A few weeks ago I posted on Facebook that I had so many shows to see in the next few months that I was going to need to make a Gantt chart to figure out how to see as many as possible. A friend (the lovely and talented Theo Allyn who will be appearing in … Continue reading I can’t see everything, but I can see more
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Jackie Robinson West has been stripped of their Little League National Title for allegedly including players from outside their district's boundaries. Scandals in sports are becoming commonplace, but this is particularly emotional because it's kids. When adults cheat it's the kids that lose the most. Did the kids know they were cheating? Probably. Perhaps their manager … Continue reading Jackie Robinson West: When adults cheat kids lose
The impact of a great teacher often goes beyond the syllabus and away from the subject they are supposed to be teaching. Sometimes the things you remember most are the notes in the margins, the extra things that they said perhaps largely for themselves. But some of us still listen. Sometime during the fall of … Continue reading Notes in the margins: The impact of great teachers
There is a father in California who is worried about his son getting measles. He has a reason to worry because his son hasn't been vaccinated. Carl Krawitt's son Rhett can't be vaccinated because his immune system is too weak after finishing three years of chemotherapy to treat his leukemia. Now, with Rhett's leukemia finally … Continue reading Vaccination, measles, and the dangers of informed ignorance
It is popular online to describe things in terms of other things. Something may be the Ryan Gosling of pita chips or the Khloe Kardashian of bed bug eradication services or the Connecticut of Rhode Island. I decided to have some fun with events coming up in February by labeling them as comparisons to other … Continue reading February: The James Madison of lunar-based calendar segments