What do we call THAT time of year.

Is there a better review anywhere?

English language learner asked if “summarize” meant Japanese swordsmen. I thought hmm is this a teachable moment? So I tried to explain how in fact a samurai can take a larger text and cut it apart with his kitana to make a shorter text. He can samuraize the text. This explanation helped no one.

Go south they said. It will be warmer they said. #loonsoverkc

What was the inciting incident?

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A rainbow in the dark at Punch, Dio approved.

Did anyone else know about this? (Seen in Lima, Peru)

My hell is living next to a family whose smoke alarm chirps every 31 seconds. They take weeks to change the battery, right at open-the-windows season. Am I going to have to bring them a 9-volt again?

“American house is chicken house.” - Eastern European man who is working in US home construction. Me: “Do you mean the materials?” “Materials good. Straight boards. But chicken house.” I’m still puzzling out his assessment.

Do what you love and you will work EVERY GOD DAMNED DAY FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE WEEKENDS AND HOLIDAYS INCLUDED.

I did it. After a year of using a lanyard microphone in class, I finally used the bathroom one time without remembering to mute it or remove it. Thanks for being cool about it, class.