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Wednesday, December 7, 2022

Jesus, My Son

Dad has had a beard for my entire life. Grandma was not keen on his beard. "When are you going to shave that goddamn beard?" she would say. Dad once told me of a time where he said to you, "You know, Jesus had a beard. He had long hair, too, which I don't." "Jesus wasn't my son," she said.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, December 4, 2022

Extra Credit Issues

Mr. Tomlison and Mr. Maxton were known for giving out tons of extra credit. I mentioned how in Tomlison's case, he had to have given at least 1,000 extra credit points for various assignenments and quizzes. I imagine Mr. Maxton was more of the same. Well, a student in either Mr. Roberts' or Mr.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, November 30, 2022

"All I Know Is..."

Ann was seven years old when she became suspicious about Santa Claus. It was during that Christmas season when she would ask Dad, "Is Santa Claus real?" Dad's go-to response? "All I know is I go to bed and there are presents the next day." Recommended Reading That's My Daddy... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, November 27, 2022

Living in Terror

The timing was October 2001. Mr. Tomlison had a rare class discussion with us about 9/11, which had occurred the month prior. What stood out to me most about the class discussion was what Mr. Tomlison said. "You all are going to live the rest of your lives in terror." He went on to say that... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, November 23, 2022

That's My Daddy

November 2010. That was the first Thanksgiving I hosted after I moved into my Grandmother's house, making it my own. She passed away the prior March. I continued her tradition of hosting Thanksgiving. As he ate turkey, Dad said, "I'm sure glad the house stayed in the family. If the house had gone to... Sign in to see full entry.

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