Monthly archives: April, 2004

April Fool’s Day Is Whenever I Finally Show Up

Remember when Huey Lewis sung about it being “Hip to Be Square”? No? Well, he sung a lot of stupid stuff like that. Thing is, I’ve decided it’s hip to be late. So, today I’m going to tell you about two of my favorite April Fool’s jokes: Keeping Them Abreast This happened when Michael and …

Please Take Out Your Protractors and Your Holy Water

“Debbie is a great student. She’s a joy to have in class. But, when it comes to math, it’s as if the Debbie I know leaves and someone else takes over her body.” – My fourth grade teacher, in conference with my mom Clearly demon possession was the only explanation for my exceptionally flimsy grasp …

The Light at the Other End*

“Keep passing the open windows.” – from The Hotel New Hampshire by John Irving Does this man ever fucking blink? I lay there on the cool white sheets and tried not to look directly at his face. His presence made me want to squirm. The fact that he seemed to think he had walked into …

Sticks and Stones

Yesterday, while removing a load of laundry from the dryer, I found six stones. Stones in your dryer is preferable to stones in, say, your gall bladder, and yet it’s not something most people relish finding. These particular six must have already been through the washer, and were politely waiting right inside the door when …