I am going to join The New York Times in their reading of Arthur Miller’s Pulitzer Prize winning play Death of a Salesman. It’s a play that has always moved me and I agree with the Times about the importance of considering Death of a Salesman and its critique of “the hollowness of some cherished American ideals.” IContinue reading “Reading with the Times”
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Georgia on My Mind
I learned that the State of Georgia executed Troy Davis when I heard it announced on NPR as I was driving in to work. I didn’t expect it to happen so quickly. I’m still trying to process these events; trying to think about this execution alongside a history of extralegal executions in the state, whichContinue reading “Georgia on My Mind”
Menu Plan: 27 March — 2 April 2011
Sunday Spinach and Swiss Cheese Quiche Spanish Rice Nachos Chicken Piccata, Mashed Potatoes and Peas Monday Pancakes, Yogurt, Bananas Spanish Rice Nachos/Salad Vegetable Soup and Grilled Cheese Sandwiches Tuesday Pancakes, Yogurt, Bananas Spanish Rice Nachos/Salad Leftovers Wednesday Pancakes, Yogurt, Bananas PB and J Pizza/Salad Thursday Pancakes, Yogurt, Bananas PB & J Leftovers Friday Grilled CheeseContinue reading “Menu Plan: 27 March — 2 April 2011”
Duck and Goose: Knowing when to stop
Usually, I end the evening with my son reading first, Duck and Goose followed by Duck, Duck, Goose both by Tad Hills. In the first book, Duck and Goose discover a ball that they mistake for an egg. In responding to what they take to be the egg’s needs, they develop an appreciation for oneContinue reading “Duck and Goose: Knowing when to stop”
Track and Transformation
Being athletic served as a powerful defense against children who were mean to me. My athletic accomplishments and successes made them reluctant to criticize me for fear that they would be labeled jealous, and certainly they were too slow to take me on so they left me alone. From as early as I could remember,Continue reading “Track and Transformation”
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