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- December 25th, 2009
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pegcypher has posted a new entry on: Prefers Her Fantasy Life
Meg The Atheist Takes Pause This Season
As you may know I'm not the most religious person on the block. But every once in a while I hear something that makes me take pause. My Irish stepdancing teacher, John, told me this after he retur…
- December 16th, 2009
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pegcypher has posted a new entry on: Prefers Her Fantasy Life
Why You Shouldn\'t Choose The Topic of Marriage For a Free-Write
Because during the debate, Girl Student in the front row will get into a fight with her Baby Daddy in the second row. With attitude, she'll keep repeating, "How you look. How you look."In defense, he…
- December 10th, 2009
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pegcypher has posted a new entry on: Prefers Her Fantasy Life
Why You Shouldn\'t Allow a Student to Suggest "Cancer" For the Free-Write
Because obviously she has a story to tell. And that story will make her cry when she's reading it out loud. And it will make the other students cry.And the teacher.Yes, the BABYDADDY of my student ha…
- November 9th, 2009
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pegcypher has posted a new entry on: Prefers Her Fantasy Life
Why I Prefer My Fantasy Life #78
In my fantasy life my sons wouldn't argue with one another. And in my fantasy life, if they did, they'd adopt my brilliant methods of persuasion. Younger Brother: Mom, Older Brother just told me th…
- November 3rd, 2009
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Transvestites, Transgenders and Transitive Verbs
As I mentioned I'm teaching at a two-year college that offers an associates degree in Medical Administrative Assistance. We have a strict dress code where students are required to wear scrubs and whi…
- October 29th, 2009
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An Open Letter To My One Finger-Typing Student
I am so sorry I leaned over you and began typing words to your email sign-up questions.I felt it my obligation to get the class over with by Thanksgiving.I also apologize for grabbing the mouse from y…
- October 19th, 2009
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pegcypher has posted a new entry on: Prefers Her Fantasy Life
Nothing Comes Between Me and My Jeff Tweedy
Not even the fact that soon-to-be-ex took his girlfriend to the concert,or that my date, 6 foot and gorgeous, was my 14-year old daughter.Not the fact we had to sequester ourselves from our mutual fri…
- October 14th, 2009
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Why I Prefer My Fantasy Life #119
Did I mention I hate English teachers?Did I mention I am an English teacher?Last week I was hired as a full-time instructor at a small two-year college. I don't mind the teaching so much. But in my f…
- October 6th, 2009
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Thinking Outside The Six Pack
My previous post included my persuasive arguments for Teen Son on driving and drinking. Seems now I need to talk to Teen Daughter. I had a few drinks at a party the other night and asked a friend to…
- October 2nd, 2009
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English Teachers Are Evil
Have I mentioned those English teachers are trying to kill me? Wasn't it bad enough that Teen had to write a 1500 word essay on why the song "Blowin' In The Wind" relates to his world view when he d…
- September 30th, 2009
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Should Your Kid Be Reading These Books?
I watched this video of the puppets throwing out all the bad books and I have to say I disagree that most of them, including The Joy of Cooking, should be banned. However, I have to admit there is on…
- September 28th, 2009
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Meg's Second Bar Fight
My brother is getting a divorce. Without saying too much it involves stolen prescription drugs, a private investigator, threats from a married man, and a lawsuit over two horses that were paid for b…
- September 24th, 2009
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Transformation? Sign Me Up!!!
Dear Challenge Day Organizers,Your upcoming workshop for Freshman sounds great. What could be better than promoting healthy peer relations? And your trust-building activities that give students a…
- September 21st, 2009
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If Only Church Were This Much Fun
As you know I rarely post videos on this blog unless they have to do with songs for parents who like to do drugs. But this one is good:posted at Humor-BlogsSubscribe in a reader
- September 14th, 2009
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What's Wrong With This Picture?
