Profanity vs. Obscenity

Warning: proceed no further if you’re one of those overly sensitive types who is easily offended.  You’re no fun, by the way. == Mamacita says:  Grammar.  I love grammar.  It’s such a fantastic segue to. . . well, pretty much … Continue reading

Halloween is Rocky Horror Time!

Mamacita says: “Great Scott!” Halloween has been and gone but it’s still THAT SEASON, which means many things, one of which is that I have a giant bowl half-filled with Tootsie Roll Pops and Hershey bars on my coffee table, … Continue reading

Good Teaching Is Like Good Standup

I love children, and I love students of all ages, and I love teaching, and I love genuine education in all of its 6-degrees-of-separation wonder.  Everything is connected – everything in the known and unknown universe is connected. Nothing exists … Continue reading

Quip Pro Quo: A Fast Retort

Mamacita says: First of all, I despise censorship. Banning books is akin to banning people; both are abhorrent to the collective intelligence, and both bring us down as a culture. It’s one thing for someone to decide that a certain … Continue reading

Peanut Butter and Jelly and Bread, Oh Mice. . . .

I’m re-running this post from over three years ago because, you know, deja vu and stuff like that. Mamacita says: I got home from class late tonight, around 9:30, and had a peanut butter and jelly sandwich for supper. (We … Continue reading

Facades Are Fake.

Mamacita says:  All this talk about how it’s the teacher’s fault whenever a student does badly at school. . . . I can’t help but think that these people must blame the photographer if their kid is homely.  Isn’t it … Continue reading