Ridiculous Opinions #155
It was May 4, 2012. I was sitting in a theater in China, watching a movie on screen that I never thought I would see, surrounded by almost thirty students...
Ridiculous Opinions #154
Hello, friends! I do realize that it’s been a while since I published a Ridiculous Opinions letter, so let’s get started, shall we? See that view above?...
Ridiculous Opinions #153
Oh, my, Maurice! In my attempt to expand the empire of Maurice the Beaver, I have recently begun posting in other places besides Instagram. Instagram might...
Ridiculous Opinions #152
Mango 2016 Mango 2022 Okay, so Abbey graduated last night. That means Tracey and I are Empty-Nesters. In celebration, I will acquire a used Playstation 4...
Ridiculous Opinions #151
By popular demand, here is a picture of me, Mango, and Tracey’s foot. So, yesterday, I had my final surgery as a follow-up to all the rigamarole that I went...
Ridiculous Opinions #150
Welcome to the 150th issue of Ridiculous Opinions! In today’s installment, let me talk about how sad I am. In just a couple of weeks, my youngest daughter,...
Ridiculous Opinions #149!
Not a whole lot to say this week, but I want to get back in the groove of writing weekly, so here you go… One of my favorite shows as a teenager was The Kids...
Ridiculous Opinions #148
Hey folks! I’m back. “So, what?” most of you would say, and that’s a fair opinion to have. I mean, really, have any of you missed me? Have any of you sent me...
Ridiculous Opinions #147
Oh, hai! My name is Randy. You might know me from such popular television shows as, “Failed Screenwriter Takes Names” and “Angry Teacher Loses His Cool”. The...
Ridiculous Opinions #146
It’s been a fun week! That’s sarcasm. This week I had surgery. It was a fairly common one, in that I had my gall bladder removed. At this point, post-...
Ridiculous Opinions #145
The author, 1997. Greetings, all! In September, I started writing a memoir. I don’t know where the idea came from. It simply appeared to me one day as I was...
Ridiculous Opinions #144
I’m back from the dead, people. This doesn’t necessarily mean that I have a lot to say…I do not. But I wanted to take a bit of a break in terms of writing...
Ridiculous Opinions #143
Greetings, all! In 2014, I knew that we were moving from Shanghai to Bangladesh, so I tried a little experiment that I had learned from somewhere on the...
Ridiculous Opinions #142
I feel like that cat feels. I’ve got a late start to the newsletter today because, well, quite frankly, I’m exhausted. Spent the morning going for a walk,...
Ridiculous Opinions #141
Every year here in Abu Dhabi, they have the F1 Race. Notice how I refer to it, vaguely, as the “F1 Race”? I do that because I don’t have the faintest clue as...
Ridiculous Opinions #140
Over the last week or so, we have been watching Peter Jackson’s documentary on The Beatles, called Get Back. I don’t know why we sat down to watch it. I’m...
Ridiculous Opinions #139
The glorious part about being an adult is the simple fact that, now that I make my own money, I can buy what I want. The horrible fact about being an adult...
Ridiculous Opinions #138
The other day during my advisory class, I gave my students some time to journal. It was only ten minutes, but it was an opportunity for the kids in my...
Ridiculous Opinions #137
Last night, I was contacted by an old friend from high school with whom I used to make music. He said, “Hey, it’s coming up on the 30th anniversary of Liz...
Ridiculous Opinions #136
It’s been a busy week, kiddos! So, in lieu of writing anything of substance (not that I do that anyway), here is a link to a quick documentary that we made...
