A Big Pile of Sweet-Minded Silliness for All

On Tuesday, I accompanied my nephew to an assembly in which a guest speaker attempted to explain the concepts of "responsibility" and "potential" to twitchy first- and second-graders. This didn't go over well, owing both to the subject matter and the speaker's poor decision not to incorporate cutesy-wutesy critters into his shtick (I was later informed that Muddy Puddles, the aromatic first-grade hamster, had recently met an unfortunate end at the hands of a space heater). The guy's act almost devolved into farce when, as he pulled the old "magic coloring book" trick out of hibernation, his "special helper" tried to yank away the rigged prop. It took a crate of juice boxes to restore order.

A Big Pile of Sweet-Minded Silliness for All

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