It is what it is.
Yesterday my new job, which is a charter school, welcomed its first kindergarten and first grade classes. The first graders seemed like old pros for the most part and were ready to go (again, for the most part). The kindergartners were a little more apprehensive, but no less enthusiastic. These kids are the kind of [...]
In my last post I mentioned a bit of a life change on the horizon. But I suppose transition is a more accurate word for it. Today was my last day of work?after over four years at one of the best non-profit organizations in NYC, and perhaps the country. I didn't go into leaving?said?company lightly [...]
Earlier this week the wife and I took our little dude to orientation at the school he'll be attending this fall. Actually, it wasn't as much an orientation as it was a play date for kids?who didn't know each other. What the schoool did was place about five new kids, Dev included, into a class [...]
At one point having a car made sense. I live in the boondocks as compared to some of my friends, and I have a child. With gas prices through the roof and summer road tripping a far of dream I'm not sure I should own a car. This is New York after all, the home [...]
The other day an institution that shall remain nameless contacted me via form letter to notify me that my social security number was "accidentally" published on their public website along with thousands of others. They basically said "our bad" and suggested that I do something to make sure that I don't become the victim of [...]