Yearly Archive: 2016
Building a Wall
We will build a wall. And it will be a great wall. A huge wall. And we will build it using illegal rocks. And the purpose of the wall will not be to keep...
One Thing After Another
This is one of those posts that is very scary for me to publish. It might be way too personal from a family perspective. On the other hand, does it even come close to being...
Post Debate Analysis
I know some of you do not like Hillary. I know some of you support Trump. I know this because I’ve seen your Facebook posts, and I’ve had some very brief conversations with you...
A Teacher and a Bunch of Fifth Graders
In October 2004, a Groton Dunstable Middle School teacher, Betsy Sawyer, started an after school club consisting of a group of fifth graders called the Bookmakers and Dreamers Club. Their dream was to create the...
The Importance of Revision
You might not be able to tell, but I spend quite a bit of time on these posts. Not just writing them, but revising them. Revise, revise, revise until I’m happy with all the...
Excuses, Excuses and Scrapbook: Nicole’s Room
So, there has been yet another two week gap between posts. You are probably wondering, “She has an empty nest. What’s her excuse now?” Of the 25 days of an empty nest, there have been...
In Search of a Common Goal
A large portion of the Excellente crew got together in North Carolina this past weekend. The excuse for the get-together was the Panther’s/Patriots’ pre-season game. Dave had gone last year, and my brother-in-law Matt...