Every Saturday morning at my synagogue, there are three separate services occurring simultaneously: an elementary and pre-school service, a middle school service, and the adult service. Each one, much to my liking, has a set order of prayers. While sitting with my father, I check my watch and see that it’s “that time” already. I […]
I dawdled out of the chartreuse, clinking school gates for the pitch night to thrust a piercing, glacial gust at me, lacerating my eyes. Ouch. Blinking, they moistened, washing away the pain. The ringing in my ears wouldn’t leave me alone, maybe the blaring racket from Drama Club wasn’t the best remedy for migraines. All […]
When Uncle Jim and I first met, for the first time after my mom getting re-married, he looked at me and my stepfather and started to rap to “Gangster’s Paradise.” At that moment, I knew that Uncle Jim would leave me with joyous memories. No matter what obstacles were put in his way, he was […]
The wind was blowing by way of my hair and there was sweat dripping down my lengthy exasperated face. My legs had been numb from all the ache, and as if all of this weren’t sufficient, there was a stabbing ache on the suitable facet of my stomach. I didn’t care; I knew that I […]
2:16pm. The skinny woman in front of me had just bought two carts, $416.23 worth of food, half with a government aided food stamps program. I totaled it out, tapped sign off twice on the keyboard in front of me and ran straight into a shopping cart being loaded by a first day bagger. Singing […]
That inevitable Question Assignment first hit me like a water balloon within the face whereas taking a nap in the summertime solar. It’s a significant Question Assignment that weighs heavier on our minds as we mature. “So, Michelle, what do you need to be once you develop up?” my kindergarten instructor requested genially, however for […]
“I know you can” was written on the pitboard as we came racing past my brother who was standing on the sidelines. One person stood in the way of my winning first overall at the Binghampton Amateur Motocross Nationals, and I wasn’t going to let him stop me. As we raced down the straight, I […]
Ever since the paddle was removed from the list of legal punishments in public schools, they have started using detention. This requires a student to take time out of his/her day and spend it isolated in a classroom. The question for many in charge of discipline is, “When is the best time to have detention?” […]
Pricey Mrs. XXX, You’re the finest trainer ever! Throughout Yr Two, it was enjoyable while you gave us mealworms to check (though it was disgusting while you instructed us that folks actually crunch them!!!!). It was additionally enjoyable while you taught us a great deal of experiments like experimenting with mealworms’ senses after we acquired […]
When one hears the name, “Ariel” one would more than likely envision the image of a cute, red-haired mermaid and her sweet companion, Flounder. Thanks to Disney, whose 1989 animated film The Little Mermaid became a huge hit, most of everyone who has kids or was born after 1985 would easily recognize Ariel in this […]