July 13, 2008
My first teaching job out of college was in Cut Off, Louisiana: an hour and a half south of New Orleans (pronounced NewAwlins), a tad north of the Gulf of Mexico, thirteen hours south of my hometown Springfield, Illinois, and, culturally speaking, a million and seven miles away from anything I had ever encountered in [...]
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July 11, 2008
Living with three cats (Billy, Mitzie and Raven) and two dogs (Emmie and Teddy) is both a joy and a challenge. Keeping track of them, where they are, what they’re doing, is practically a full time job. I must admit, I don’t know how people with two-legged kids do it! I valiantly try to stay [...]
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