When I teach guitar lessons, I do my best to create a positive atmosphere. Since the majority of my students have been school age kids, I try to listen carefully – and make sure they are happy.… more →
wowie whispers...laurabzowy wrote 1 year ago: When I teach guitar lessons, I do my best to create a positive atmosphere. Since the majority of my … more →
wordsmythe wrote 1 year ago: Seventh grade French was a good place for the snickers of embarrassment. It was bad enough to be req … more →
wordsmythe wrote 1 year ago: Now is the time for all good men (and women) to come to the aid of …. one another. I can type pretty … more →
wordsmythe wrote 1 year ago: Yesterday, I found myself hopeful, excited by the symbolic gesture in a new name for the Department … more →
wordsmythe wrote 1 year ago: Could this really be the day? Could this be the day that Massachusetts strikes through a department … more →
wordsmythe wrote 1 year ago: In a few short moments, the three kids and I will head out to Dairy Queen. It is a treat, to be sure … more →
wordsmythe wrote 1 year ago: It was early enough for Target not to be too busy, I found a good parking spot (well, the handicappe … more →
wordsmythe wrote 1 year ago: A few evenings ago, I heard a story—a funny one, as it was told—about a teenage boy’s mounting anxie … more →
wordsmythe wrote 1 year ago: The last straw is when we run out of milk. No cereal. No healthy teeth and bones. No decaf lattes fr … more →
wordsmythe wrote 1 year ago: Last Thursday, my hair still wet from dodging the heavy snow as I rushed—late—into the courthouse, I … more →
wordsmythe wrote 2 years ago: I used to leave my house in northern Vermont with some combination of trepidation (would my family s … more →
wordsmythe wrote 2 years ago: My friend’s neighborhood is about to be invaded by adults with Prader-Willi Syndrome. This, apparent … more →
wordsmythe wrote 2 years ago: I looked at the date today and realized that I have hardly written in the past ten days. It made me … more →
wordsmythe wrote 2 years ago: The words on the page of the letter made the decision tangible. Yesterday, they were just words I ut … more →
wordsmythe wrote 2 years ago: Yes, I did note that one of the private things in my life is that I am a one-time horse-owner. I do … more →