Raw Drip

I’ve been in a circumspect mood lately, most likely boring you with too much nostalgia. Perhaps it’s the recent birthday or just the ongoing realization of what an incredibly imperfect creature I am that has me thinking. All I know for sure is that the old saying “youth is wasted on the young” [...]

While I’m convinced that my children are cute, charming and insightful, I’m also convinced that they’re idiots – kidiots, if you will, since their idiocy is merely a temporary bi-product of their youth and inexperience, versus mine which is more of a life-long affliction. 
I’m not sure if it’s kidiocy or just latent brilliance, but lately, I’ve [...]

Apparently, the 100th day of the school year is some sort of big deal. Who knew? Frankly, until now, I had no idea. Back in my day, the day before Christmas break was a big deal, but the rest of the school year was a blur of art projects, assemblies and bad school lunches. Not [...]