I teach middle school, and I singlehandedly blame Adele for ruining the voices of all my students. We had a recital last week, and everyone—both boys and girls—is singing from the tops of their throats. Our musical director is actually concerned; she’s trying to train them not to do that because of the damage they’re…

Tissues, too.

I was in a dealership recently and the salesperson started his pitch by bringing the finance manager over. “I was going to pay in cash,” I said, before getting up and walking out.

Whoa. That’s so very eighteenth century!

six years on one count of violating Georgia’s street gang act

I cannot wait to see this.

I think that she was appalled initially by the fact that he was there but then became more appalled by the content of his presentation, which she perceived as being less instructive and more egotistical. But I wasn’t there, so I can’t add my two cents.

I know. It was like a Kanye precursor.

I was going to say this, too. I know about PewDiePie because I teach sixth grade, and even my eleven- and twelve-year-olds moved on from him months ago.

A friend teaches in an inner-city school that invited Michael Vick to come speak. She was appalled.

I teach middle school. I’m knee deep in the hoopla on a fairly regular basis.

You met Taupin? Do tell!

I will put in a plug for the tankless. They take a few more seconds to get the hot water from your basement to your shower, but the energy savings are great and they won’t leak gallons of water all over your basement when they shit the bed.

A guy on my sister’s Facebook wall told me today that calling someone an “anti-vaxxer” was equivalent to calling an African American a “n—r.” I told him to shove it up his ass.

Their water heater that circulates hot water at all times through the pipes throughout their 18,500 square-foot house. When you turn on a shower or a faucet in any one of eight bathrooms, you get immediate hot water every time. There’s no ten or twenty-second wait to flush cold water out of the pipes and wait for…

I’m so sorry to hear about your friend.

The last new car he bought was in 1989.

Generally speaking, you’re right. (Although I will add that the last new car he bought was in 1989.) Tragically, he grew up in a family in which money was used to control. He was doing what he was taught. After my parents’ divorce, my mom had to take another job and we had to sell the house (he had left us with an ARM…

Don’t you remember?

This almost makes up for “Marconi played the mamba.” Almost.