Gym or PE Hell!

In grammar school, the course was called Gym, because you went to the Gymnasium to be guided by a teacher in sports games.  It was basically supervised recess.  Mr. Smith (no kidding, that was his real name) was the father of one of my classmates and a really physically fit person.  The boys and girls [...]

First Job not a Riot!

Years ago, during the summer following my freshman year of college, I got the brilliant idea that I should earn some extra money for college expenses and gain some experience in the real world.  With my parents’ permission, I applied to work at a retail anchor department store in a large shopping center (small, by [...]

Child Neglect with a TWIST!

Years ago, in a Catholic School, there were mostly nuns as faculty!  I saw the good, the bad, and the ugly.  By far, the Dominican nuns were the best and the most fun!  Yes, I was a goody goody!  I aimed to please, and I succeeded most of the time.  Obedience was a virtue.  If [...]

“Red” by any other name

Red happened to be the color of my family’s cat when I was growing up in the suburbs of New York (45 minutes from Broadway).  Red became his name because none of us could agree to disagree except for the obvious, that it was the color of his fur! If you think naming a cat [...]

Feebs? Sometimes!

Let’s just say that my husband and I are sometimes challenged by new technology.  Our excuse?  We were adults by the time computers, the internet, programmed games, digital cable TV,  etc. became common in households and included in classrooms; and the unthinkable, able to carry in a light weight case or in one’s pocket!  So [...]