It happened the same day Alec Baldwin accidentally killed a woman — On October 25th of 2021, something horrible happened on a movie set. Star Alec Baldwin and crew gathered on set in New Mexico to practice a scene for a new western called Rust. Assistant Director Dave Halls grabbed a .45 Long Colt Revolver, declared it a “cold gun,” (i.e. …

Prepare for a face melt — The other day I sat down to do some important work, i.e. find a new series to watch. I decided to see what Rotten Tomatoes recommended and got a nice surprise. The site’s top-rated show from streaming service Peacock was We are Lady Parts, a comedy about a group of…

But my research forced me to accept it — Yesterday I went for a walk with my wife and our three dogs when we passed a fourth, tiny dog with a broken leg. The little guy hopped around on three working limbs and gave us a questioning look. …

Her legendary character went out fighting — For years, I loved the show, Archer. I’ve shown it to many friends and former partners who, like me, held it close to their hearts. Titular character Archer, (H. Jon Benjamin), charms you despite all your efforts not to look into his steel-blue eyes or admire his incredible stunt driving…

I had to share these — For the month of August, I decided to try the Blog Your Own Book challenge designed by Shaunta Grimes, a fabulous lady you should definitely check out. She created it in order to help bloggers repurpose content into an easy-to-publish ebook they can put up, (free), on Amazon in the…

I got to watch from a front-row seat — In 2012, in Shanghai China, I sat in a giant apartment filled with dark oak furniture and the latest electronics and watched my boss Lee peel an orange. She really made a show of it, audibly grunting with her effort to peel the orange perfectly while the mother of my…

One principal’s obvious fib made her teachers hate her — I’ll never forget the day my boss spied on me as I left my international kindergarten classroom in Pudong, a suburb of Shanghai. I didn’t see her at first, but a colleague stopped me as I was about to walk out. It was 4:30, the end of a long day…

Each one felt like a slap in the face — In the year 2009, I got hired to teach English for Disney. Yes, that Disney. The company Disney English got set up in Shanghai, China sometime in 2008, and about six months after I got hired the company was killing it. They had centers all over the city, parents clamoring…

A true crime story — After about a year of working in an English center in Shanghai, I made the transition to an actual school. A friend of a friend let me know that an international kindergarten needed a new teacher and I didn’t hesitate. …