Tag Archives: k through 12

The Longest-Ever Pause Before Laughing?

Posted on August 6, 2025 by mitchteemley

When I was 6-years-old, our next-door neighbor finally completed his years-of-time-and-money-devouring work on a lavish custom motorcycle. We admired it loudly. And then we noticed the name he’d hand-lettered on the gas tank: “Miss Take.” My parents chuckled appreciatively. But … Continue reading →

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Don’t Read This, You’ll Only Encourage Me

Posted on January 11, 2025 by mitchteemley

My 3rd Grade Notebook (with 5th Grade photo “enhanced” by 5th-Grade-Me) How to Choose a Blog Name Ten years ago, I launched my blog site with this quip: “Testing, testing, 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3. Is this thing on?” … Continue reading →

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