Notes on a college visit, day 1
Signs on a trip to a place 1000+ miles from home with teenaged offspring: Teen offspring says she loves the weather Wearing a long-sleeved turtleneck and a sweater (if an L.L. Bean sweater), teen offspring doesn’t appear to be cold in the weather you need a parka for Teen offspring repeatedly thanks you for the […]
The college visit gig
This week, I’m going to be on the other side of the fence, as the parent of a high school student visiting a college. Wednesday, my daughter tags along with me as I have lunch with a colleague on a campus she’s not interested in, but when we’re at the college she is interested in, […]
An even more twisted mind under the influence (of a rhinovirus)
Evidently, Michael Bérubé’s state of mind can be very interesting, especially after a great Super Bowl. For the record, I have never been under the influence of anything more serious than Benadryl, though when I was in high school my debate partner and I argued in favor of legalizing marijuana and decided that if we […]
Matt Miller’s fallacy
I must have had a busy month to wait several weeks before correcting the record on Matt Miller’s Atlantic article, First, Kill All the School Boards. The real problem, he says, is all of those selfish, parochial school board members and the unions who manipulate them. He paints a romantic picture of Horace Mann, repeats […]
All-American dad… sort of
By Sherman Dorn on February 3, 2008
So here I sit, a few seconds from the end of the Super Bowl, rooting for the Giants to pull off a miracle, with beer in hand… but with no television… and the beer is gluten-free* … and in a mug, not a stein or the bottle. I knew the Giants should have gone for […]
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