Category Archives: work

My Pizzeria Birthday 2016

Posted on 2017/01/04 by circuskitchen

Monday, December 26th 2016 For my birthday this year, family graciously came to dinner at Pizzeria Regina where I work for kids night, including Aunt Jane Ann from Dallas!  It was a win-win-win and everyone (save for my poor suffering hubsand) … Continue reading →

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Santa’s Message to Gavin and ClaraJane

Posted on 2016/12/21 by circuskitchen

December 2016 Using his amazing “PNP Console,” Santa sent these messages to my Babies. Santa’s Message to Gavin [1:43]: https://www.portablenorthpole.com/en/player/585aa64953736-585aa649537da Santa’s Message to ClaraJane [1:43]: https://www.portablenorthpole.com/en/player/58541871544bd-5854187154563   Wow Santa, you are amazing.  Thanks for everything you do and best of luck in … Continue reading →

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December19.US Rally to Stop Trump

Posted on 2016/12/19 by circuskitchen

Monday, December 19th 2016 Today was my first time ever giving a speech at a political rally! “I’d rather stand up and fight for what I believe in              than stay home and accept what I … Continue reading →

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On Fire and Ready to Die

Posted on 2016/12/07 by circuskitchen

December 7th 2016 Heroic and Humble: Michael Wood Jr. & Wesley Clark Jr. A few weeks ago, two vets decided to mobilize a civilian deployment of veterans to Standing Rock. Mobilize a civilian deployment of veterans.  Who does that?  THESE … Continue reading →

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The Art of the Protest

Posted on 2016/12/01 by circuskitchen

November 2016 “I don’t know if protests ever make a difference,” I say to hubsand. “Civil Rights baby,” comes the incisive Minnesotan response.   As I look ahead to the Million Mom March on the Washington D.C. the day after this … Continue reading →

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Protecting Your Child from Sexual Abuse

Posted on 2016/12/01 by circuskitchen

December 2016             There is no good time to consider such an unconscionable danger.   Yet to do so is to defend against it.  Here are four simple but crucial reads for any parent, condensed here into … Continue reading →

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Author Celebration with Miles and Gavin

Posted on 2016/11/22 by circuskitchen

Tuesday, November 22nd 2016 On this much anticipated day of celebrating the lower elementary authors of Tobin Montessori, who should I find in my son’s classroom?   What did he write?             A very well … Continue reading →

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TRUMPOCALYPSE: Telling the Children

Posted on 2016/11/09 by circuskitchen

2016-11-09   The last apocalyptic disaster on American soil took place on 9/11 (2001). Now we have 11/9 (2016). 1) Telling the Children: Everyone is asking “How do we explain this to the children?”  Here is how I did: 2016-11-09 … Continue reading →

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Advice for Future Generations

Posted on 2016/10/23 by circuskitchen

Bertrand Russell’s Advice for Future Generations  A gem. Bertrand Russell’s Advice for Future Generations [2:07]:    In summary:  Heed the facts.  Love is wise.  Hatred is foolish.

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Juggler Days: From Swampscott to Bridgewater

Posted on 2016/10/16 by circuskitchen

Sunday, October 16th 2016 My gigs as a professional juggler and family entertainer are so varied and diverse and all-consuming that I have never even really begun to try to encapsulate them in any way in writing. Once I even … Continue reading →

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