Sentence of Dave

I'll do all my normal New Year's blog stuff soon enough: my 2019 book list, perhaps a resolution or two , but I'm too tired for ...

Saturday morning, I walked Lola to Gypsy Hill Park. Like everything in Staunton, the park is very well maintained. But that doesn't mean...

For the second winter break in a row, my parents were nice enough to take the kids to Florida, giving Catherine, the dog and I the chance to...

My son Alex's penultimate attempt to feed the dog was ugly.  He mangled a can.  The twisted metal monstrosity that he created was sharp ...

Before you wash the dishes-- or load them into the dishwasher-- do you give them a good soak? Before you take arms against a set of filthy p...

If you're feeling good about being an educator, about inspiring students, giving them a leg up in life, preparing them for the future, t...

My fifteen year old son Alex created this post-modern monstrosity while trying to open a can of dog food. I might have chalked it up ...

Ben Westhoff's book Original Gangstas: The Untold Story of Dr. Dre, Eazy-E, Ice Cube, Tupac Shakur, and the Birth of West Coast Rap mig...

If you'd like to see my top seven books for 2019, head over to Gheorghe:The Blog . . . I think I've been doing this particular Gh...

Today I present you with the miraculously serendipitous sequel to "The Scarlet Sweater." The blessed event happened on the same d...

I try to keep my Xmas Ranting at a minimum (except in Philosophy class, where we always read my favorite Dave-Xmas-Rant themed short story ...

Taffy Brodesser-Akner's popular new novel Fleishman is in Trouble  has been splendidly reviewed across the internet, so I will be brief....

I try to avoid walking through the hallways at the giant, overcrowded high school where I work. It's airless and oppressive and SLOW-- a...

Last week, my wife had jury duty on Wednesday and I had jury duty on Thursday. This week, my wife had her administrative observation on Tues...

So Friday night, these old guys . . . saw these even older guys . . . The crowd seemed to be comprised mainly of aging Gen Xers--...

I have a giant metal storage cabinet in my classroom that I keep secure with a red and silver combination lock. The cabinet contains many ve...

I'm back! while I'm glad I made an attempt to have a real website of my own, with independent hosting, I now know it's not for m...

I have jury duty today in New Brunswick. Coincidentally, my wife had it yesterday, and she reported that it was hot and crowded. At one poin...

My kids had an early dismissal from school yesterday, and so they went out to lunch with their friends. This would have been fine, except th...

This cold but lovely (Black) Friday morning, I took our dog Lola to the Rutgers Ecological Preserve for a run. Unfortunately, the Preserve w...