Wednesday, March 25, 2026
The Maryland State Senate has passed the Phone-Free Schools Act, which puts the responsibility on each county’s board of education to create policies prohibiting student device use throughout the entire school day. 1 What struck me most is how this could affect my private Catholic high school. Right... Sign in to see full entry.
Sunday, March 22, 2026
The Bad Vein
I was so dehydrated that I ended up taking four bags of fluids. Each time I finished a liter, a nurse would come in and say, “You need another.” At a certain point, I started wondering how many bags this was going to take. I wasn’t the only one curious. Dad asked one of the nurses, who explained... Sign in to see full entry.
Sunday, March 15, 2026
The Bad Sister
November 2002. I was wheeled into the hospital with severe dehydration. The paramedics were great guys. The religious sister who was working at the hospital, however, was not. As dehydrated as I was, I apparently wasn’t answering her questions quickly enough for her liking. She started talking to me... Sign in to see full entry.
Wednesday, March 11, 2026
Teaching Colors
I remember how Mom taught my sister Ann her colors when she was a toddler. She used M&M's. Mom would take each colored M&M and tell Ann what the color was. The chocolate connection definitely helped keep Ann’s attention. Before long, she was picking up the colors quickly. It turns out a little... Sign in to see full entry.
Sunday, March 8, 2026
A November Sickness
November 2002. It started with a runny nose and a sore throat. At first, I denied to myself that I was sick, but after many nose-blowings, I had to accept reality. Even then, I thought I could just bull my way through it. Then I woke up on a Thursday with a fever and chills. At that point, I knew... Sign in to see full entry.