Category Archives: cats

Good to the last dropping

Posted on October 18, 2013 by jyourist

I should have known what kind of day it was going to be when during extended  advisory the students began talking about coffee made out of poop. “What?!” “That’s right,” BD shared with a glimmer in his eye. “Coffee made … Continue reading →

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Year of the Cat

Posted on February 20, 2011 by jyourist

For the past couple of years a friend and colleague of mine has celebrated the Vietnamese Tet Lunar New Year– ever since she and her husband adopted two children from Vietnam. The celebration seems to have grown over time from … Continue reading →

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A Mother’s Curse

Posted on October 26, 2010 by jyourist

My family lived in a working class neighborhood in Ohio, a neighborhood designed for the workers at the Willys Jeep plant. We were the only Jewish family for miles around, and we ended up in the midst of a Catholic … Continue reading →

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Thinking of Moomintroll

Posted on September 30, 2010 by jyourist

We used to read the Moomintroll books to Isaac when he was small. They were wonderful stories created by Tove Jansson, a Finnish author and illustrator. I’m not sure where we first heard of these books, perhaps from someone at … Continue reading →

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