Cue Billy Joel

If you want a laugh, read this article about a principal that cancels prom (I always think of Robin Hood: “And cancel Christmas!” but I digress) ‘It is not primarily the sex/booze/drugs that surround this event, as problematic as they might be; it is rather the flaunting of affluence, assuming exaggerated expenses, a pursuit of […]

It’s like Christmas in September!

First, some minor background so you’ll understand why I was crazy enough to go to Sam’s today: 1) watching hour upon hour of Katrina video of mom’s holding their starving children while TV crews fly by in helicopters and nobody came to help. My wife would look at each other and go “they’re not coming. […]

The envelope, please

I’m sure some of you have little rituals around your house. One of ours is that when we arrive home at the end of the day, the kids go get the mail. Since there are three kids and only one mailbox, well, we kinda take turns. (the baby can’t even reach the mailbox, but she […]