5 days after Christmas.  If I have to do any of the following before next year (though next Spring would be too soon) I may disappear into the woods behind the house and build myself a crude hut out of all that firewood we can’t burn because we don’t have a fireplace, people! and stop … Continue reading Detox Starts Today

Today is the day.Your birthday is here!No matter how old,You’ve still got it, dear.I remember the dayWe made eyes at each other.You in your Prince shirt,And me, in another.Your rich and dark eyes Drew me in like a vacuum.I fell fast, I fell hardOn my poor little sacrum. Though today I am old,Don’t remember our … Continue reading A Birthday Poem

I took one for the team last night.  I’ve been as vocal as anyone on Facebook about my feelings surrounding this Common Core Math we’re doing.  I’ve been watching – and participating in – the many posts degrading it as stupid and ridiculous, accusing it of dumbing down our kids and/or turning them into sheep.  … Continue reading I Took One For The Team, I Think?