The girl on Halloween 2018. (The boy and I were watching the 1931 Frankenstein at the library.)

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Updated Media Bias Chart — Left/Center/Right, Facts/Analysis/Partisan/Propaganda (Ad Fontes)

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I had a blue checked shirt in my hand this morning, but she nailed the khaki pants.

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My “Writing About Literature” Students Are Sampling Text Adventure Games

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“Look for the helpers” is good for distracting preschoolers from horrors they can’t change; we adults must do better.

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Siblings gotta sib.

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45m into a game against a player ranked 400pts higher than him. In a frilly shirt for the costume contest.

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Second episode of “Electron Jones” paranormal detective audio series is up. waobaudiotheatre.org

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Professoring. With an(other) apple pie cupcake.

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My student journos are meming it like bosses.

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I saw this Friday night. Great fight choreography, lighting & staging, adaptation of the story.

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Thoroughly enjoying Company.

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Thoroughly enjoying Company.

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What does the girl do with my iPad while I try to jump-start her mother’s car at a gas station?

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Now I can relax a bit. (But just a bit.)

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