The Gods Are Bored

I am a high school teacher. My students know that they are in school to learn and that they must finish their assignments well in order t...

Living in New Jersey, I've had plenty of visits from the bored god Huracan, sacred to the ancient Maya peoples. Once, in a fit of pique ...

If I don't write something funny I am going to crawl right out of my skin.  So it's time for some frank talk. For those of you just ...

This blog is 12 years old, and all of that time I have been calling my two daughters The Heir and The Spare. It's what the British press...

You know all about motherhood, right? Maybe you have sweet daughters of your own who ask very little of you ... until they ask for something...

Honestly, the Orange Menace at his lowest, basest, and most disreputable, hit on the truth. When asked what would heal racial wounds in th...

If you turned 90 years old in 2017 you were too young to fight in World War II. I know this because my dad was drafted in 1944 but didn...

When the world is in an uproar, it's best to find multiple effective escapes from reality. In my case I have developed a crush. EXHIBI...

I know how to climb A 15-foot step ladder ergonomically

Call it a lapse of judgment if you like. That will do nicely. I have two daughters, The Heir and The Spare. Neither one of them has a car....

All hail and welcome to "The Gods Are Bored!" Gods bless America, land that I love! Stand beside her, and guide her, throug...

When it comes to the American experiment, we definitely lag behind some other civilized nations in the matter of health care and public tran...

Our Pagan festivals are associated with the growing season, although we look at them metaphorically these days. Therefore, metaphorically sp...

Welcome to "The Gods Are Bored!" If you wonder what I'm eating here today, here's a hint: Yes indeed, a big ol' p...

It's not terribly popular in my circles to admit you were a Bernie supporter. In hindsight all female Bernie support seems like a betray...

Lately I've been having fantasies about being president. Like, a black SUV stops in front of the house, picks me up, and drives me strai...

Across the street from my house there are eight healthy, mature trees slated for the ax. The trees have big red X marks painted on them. (Se...

One of the biggest misconceptions about public school teachers is, in part, true. Yes, we do  get July and August off. But we do not get pay...

Remember a few weeks ago I wrote about how to make your little property more oxygen-friendly? I said that I wait until winter and then cut c...

In a million years I never thought I would say this ... but I love New Jersey. Today my daughter The Heir and I went to Absecon Inlet ...