by Dawn | Oct 29, 2012 | food, Rhode Island, satire, sustainability
Coffee has a special place in Rhode Island. Coffee milk is the state drink. Dunkin Donuts, once regional, went from a local caffeine fix to a national institution. “America Runs on Dunkin.” And yes it does. Even though Rhode Island has been surpassed by...
by Dawn | Oct 27, 2012 | family, Rhode Island, satire
The hype has begun. “Frankenstorm” has hit the tv news cycle. I’m not sure if Frankenstorm will be a whopper or if it was created to take advantage of weak news ratings. Either way, the name sure does sound bad. It’s a little late in the season...
by Dawn | Oct 21, 2012 | education reform, family, food, sports, sustainability, Teaching, writing
I got an award–this one’s special because it came from someone who herself has a beautiful blog. Thank you, Allie! Part of the rules were that I have to divulge seven things about myself, then pass on the nomination to fifteen deserving writers. Fun!...
by Dawn | Oct 15, 2012 | family, parenting, satire
I have a five-year old who is getting even with me for being a five-year old who never shut up. It’s a curse. Parents say, “I hope you have one just like you.” Well, I did. And while I never walked across the house to turn around, bend over, and...
by Dawn | Oct 7, 2012 | organization, satire, Teaching
I made a learnboard on Learnist about checklists. It was based on a fabulous article by Dr. Todd Finley, who researched everything related to checklists. He read all the research on checklists, poured through every website about checklists known to mankind, and read...
