Tuesday, September 23, 2014
I was in the midst of getting my haircut at Hair Cuttery. The timing was August 2006. Jennifer had been cutting my hair for six years. She leaned close to my right ear and whispered. "I gotta keep this quiet because I would get fired. I'm leaving here. Betty [another stylist] bought the salon across... Sign in to see full entry.
Wednesday, September 17, 2014
Verbal Irony
"Verbal irony is not sarcasm," Mr. Dell said to my freshman English peers and I. "Sarcasm is insulting a person. Verbal irony is not. For example, if you turn on the water fountain, see brown water and go, 'Oh, the water is so clear,' that is verbal irony." "But Mr. Dell," Mark Vito said, "that... Sign in to see full entry.
Tuesday, September 16, 2014
"He's My Brother-in-Law"
When the Baltimore Ravens came to Baltimore in 1996, they did not immediately become Uncle Richard's favorite National Football League team. After the Baltimore Colts left for Indianapolis in 1984, Uncle Richard adopted the Los Angeles Raiders as his football team. A lot of Baltimore fans adopted... Sign in to see full entry.
Wednesday, September 10, 2014
Next Door
Aunt Sandra, Uncle Richard and Cousin Amanda are my next door neighbors. Even though we are next door neighbors, I do not have much neighborly interaction with them. Certainly, if I see them and/or if they see me, we exchange greetings. I do not see much of Aunt Sandra and Cousin Amanda. I do see... Sign in to see full entry.
Tuesday, September 9, 2014
Meeting with the Teacher
One of Phil Ribiero's requirements in Methods of Teaching Social Studies was for each pair of students to meet with him about ten days before teaching their lesson. I liked that requirement of Phil's. I was always game to meet with a teacher before an assignment was due. That way, the teacher could... Sign in to see full entry.