Increase the Fun
At the pool, my youngest begs me to go down the water slides with her. I have that feeling that I’m too old to do this sort of thing. But then I see something that changes my mind. The Italian Mama goes down the slides whether her children are with her or not. She […]
One Sure Way Not to Take Yourself So Seriously
I’m in class, teaching difficult things. We stress, we furrow our brows, and we cramp our fingers around our pens as we engineer new thesis positions. We sigh with discouragement as we discuss urgent social and political matters. I lean back, cross my legs, and expose the socks I’m wearing underneath these business slacks. […]
50 Ways to Stay Out of Trouble
It’s a big weekend in my town. It’s a big party weekend. This means I avoid campus and expect a really low attendance in my early classes on Monday. It’s always the same story: students act out this script of what it means to be a college student. Last year, a man came to my […]