More conversations in the household — 10 Year Old Son: There are too many girls in my Sunday school class. Father: How can that be? That’s like saying there are too many flowers. 5 Year Old Son: Boys and girls are enemies. Father: What?! 5 Year Old Son: Like England and France. I don’t knowContinueContinue reading “Kids are Funny, Part Deux”
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Kids are funny
From the household this morning — Dad: Oh, Son, I just dropped my sock. Can you hand it to me? Son (5 years old): Parents hurt themselves when they bend over. Dad: Why is that? Son: Because they’re old and they hurt their backs. — in this case, the truth really does hurt.
What’s wrong with Jay-Z?
I haven’t had alot of time to listen to Kanye West’s much anticipated sophomore album, Late Registration, but I have been intrigued by the remix of the song “Diamonds from Sierra Leone.” In the first half of the song, West makes very astute observations about the relationship between “bling” in America and the trade inContinueContinue reading “What’s wrong with Jay-Z?”
What’s up with the hats?
I dislike the look of people who wear hats backwards (a.k.a., “hat boys”). Reading Patrick Allitt’s book, I’m the Teacher, You’re the Student, I realized why. Allitt, who teaches history at Emory, writes: “Then came the trend, starting around 1994, to wear the hats backward, with the bill sticking out behind and the adjustable plasticContinueContinue reading “What’s up with the hats?”
Hurricane Katrina
Every day the devastating effects of the hurricane become more and more apparent, and hit closer to home. Some refugees from Louisiana have been arriving in NC with nothing but the clothes on their backs. Yesterday, our dean asked us to report any openings in our classes here at Wake Forest University. because some studentsContinueContinue reading “Hurricane Katrina”
Slackin’ on my bloggin’
OK, so I have been slackin’ on my bloggin’, but a new semester has started so I am back and ready to elevate my game. In fairness, much has happened since the last posting on May 17th. Sold a house, bought a house, moved out of apartment into new house, separated family members moved toContinueContinue reading “Slackin’ on my bloggin’”
Gender Relations
One of the most consistent complaints I heard from undergraduates at Our Lady’s University concerned the poor gender relations on campus. Two major components were that men and women did not form real friendships often enough and dating did not take place between students. The two dominant ways men and women related to one anotherContinueContinue reading “Gender Relations”
The Tennis
For the first time ever, I am playing this spring in an adult team tennis league sponsored by the United States Tennis Association. I guess most people sign up as a team, but I signed up as an individual so was assigned to a team composed of guys who work for R.J. Reynolds tobacco company.ContinueContinue reading “The Tennis”
Breaking News — Home
Last weekend, on April 10th to be specific, we received an offer to purchase our house in Indiana. Of course, it is not sold until it passes inspection and goes to closing, but the prospect of uniting our family again is much better than it was a week ago. It’s hard to imagine, but theContinueContinue reading “Breaking News — Home”
What Happened to March?
OK, let’s just say that March was an insane month, so I’ve gotten a bit off track in terms of posting. Let me review. First of all, three weeks of March were given over to spring break. Of course the spring break at Wake Forest University did not overlap with the kids’ spring break atContinueContinue reading “What Happened to March?”