Hanging Out with Teacher Patti

We do nothing half-assed in this town and it thusly pleases me to see that we also raised the roof back in old timey Ann Arbor when… Read more “Thanksgiving & the Summer Dudes”

A Halloween like no other is over. Hopefully, the kiddos (and grown ups!) found something fun to do! I heard about parents hiding candy around the house… Read more “Hallowe’en”

It’s here and I’m not sad about it. I love the crisp nights, the smell of cinnamon apple cider, the glowing orange lights in my living room,… Read more “Autumn!”

If you haven’t read the original story about how Mothers’ Day (note the apostrophe) came about, you owe it to yourself to do so. I agree that… Read more “Mothers’ Day”

  I can’t show you my Google classroom, a dozen faces arranged on the screen like the happiest Brady Bunch ever, eager to hear what I have… Read more “My Present, Our Future”

Since I’m not sure how to act in all of this, I keep looking towards our past. It’s like some things are the same but some things… Read more “How Did the Past Handle This?”

I don’t know if this will make you feel better or worse or nothing. But here is some of the news that I have found regarding the… Read more “Influenza: notes from the past”

I wore my blue and yellow, waited for candy from Leap Day William (he didn’t show up again), and leapt around foolishly. I love leap day! It’s… Read more “I Love Leap Day”

Before we get started, two things: a) a HUGE pet peeve of mine is when people misuse “beg the question”. It does not mean “raise the question”.… Read more “Argus 1896 Raises Some Questions”

TW: spouse abuse, extreme violence, victim blaming   I’m sure that doesn’t need to be said. I often slip on my sepia colored glasses and basks in… Read more “The Past Is Not Always Awesome”