keep passing the open windows

The recent story about the Dunlap school board member stealing batteries was really sad. Usually I take a pretty hard line about such things, for example, the Alicia Butler false resume; I found it abhorrent. But, a little part of me is feeling sorry for the poor bastard. Not that he [...]

Yesterday my son told me this story:
“Mom, after P.E. someone stole my shoe. He put it in Devon’s locker, who was absent today, and locked it up. I couldn’t get it out and had to go to class BAREFOOT.”
Yes, my 13 year-old did not have the problem solving skills to say, maybe wear [...]

One of the joys of small town life, other than everyone knowing your business and knowing your postmaster, grocery store clerk and librarian by first name, is our local paper. This weeks joys include:
An ad for a “1st Annual Mud Bog and Drag Racing.” I hate to admit my ignorance, but I have [...]

Long ago I did a research paper about left-handedness; I was interested in the topic mainly because both of my kids are lefties and my husband and I are not. (Please no “was the mailman lefthanded?” cracks.)
One of the prominent theories is that left handedness is basically a form of brain damage, usually [...]