Death: Another Thing I’m Certain I Should Talk About

Let me start by saying that while intend to write this post almost entirely in a serious tone, largely because the subject matter that inspired it is just that — serious. Last week I learned that one of JP’s preschool teachers — a young, smart, caring person who JP was wild about — died. The …

What Almost Made Me Cry Today: Winter Olympics Edition

Actually, it was Friday night, not today, and it happened in, of all places, Vancouver. Every time they come around, I watch the Olympics’ opening ceremonies, which are very possibly the strangest entertainment event in the world.  They fail to move me, unless by “move” you mean “cause me to wonder aloud what on earth …