There's a new site called People of Walmart that publishes amusing photos of actual shoppers. But I'm not laughing. No, I don't mind folks making fun of the cripples and derelicts of our great countr…
- September 10th, 2009
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He's Too Sexy, Ur...Socialist For Our Schools
To the local educators who didn’t allow students to view President Obama’s speech out of fear of political indoctrination or that it didn’t meet the academic content standards: I share your con…
- September 8th, 2009
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Not The Way I Thought "The Sex Talk" Would Happen
Teen (on his way out the door to drive the 3 blocks to school): I'm coming home for lunch today. I'm bringing Jen.Me: No, you can't today. No one will be here.Teen: That's okay. We can get o…
- September 3rd, 2009
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That Other English Teacher Is Trying To Kill Me, Too
You know how some bloggers exaggerate the truth for purposes of humor?Well, I water it down as to not appear as crazy as I really am.Although I think it's the people around me who are the crazy ones.…
- August 31st, 2009
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That English Teacher Is Trying To Kill Me
I'm all for Teen learning to write--but a 1500-word essay on how a song of Teen's choice relates to Teen's world view... The Song of Choice: Blowin' in The WindThe World View: under-developedThe Word…
- August 25th, 2009
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How I Spent My Midlife Crisis...I Mean, Summer Vacation
Did you ever spend an entire summer taking classes such as Teaching Phonemic Awareness, Teaching Phonics and Spelling for Emergent Readers, and Introduction to the Underlying Principles and Research f…
- August 11th, 2009
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In-A-Gaada-Da-Vida - Meg's Best Vacation, Ever
I've told you all about my crashing Blogher in Chicago. I also had another short vacation this summer with some buddies--and I couldn't have asked for a better destination, even in my fantasy life:po…
- August 6th, 2009
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In Bed With Muskrat, In The Bath With Bossy
As I was saying, I crashed Blogher and slept with a complete stranger named Vodka Mom. But really, she wasn't a complete stranger. We know each other in the bloggy world. The thing folks outside the…
- July 27th, 2009
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The Time I Crashed Blogher and Slept With VodkaMom
Warning: The following post includes namedropping. So I crashed the Blogher conference Friday. Wait. Before the Lesbian Mafia Wing of Blogher come to arrest me and force me listen to Tracy Chapm…
- July 23rd, 2009
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Blogher 09 in Real Life and My Fantasy Life
So I'm going to Blogher. In real life. Even though I got closed out of the conference, there'll be plenty of things for me to do. Too many actually. How do I choose?There's the Blogher 5K or the…
- July 21st, 2009
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I'm Back But Not All Here
So....I moved. And then stuff happened: the search for a roommate, a visit to a divorce lawyer, incidents with the kids--incidents involving the hospital and the police (SEPARATE INCIDENTS INVOLVING…
- June 3rd, 2009
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Preferring My Fantasy Life Once Again
So I've been moving. And not the fun kind you do on the dance floor when the bands plays Ring of Fire. It's the leaving-the-family-home-in-the-suburbs-and-moving-to-an-apartment-in-the-Bohemian/Ar…
- May 19th, 2009
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Shacking Up With The Boyfriend: A San Francisco Treat
Yes, we ate Rice-a-Roni. Practically every night. We budgeted ten dollars a week for food and Rice-A-Roni was under 50 cents a box. I worked at a bakery on Geary; he worked at a record store. We…
- May 15th, 2009
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Why Pens, Prom Dresses and San Francisco
NOTE: This is part of the San Francisco Chronicles, essays on how four trips to San Francisco marked life-changing events. If you missed My First Time--A Teen in Trouble, CLICK HERE. If you've com…
- May 13th, 2009
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Why I'm A Better Mom In My Fantasy Life
Because in my fantasy life, Teen doesn't come to me before my morning coffee and proudly parade his Facebook page with beer quotes in front of me:"Yes, madam, I am drunk. But in the morning I will be…
- May 10th, 2009
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pegcypher has posted a new entry on: Prefers Her Fantasy Life
Blame It On Your Mother, I Do
My apologies if 'Skip To My Lou' gets stuck in your head.Blame it on Your MotherI lost my lover, what'll I do?Lost my lover, what'll I do?Lost my lover, what'll I do?Blame it on your Mother!I can't do…
- May 7th, 2009
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Would You Want This Woman Teaching Your Children?
So the other day I had this job interview to teach in a charter school. As the principal was explaining to me their back-to-basics-ethical values philosophy, I had one thought in my mind: please do…
- May 4th, 2009
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Blog Behind The Blog
That's what I need, it seems. In response to my recent post with the Big A story--no, not agnosticism (1). I haven't come out of the closet about that yet--a close friend emailed me a sort of be car…
- April 30th, 2009
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pegcypher has posted a new entry on: Prefers Her Fantasy Life
The San Francisco Chronicles: My First Time (double entendre intended)
San Francisco. I left my heart there two weeks ago and so many frickin' times before that.The first time I was 16 years old and in trouble. You see, back in the day the most common activity for t…
- April 29th, 2009
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Six Degrees of San Francisco
I recently returned from a trip to San Francisco.And San Francisco is home to City Lights.City Lights was founded in 1953 by poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti and Peter D. Martin. It remains one of the few t…
- April 26th, 2009
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Why I Left My Heart in San Francisco So Many Frickin' Times Part I
You gotta love San Francisco. What other city would put a proposal on the ballet to rename the Oceanside Water Pollution Control Plant, the George W. Bush Sewage Plant?San Francisco.It's the city of J…
- April 22nd, 2009
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Where, Oh, Where Did This Hippie Mom Fail Her Kids?
Eleven-year Old to Teen: You can't drive to school today because it's Earth Day.Teen: So What? I'm driving.Eleven-year Old: If you drive, I'll kill you.Teen: Just for saying that, I'm driving TWIC…
- April 16th, 2009
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pegcypher has posted a new entry on: Prefers Her Fantasy Life
How My Friend Cooper The Union Carpenter Outdid Himself (and me)
As you may know I've got these interesting friends, Gay Buddhist Buddy, Unitarian Beer Snob, Ex-Nun Turned Irish Dancer, and all those Poet Pals. It may surprise you that I know a few regular work…
- April 14th, 2009
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One More Reason to Keep At This Midlife
by Just Jen.Thanks Jen, I needed that. OK. OK. In truth, Jen awarded me this:But I already had one of those, so I swiped the sexy award from her blog. I mean, I need something in This Midlife…
