I know it’s not very lady-like, but sometimes I burp. It probably wasn't the best time to let go of one of those big bellywonkers, but it happened right as I walked into my daughter’s room. Me: "Braack…whatcha doing?" A: "My homework…and, say hi to Zoe." Me: (recoiling in shame) "When did Zoe get [...]
I teach Beowulf in Literature 12. It's a story about a hero and a monster. I did some research and learned that heroes represent cultural ideals—our best selves. Monsters challenge these ideals—they represent our doubts about who we are. Zombies are everywhere these days. If literary monsters reveal a cultural identity crisis, I wondered what [...]
This is my work mug. I've been drinking from it since before my current students were born. There's much you can know about my mug if you study it as a scientist might. One of the tools scientists use is empirical observation. By this method they could determine things like capacity (32 ml), mass, (347.1 [...]
I'm not too keen on flying. I wouldn't say I'm terrified, but even if it's a very smooth flight, I'm at least uncomfortable with being nine kilometers above the surface of the earth. It's not actually a fear of flying; it's more a fear of crashing. To deal with this fear, I have a little [...]
When I was 10, I was a fundamentalist. It was then that I learned in science class that the tomato was a fruit. It's likely that, armed with this new information, I sallied forth to do battle against ignorance—or, rather, against the ignorant. I'd approach my unsuspecting victim and say, "Tomatoes are fruit." Predictably, they'd [...]
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