve got three lists: Christmas list, Christmas card list, and my life … Continue reading
When the next edition of 365 Movies drops (c. 2028) I’m replacing Christmas Vacation with 8-Bit Christmas. Yes, Christmas Vacation is a classic, but damn 8-Bit Christmas is the story of my life. Seriously, even the dates line up and everything. It was Christmas ’88 … Continue reading
The H.B. Reese Candy Company was established in 1923 by Harry Burnett Reese in Hershey, Pennsylvania. Mr. Reese had been a shipping foreman for one Milton Hershey, then left his position to start his own candy company and, five years … Continue reading
On today’s episode of Math and Musings you’ll hear me discuss Neil King Jr.’s American Ramble. It’s similar to the Jenkins story from last week… but better written and 40 years into the future. And damn I wish I’d thought of it first. … Continue reading
Holiday festivities this season have centered around striking a balance between what I can and cannot allow my nine-year-old son to experience. For example, 8-Bit Christmas? Yeah, he can handle that. South Park Christmas? Not so much. It’s not that I don’t think … Continue reading
In my front yard these days I have an eight-foot-tall inflatable Santa Claus. Every morning I wrestle with it for 20 minutes or so getting it upright and balanced properly. If you’ve ever seen an episode of Family Guy where Peter … Continue reading
A few weeks ago I wrote about Peter Jenkins and his book, A Walk Across America, and my book, The Other Side of the Coin. You didn’t think I was going to skip out on talking about it too, right? Enter today’s episode of Math … Continue reading
I’ve noted before that the days between Thanksgiving Day and the first of December are among the silliest of the calendar year. When Thanksgiving is over you just want it to be December. This year I’m trying to make the … Continue reading
I’ve been a teacher for the past 16 years. During this time I’ve seen dozens of movies and TV shows that involve an unspoken premise, that somehow it’s easy to enter the teaching profession. Like any other job, you show up, … Continue reading