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Pep Talk For New Teachers

As the new school year approaches, it occurs to me that there are a lot of new teachers heading out there.  This is my twentieth year in the classroom. It hardly feels possible, but if you were to...

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The Problem With Mirows

Photo by Joseph Rodriguez When hubby and I lived in New Orleans, we kind of came to accept that conventional spelling and pronunciation were often disregarded. When it came time for us to move north of...

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Lessons From The Sludge

Note: This piece was inspired by yesterday’s outrageous downpour and my husband’s subsequent muddy bike ride. Upon his return, he found me eating potato chips that I had dropped on the floor. It was...

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Gazpacho for Muchacho

Gazpacho (Spanish liquid tomato salad). (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Yesterday, it was a warm, breezy summer night and our family was having  supper outside at our heavy black wrought-iron table, under...

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It’s Mardi Gras & MyNewFavoriteDay!

There are TWO awesome things about today. First of all it’s Mardi Gras, y’all. When I was in New Orleans with Lisha Fink (The Lucky Mom) a few weeks ago, I made it to a bunch of small parades, and —...

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Ghosts Made Me Start This Blog

People often ask me how I come up with my topics. They ask if I ever suffer from writers’ block. They ask if I will post naked pictures of myself. But no one has ever asked me why I decided to start...

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Getting Lucky in N’awlins

The grinding groan of the landing gear signaled our descent into the New Orleans Airport. It also woke my sleeping husband long enough for him interrogate me. “Are you still planning to meet that...

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