It took a long time to learn, but what they say is true: Mom is usually right. This lesson is often earned only after going completely against her advice numerous times. On rare occasions though, a child triumphs and gets to say, “Ha! I was right!” It doesn’t happen that often, so when it does…
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The Census
A gentleman commented on my car the other day. This happens all the time. When you own a newer version of a car that everyone over a certain age seemed to have had at one point in their lives, they want to tell you their story. I’ve heard a lot of VW Bug stories. I…
Post-college life
A while back (November actually), I started a series of posts on how I got here. By “here” I mean how I got to the point where I’m generally accepting of the fact that not everyone is meant to have just one job that they go to 9-5 for twenty years. How I got to…
Variety
When talking to a parent of one of my tutoring students last week, he asked what I do for work other than tutoring. People assume I must be a high school math teacher since I’m tutoring their high school child in that very subject. I told him I teach Anatomy & Physiology at a local…