About seven weeks ago, music critic Anthony Tommasini took on the thankless task of listing the “the top 10 classical music composers in history, not including those still with us.” Of course this task is impossible; no matter whom he… Read More ›
Life
Invisible children
At school yesterday we had a special assembly sponsored by our local Amnesty International chapter. Here is the official description we were given ahead of time: At the assembly on March 3, Thursday, the non-profit organization Invisible Children will be… Read More ›
Yankee?
They really shouldn’t be displaying a frayed flag. And I think they would get more business if they changed their name, perhaps to Red Sox.
Chanukah is not the Jewish Christmas
Do read this excellent piece by Penelope Trunk. Although her focus is on Christmas in the workplace in the context of promoting diversity, her views have much wider applicability. Here are a couple of brief excerpts: It seems there should… Read More ›
An international Thanksgiving
It was another international Thanksgiving at my sister’s house this year — nine Americans and nine visitors from abroad. I counted three from Germany, one from France, one from Korea, three from Taiwan, and apparently one from somewhere Spanish-speaking, but… Read More ›
Daylight saving time
Why is it that so many people say “daylight savings time” when the correct phrase so clearly is “daylight saving time”???? Do they think it’s like a savings account, where you put an hour of daylight in at one time… Read More ›
Facebook “friends”
Listen in on this conversation: Teacher 1: I hear that you friend your students on Facebook. Teacher 2: Not exactly. I accept friend requests from current and former students. But I never initiate them. Teacher 1: Even so, it’s a… Read More ›
Get out the vote!
If you’re 18 or over, be sure to vote tomorrow! There’s a lot at stake. If you don’t vote, you have no right to complain.
After a long hiatus…
…I am once again resuming posting in my blog…
Friday cat blogging
Sasha just loves going to the vet:
Welcome back.
Yikes! I see that it’s been almost three months since my last post. There’s no particular reason for this — I just got overtaken by events. So… welcome back, and I’ll try to resume regular blogging right now. I have… Read More ›
Friday cat blogging
(For those who don’t know what Friday Cat Blogging is all about, see here or here or especially here.) Today’s observation is that chairs are for humans. William doesn’t agree:
Friday cat blogging
Vincent likes the riverboat too:
Friday cat blogging
Vincent is shy and doesn’t like having his picture taken:
Meeting across the River
Meeting across the River has a truly unusual and creative premise for a collection of 20 short stories. Its subtitle, Stories Inspired by the Haunting Bruce Springsteen Song, reveals the premise: every story (each by a different author) was inspired… Read More ›
Friday cat blogging
Rosie is cold:
Friday cat blogging
William and Sasha in their riverboat:
The true spirit of Christmas?
Note the combo of decorations in front of this house on Furnace Brook Parkway in Quincy:
Friday cat blogging
This is William of Orange, who seems to think that a plastic bucket in an old bathtub is a perfectly reasonable place in which to sit:
Learning Strategies 