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Waxing Elephant: April 2009
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Monday, April 27, 2009. It came to my attention that one girl in my class advised another girl in my class that she could be more popular if she wouldn’t act as smart as she is. I don’t even know where to begin. How in the world did the slacker image become something to aspire to? Surely it is some backlash against some generational work ethic, but still. In Thomas Friedman’s book,. The World is Flat. How is it not cool to think? Amusing Ourselves to Death. And Aldous Huxley’s. And that’s not all&#...
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Waxing Elephant: June 2008
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Tuesday, June 24, 2008. I've Been Wanting to Tell This One. Several years ago, I found a rat drowned in Katie’s water bucket. Through a series of events, Katie (an Australian shepherd) had inherited a detached two-car garage, the cars had been evicted, and a colony of rats had moved in with Katie to share in her dog food and the bird seed we kept around. Huh Freak accident number two. When I was done, I cried for a long time. So did Katie. 8220;You havin’ a garage sale? 8221; he asked. 8221; He walked in...
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Clara Grace's News from the Nursery: Oh, Grow Up
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Sunday, September 02, 2007. Oh, Grow Up. Clara Grace’s Aunt Amy amused herself by pestering her niece on the afternoon of Wednesday, July the eleventh. Aunt Amy teased the little girl without mercy while the two kept occupied in the waiting room at the doctor’s office. In an extreme show of courtesy for a two-year-old, Clara Grace endured as long as she could then suggested in veiled frustration, “Get a toy, Amy.”. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Clara Grace's News from the Nursery. Oh, Grow Up.
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Clara Grace's News from the Nursery: Defining Precious
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Sunday, September 02, 2007. Clara Grace had difficulty drifting off to sleep on the night of Tuesday, August the twenty-first. As her daddy left the room after asking her to close her eyes for the second time, he commented, “You’re precious.”. Clara Grace agreed, “I am precious. What’s precious, Daddy.”. Her daddy answered, “Precious means, ‘I love you. You mean a lot to me.’”. Clara Grace replied, “No, precious means, ‘I love you, but go to sleep.’”. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Oh, Grow Up.
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Clara Grace's News from the Nursery: Conversing
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Sunday, September 02, 2007. Three strangely dressed men with multiple earrings, approached Clara Grace and her baby brother in their shopping cart on the night of Sunday, August the twenty-sixth. 8220;Well, hello,” the group’s spokesman announced enthusiastically. 8220;Well, hello,” Clara Grace responded in the same exuberant manner. The man was clearly taken aback at the tiny two-year-old’s vocal capabilities. “That was a very distinct hello,” he told her. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Oh, Grow Up.
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Clara Grace's News from the Nursery: 7 Letters and a Star
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Sunday, September 02, 2007. 7 Letters and a Star. Clara Grace dangled from the handle of a WAL*MART shopping cart during an afternoon trip to the store on Friday, June the fifteenth,. From this vantage point, she was presented with an excellent view of the store’s printed name. After a moment, she announced proudly, “Seven letters and a star.”. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Clara Grace's News from the Nursery. Two years old and precocious as ever. It's getting more and more interesting! Oh, Grow Up.
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The Forest and the Trees: A New Pet Peeve
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The Forest and the Trees. Friday, December 15, 2006. A New Pet Peeve. This morning, as I stirred squashed grapes, water, and flour together until they congealed into a gooey paste, I felt an eerie kinship to Dr. Frankenstein. After all, wasn’t I combining several organic elements in the attempt to create something even slightly more alive? 8220;Don’t open the refrigerator door! Anyone want to guess at my New Year’s Resolution? Variations On A Theme. How'd you learn this so quickly? During one pregnancy, ...
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The Forest and the Trees: December 2006
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The Forest and the Trees. Friday, December 15, 2006. A New Pet Peeve. This morning, as I stirred squashed grapes, water, and flour together until they congealed into a gooey paste, I felt an eerie kinship to Dr. Frankenstein. After all, wasn’t I combining several organic elements in the attempt to create something even slightly more alive? 8220;Don’t open the refrigerator door! Anyone want to guess at my New Year’s Resolution? Thursday, December 14, 2006. Tuesday, December 12, 2006. 8220;This is the ocea...
