According to the kid telling Anna her fortune, her formal career in the arts will be launched in music videos, which will lead to some work in the movies. Eventually, she will teach young children to dance.
Oh, and he says that McCain is going to win on Tuesday.
And that, my friends, is the […]
Other than Maria and the Penguin, of course:
1. Albert Einstein
2. I-Pod
3. This child:
4. The first grade teachers, all dressed in costume from another country:
5. A half-dozen fifth grade boys — I wish I had gotten a picture — dressed up as "nerds." Very funny.
Still more photos here.
From The Sound of Music, of course.
With Cruella d’Ville.
Wearing tap shoes, the only black shoes that still fit.
For the third Halloween in a row, Evie is chose a costume from the animal kingdom.
It was not too hot today, so the fuzzy penguin didn’t melt.
Hello, from the parade.
Somebody remind me of the status of Halloween in the United States these days: My understanding is that, in retaliation for the elitist multi-culturalists and humorless seculars removing nearly all religious expression from Christmas in public places, the religious right (or is it the “far right”?) has successfully removed all observation of this […]
There is no doubt that, in most developing countries, people feel more obliged to provide economic support to their immediate and extended families than we of the modern generation in the U.S. have ever felt. When the Big E (formerly the Big M) and I lived in Macedonia, we did not know one person in […]
I am referring, of course, to the mango — truly the most exquisite fruit when ripe and, of course, when cut up by someone else.
Seriously, those things are a hazard! Even the most perfect specimens are made dangerous by their difficult design: a thick, leathery skin exacerbated an unyielding core. You need […]
Well, we are not missing it all. The Internet is a remarkable tool — in the four years since the last election, the resources to understand the twists and turns of the national campaign have become even more comprehensive. The news updates instantly; the polls are both easily available and thoughtfully interpreted; the blogging […]
Anna weighs 57 pounds — on the smaller side for fourth grade, but not unheard of. The backpack she brought home last week, carrying her math, spelling, and library books, had to weigh 25-35% of that. Considering that she has to lug the thing up three flights of stairs to her classroom, I am sympathetic […]