My baby girl, who I am pretty sure just arrived yesterday, is graduating from high school next week. I want to be far cooler about this occasion than I actually am. Thoughts I want to have: “Fly and be free, oh grown-up-ish no-longer-child of mine!” “What an exciting time of growth and change!” “I am […]
The End of Irony
My daughter came home from school today and announced that her literature teacher had let them listen to a song by Alanis Morissette during class. Intrigued, I asked which one and why. She said that they had listened to “Isn’t it Ironic?” to learn what irony is. Sigh. Have you heard this song? I used […]