Just a guy teaching English and coaching baseball in the city. Early 30s. Lover of good music, films, theater, television, and literature. I've been blogging since 2001.
Rowdies at Dawn
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I made the mistake of renting a place smack dab in the one section of
Prague frequented by 20something beer-chugging loudmouth apes. These two
clips were t...
Cubs Open To New Contract For Ryan Dempster
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Even though Cubs right-hander Ryan Dempster knows that he could be traded in July, team president Theo Epstein says that he has talked to the pitcher about r...
What Does The Flag Mean To You?
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A reader writes: This post perfectly captures what I have been feeling
lately but unable to pinpoint. As a church organist, I am responsible for
picking al...
In the Press.
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Dennis Miller: I don't wanna go on a rant here, but America's foreign policy makes about as much sense as Beowulf having sex with Robert Fulton at the First ...
Like the one you knew before**
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This is the story of a ficus tree. My mom worked at a small savings & loan
from the time I was 4 until I was a teenager. For as long as I can
remember, a f...
Reading Diary
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*a) Time Served: My Days And Nights On Death Row Records, by Simone Green
with Tara Coyt*
I got sent this book a while back by someone trying to get some me...
Diigo Links (weekly)
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The Great Gatsby – Movie Trailers – iTunes Oh.My.Gosh The Great Gatsby
looks awesome! http://t.co/K9VrKgHe Leveling the playing field with apps |
Scoop.it ...
Sunday Secrets
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PostSecret is an ongoing community art project where people mail
in their secrets anonymously on one side of a homemade postcard.
-----Email-...
Shall we gather at the river?
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The first time I saw him, he was striding toward me out of the burning Georgia sun, as helicopters landed behind him. His face was tanned a deep brown. He wa...
Week 8-11 thoughts 5/10-5/29
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*I’m pregnant. I’m only a few weeks along, so it’s still a ‘secret’ or
something. I’m recording these thoughts so that I can remember them clearly
and shar...
A Violent Thursday in Baltimore
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The Memorial Day weekend has started with a literal bang, as seven people
were shot Thursday and one early Friday in 4 separate incidents, including
two ...
I think I'm done
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I've been wondering about blogging and why I blog lately. It's generally
been gnawing at me this spring, but this post from a City Schools
teacher-blogger ...
“My love is thine to teach: teach it but how,
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And thou shalt see how apt it is to learn” ~Much Ado About Nothing Act I,
Scene i. Yesterday Carol Ann and I got to lead a School Visit Workshop
which I ha...
The pay it forward umbrella
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I can’t remember the last time I bought an umbrella. Actually, to that
point, I can’t remember if I’ve ever bought an umbrella. I never really
needed one w...
And...They're Off!
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Today was the last half day of school for the kids. (We report tomorrow,
then we're free for the summer, in-service season).
In nine years at The School, ...
...and we're back!
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We got up at 5am in Budapest this morning. It's now almost 7pm in New York.
My plan is to go to bed around 8, so I have twelve hours of rest in our
awesome...
Druid Hill Park Roundabout
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*Roundabouts that actually solve problems*
Hopefully, the city is taking roundabouts seriously as a specific tool in
solving real problems of traffic and i...
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I am really doing a lousy job. Meh.
Things were very dark and dreary. Unemployment did not suit me at all, and
I developed a nasty eye twitch and started ...
Why so much criticism of KIPP schools?
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I have heard some discouraging words from educators who criticize KIPP for
numerous reasons. I read an article today “KIPP Schools: A Reform Triumph,
or ...
InsideEd moves to new platform
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Hello Inside Ed Family, As many of you may have noticed, there are some changes to InsideEd. We have moved to a new platform, that can be reached here. Over ...
So long, farewell
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Friends, neighbors, countrymen: It’s time for an official Supafine
hiatus.Possibly (and probably) a sunset, though I hate to say goodbye — so
I’ll just say...
Using Creative Commons Images from Flickr
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I recently began using the screen capture program Screencast-O-Matic to
create video tutorials for my students. Below is one I made about using
Creative Co...
An Update...
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At the fundraiser
Trying hard to function in spite of my foul mood, I took Izzy to Whole
Foods this morning. I was hungry and she needed a walk. The pla...
Crime Beat has moved
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We've moved!The Crime Beat is now on a new platform. Our hold home is still available if you want to reminisce, but for new features please come over to the ...
Graphing Stories and My Many Boyfriends
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Today I taught the graphing stories lesson to four classes, and it was
incredibly interesting to see how each class reacted to the lesson. It was
actually ...
It's Starting to Feel Like Spring
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I am tired of life always feeling so busy that I can't keep up. And by keep up, I mean, get enough sleep and not have the apartment look like a tornado just...
Adorn your wall with this really cool poster.
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Since Whiter Shades of Pale came out back in November, a lot of people have
voiced how much they love the book’s scarily accurate line drawings, which
call...
Reflections on 9/11 after returning from Mass
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The “anniversary” of the September 11th attacks came again. I recalled all
that happened from my point of view. The surreal hours in the classroom as
t...
Before & After 2010: Submit Your Story and Win!
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[image: Before and After 2010 blue]We’ve been waiting all year for this day
to come! Summer is just around the corner, and with it comes our annual
Befor...
You can go home
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...kind of.
I hadn't been home since September, and I wasn't home for 10 minutes before
I walked out to the backyard and burst into tears. It's strange ho...
It's official - blog is changing back
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I'm barely blogging enough for one blog now, let alone two, so I have
decided to just blog at the old blog site: Epiphany in Baltimore. I'll mix
my teachin...
Unheard The Word
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In addition to the words “nigger” (and the “nigga” variant since I’m
white), “retard” and “faggot” being banned by the P.C. police, forcing me
to insinuate...
Transition
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I started "Broadsheet" way back in January of '05 as a New Year's
Resolution to take advantage of a relatively recent phenomenon at the time
- a weblog. Gr...
Moral right to lose your Pants….
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Those who believe that the capitalist system is driven by the “Moral right”
of “Selfishness” to drive one to innovation forgot to add one MAJOR human
trait...
Apparently I am not a peer
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Went for jury duty yesterday. I had rescheduled it because when I had it
before, I also had finally gotten a date to talk to the water commissioner
(which ...
In Which I Have Literary Angst
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[image: EPIC FAIL]
I can't tell a lie - I read Stephenie Meyer's Twilight in one six-hour
sitting last year, fulling engrossed in her love story of the ev...
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