A curious writer struggles to make sense of the modern world.
You might have read about the Hot Sauce Mom, who got into trouble last year for her unusual punishment of making her son hold hot sauce in his mouth for lying to her. It was kind of a modern "I'll wash your mouth out with soap" kind of thing. But although the soap-in-the-mouth threat (and... Continue Reading →
Although April 20th is now jokingly considered to denote a certain holiday (if you don't know what 4/20 is, ask your kids), there are those of us that still remember this day is also the anniversary of something else entirely. Exactly twelve years ago to the day, two disturbed students showed up at their campus... Continue Reading →
"This is how I met Tyler Durden." There's no doubt about it, things are looking pretty bad these days. The new economy has an entire generation of college students walking out of graduation into appallingly bleak job prospects. Those lucky enough to find work get McJobs, as the living wage is being beaten back and... Continue Reading →
We all knew that our kids would one day have to deal with Internet trolling, but we didn't think it would be from their teacher. A scary story in New Jersey is unfolding, as an unnamed first-grade teacher was suspended last week following complaints that she had posted negative comments about her students on Facebook.... Continue Reading →
If your child plays in their school band, some fungi may cause him or her to not be a "fun guy." A new study suggests that school band instruments may be a risk to the health of young musicians. Researchers tested a number of high school band instruments, and found they were contaminated with different... Continue Reading →
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