Monthly Archives: November 2017

Me in my teens: spends every spare minute slathering on oil and laying out in the sun. Sometimes will hold out my very dark brown arm or leg for inspection and fake lament, “I’m still so white. I think I need better suntan oil,” in order to prompt the automatic disagreement from others. Until one […]

Have I shared this story? Three of our Korean students are in need of a private practice spot for a dance performance and they have asked if they can use the library some days when it’s open after school, but nobody else is here. There’s no reason not to let them, so I said yes. […]

Don’t eat food if a fly lands on it, as they carry more dangerous bacteria than previously thought, warn scientists… My first thought when I read this wasn’t “Oh, no, throw out more food!” It was, “Wow. The human immune system is even more incredible than I realized.” My second thought is, “Who can afford […]