You know what my mother said when I was in Delaware? (As you might recall, she is the one who observed, “Even chickens have pecking orders.”) “It is the youth of the evening right now, but come morning, that will no longer be true.” Now you know where I get my brilliance from. Here are some new pics of Emmy, which you’ve seen if you’re on Facebook. First picture: now that she has budding teeth, […]
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Goodnight, Irene
I forgot to post this thing I heard during Hurricane Irene. A reporter was standing knee-deep in the ocean, tilted against the gale, microphone in hand. Man and ocean were blurred to grey in the rain. He said: “It’s a wild morning in the Outer Banks, and we’re not out of the woods yet.”
Read morePerfection & Stupidity
“Don’t make the mistakes I would have made if I weren’t perfect.” —Ginna talking in her sleep to Eleni “Sometimes in this world, it’s hard to believe that only half the people are dumber than average.” —Warren Hellman
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Eleni is my daughter and, more notably, she is my mother’s granddaughter. Here’s how you can tell: The other day she said, “Jason’s face just lit up when he saw the fire.” (Yes, Virginia: chickens do have pecking orders and crows have their nests.) My students, too, provided me with food for thought this week. “Duck is an animal that has a long mouse.” “A aunt is a small black insect that bite.” “A panda […]
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