by Dawn | Feb 14, 2015 | gratitude, religion, satire
Happy Valentine’s Day! It’s one of the biggest marketing holidays out there, co-sponsored by the American Diabetes Association and the Roses-Don’t-Grow-in-February people. Still, it breaks up the winter doldrums, even if you don’t have...
by Dawn | Feb 12, 2015 | social justice, Teaching
I was first generation that never sat at a counter at Woolworth’s. I never burned a bra. I didn’t need a bra but that’s beside the point. I wore mine dutifully with the other flat-chested girls who wouldn’t burn bras because we’d been liberated by our mothers. Girls...
by Dawn | Feb 1, 2015 | sports
There seems to be a football game tonight. I live in New England. People are building snow Patriots, commissioning expensive professional “Go Patriots” signs for their businesses, and wearing multiple layers of overpriced football gear. “If we win...
by Dawn | Jan 31, 2015 | self-improvement, Teaching
“But I have way more than eight items,” I said. I was stocking up. The beer fridge is outside, so I only have to go big shopping once a month–or less. “That’s okay,” she said. She directed me to express. It was a ghost town over...
by Dawn | Jan 29, 2015 | family, Teaching, technology
“Never, ever make a video of your butt.” This is the first rule of digital citizenship. “Why?” Declan asks. We’ve been home for some snow days. He’s using this time to make painfully long videos. He wants to be a YouTuber. He tells...
by Dawn | Dec 31, 2014 | satire
It’s New Year’s Eve, my least favorite holiday. I’m sitting on my couch in a seat marked “boring” drinking tea, trying to get the boy to stay in bed. He came out again with a Lego device. He said it could blow up the world. “Mom,...
