Category Archives: Ramblings

My pleasantly insane delusions.

Normal Oatmeal

Posted on 12/14/2012 by peter

Great news, everybody. I figured out that if you add enough sugar and raisins to it, plain instant oatmeal can actually taste pretty good. According to my other preliminary studies, the same is also true for cauliflower and wood glue. … Continue reading →

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My Project

Posted on 8/2/2012 by peter

My wife is at work and my children are asleep in their beds, lying as still and silent as a raccoons freshly smashed by a Ford F-150, except they are living and human and pleasant. The house has been cleaned, … Continue reading →

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Seating Chart Wisdom

Posted on 4/19/2012 by peter

There’s a lot of strategy and folk wisdom that goes into putting together a solid classroom seating chart. Novice educators often make the mistake of thinking that the process is simple and put together some alphabetical monstrosity that torpedoes any … Continue reading →

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The New Year

Posted on 1/1/2012 by peter

New year’s day is here. 2012 has begun. The world is awakening on this gray morning from a night of debauched, unnatural carnality. Glittering cocktails were consumed with abandon and the taut, glistening bodies of strangers found low pleasures in … Continue reading →

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From Rembrandt to Richard

Posted on 7/27/2011 by peter

Dearest, senile Richard- My summer has been most wonderful, filled with lingering naps and indulgent glasses of rich, warm milk. I spend my evenings enjoying the cool breeze that passes through my sunroom and reading books about men from long … Continue reading →

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An Inaccurate Summertime Update

Posted on 6/21/2011 by peter

Unsolicited and despised, the JLP has returned. As the days continue their inexorable march toward human oblivion, I acknowledge that I have failed to keep the sub-sentient readers of this blog appraised of my ever-noteworthy actions. For this and many … Continue reading →

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