Do you ever feel like you’re not like everyone else? That you see the world differently? That others don’t really understand you? I taught for years prior to moving into administration, and I asked those questions at the beginning of each year to the classes I taught. And each time most of my students nodded…
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Novel or Not: Rise of the Dead book review
Jeremy Dyson wrote Rise of the Dead, admittedly inspired by his love for the zombie genre. The dead do just as the title suggests, rise in typical apocalypse fashion due to unknown causes. What we do know is that they create other zombies by biting living humans, and the only way to kill the undead…
Zombies and My Wife
I’m somewhat new to the board gaming culture, although I was a D&D player back in middle school long ago. I came across some pretty serious board gamers about a year ago, and knew I was ready to return to the world of gaming, particularly due to the interactions I might have. I joined those…
Battling Begrudgery with Board Games
I’ve been thinking about how we spend our time. How many hours do we spend reading about other people’s lives on Facebook? How many tweets do we read regardless of how mind-numbingly unimportant they are? Candy Crush, Clash of Clans, Bubble Mania, oh my! I’m not passing judgment here; I’m guilty as well. I wish I…
C for Christopher (and A minor)
My boy wanted to play guitar too, but my steel strings were a bit big, and tough on his little fingers. So I got him a little guitar (ukulele), and he loves it. He learned his first two chords (C and Am) pretty quickly. I’m bettered by my boys: Caleb, of course (featured here soon),…
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