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Musical Folly

Spring Break Road Trip

by Richard

Here’s another of the unexpected joys of having a child in a private school (and I’m not even talking about the wallet-emptying, money sucking void the tuition turned out to be): Every other year, the private school in which Zippy the Monkey Boy is enrolled has the same spring break as do other private schools [...]

Day Four: Death March Without Cocktails

I’m sitting in a hotel room in Charleston, South Carolina, right now. Sarcasmo is stretched out on the bed across from me, peeking desperately at my computer screen as he tries to see what I’m writing about him.

Actually, it’s pretty complimentary. We just got back from a walk around historic Charleston. It’s nice. Really nice. Still, [...]

Day Three: Death March Without Cocktails

I need a drink. I really, really need a drink.

I’m at the beginning of my 10-day trek around North and South Carolina with my oldest little dude, Sarcasmo, as we search for a college that will get him excited about the possibility of moving out. And the way he’s starting to revel in sarcasm, we’re really [...]