Cade and I are complaining about how neither of us have slept very well in recent days.
Posts under ‘Conserved Conversations’
Because men are from Mars?
The host of the comedy show takes the stage to introduce the next comic. He scans the room, looking for something to say, and sees an elderly woman has joined the group of people on the front right side of the room.
Host: Yeah… Oh, hey! You’re new here, aren’t you?
It’s just motion taking me over
I’m having a quick conference with Sal, one of my most charming, if confused, students.
Me: Sal, do you know what text you’re going to choose for your fluency assessment? You’re going to have to read it out loud.
Bad words
My dad overhears my cousin Jessica, age three, say she hates something.
That tricky speed impediment
Alexus sneezes a powerful, snot wringing sneeze. I motion to the box of Kleenex on the table behind Bernice.
Her mom got an F in sex
I silently pass out the information session pamphlet entitled “Sex Education For Your Child” to my Advisory students, anticipating the instant face-cortorting reactions.
Hope they like whales in jail
In the magical box above the newscaster’s right shoulder, a mug shot appears.
Love or maybe a fart
Him: Wanna hang out tonight?
Me: I dunno. Do you?
Him: Yeah.
Me: Again?
Him: Yeah. Lately all these extra warm and fuzzy feelings for you are bubbling inside me.
A vocabulary lesson
I start to write on the board.
Me: Let’s learn a new word.
Deaf and dumb
Asim enters the classroom before school starts. He is a thirteen-year-old built like a refrigerator, and a gentle giant for the most part. His ipod earbuds plug up his ears.
