Category Archives: School

School Lunch: It’s Complicated

Posted on May 26, 2012 by

This morning, as the kids were filling their mouths with cereal the way I fill the emotional hole in my psyche with booze, I read the school lunch offering from the menu on the refrigerator door. “Today’s hot lunch is … Continue reading →

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Steve Jobs, RIP

Posted on October 12, 2011 by

It was a cold, gray, January morning in 1986. I walked with my new friend Tim into one of the gallery rooms at our Seattle art school. We stopped at a table to inspect this beige contraption that looked like … Continue reading →

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Getting Schooled at the Open House

Posted on September 26, 2011 by

Well, it’s that time of year again—dodging bodies in the school hallway, navigating a strange new campus, trying to decipher a confusing schedule sheet, and hustling to beat the bell in time to find an empty desk before the teacher … Continue reading →

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