Clod | November 8, 2011
Frankly, Ladies and Gentlemen, we are disappointed in you, or at least in you guys out there. Honestly, you behave as though you are sweaty-palmed adolescents who have never seen Brittney Spears in a pair of low-riding pants or Jennifer Lopez in whatever she chooses to wear or not wear.
Clod | April 13, 2011
I recently asked a group of fourth-graders where their garbage goes after it leaves the lunchroom at school. The answer was to the dumpster behind the school. When I asked where the trash went after the dumpster, no one knew. How would your children respond to the same question? Where do dinner leftovers, paper napkins, [...]
Clod | March 3, 2011
It couldn’t have been funnier if a professional comedy writer had actually prepared the script. Last month, a page appeared on the Microsoft Web site titled “Confessions of a Mac to PC Convert.” Ostensibly modelled after Apple’s wildly successful and brilliant “Switch” ads, the Microsoft page featured a “freelance writer” who had recently abandoned a [...]
Clod | February 17, 2011
What you’ll need: 1/2 bag of semisweet chocolate chips 1/2 bag of butterscotch chips or peanut butter chips 1 can of dry chow mein noodles Marshmallows or chocolate eggs 3 mixing bowls Saucepan (optional) Wax paper or nonstick cooking sheet
Clod | February 10, 2011
How can I help my son improve his comprehension in reading? He makes excellent grades in English, vocabulary and all other subjects, but makes lower grades in reading comprehension. What’s wrong? Testing for reading comprehension can be difficult. Unlike vocabulary tests, in which answers are limited to what the dictionary says, reading comprehension asks what [...]
Clod | June 30, 2010
Music ain’t just for listening. Here I reveal the utilitarian take on music and sketch out some preliminary suggestions. Books are for reading and music is for listening. But they can be so much more. Other ways of using music will occupy me shortly, a utilitarian pitch (if you will). First, an illustrative analogy. Periodically, [...]