Month: January 2009

she said/he said – Valentine’s Day edition

Sarah: “Oh, no! I have Color Guard all day on Valentine’s Day. My hair will look terrible for my date that night.” Doug: “I’m going camping February 14 – 17. Why are you making that face? Did you have plans that weekend?”

Dear Knox County Schools,

When School Matters was created, I pretty much stopped writing about school topics on this blog. As the site has gained users, I realized that I was spending more of my time nudging discussions and calming tempers than just writing what was on my mind. That ends now. When the Superintendent search was narrowed down […]

quickie LOST questions

Is Daniel Faraday Charlotte’s father? Is Sawyer the inspiration for the 4-toed statue? Are Daniel and Richard related? Is one of them the evil twin? Or is Richard Daniel’s father and the teeny soldier with braids Daniel’s mother? Are Adam & Eve, Penny & Desmond? Why is Juliette so calm? Where is Walt?

git yer hand stamped

So, I went to the Color Guard competition Saturday night. It was in a very northern area of Knoxville which I rarely visit. As I paid the parental extortion fee to watch my own child performing in her half a grand a semester activity while wearing 50 dollars of makeup, the person collecting the fee […]

further proof they think I’m stupid

boyfriend: “Text me after you ask your mother.” Sarah: “I will. Buh-bye.” – Sarah gets in the car and we begin the drive home. – Sarah: “Soooooo, do uh, we have any uh, plans tonight?” Me: “What do you and Z have planned?” Sarah: “How did you know we have plans?”