If the seal is broken (could laugh too)

Everywhere you look, there is some reminder of the upcoming election. (I’m not signing up for a job!) But then I realized that sometimes being a nurse is like being a president. No. Air Force One won’t come by this morning to get you to work. Most likely, you don’t have a detachment of Secret Service personnel to keep an […]

Advice to directors

This site is dedicated to the memory of Fred Caruolo, former principal of Byram Hills High School, Armonk, New York, who died by suicide while he was principal. At the time, the School Board members had decided that principals were too lenient in their evaluations of teachers. They wanted to see direct, honest and realistic evaluations, especially from poor teachers, […]

You don’t want to date a taken man

Tiger Woods, Jessie James, Bill Clinton, Erik Bennet, Jude Law, Kobe Bryant, Jon Gosselin, David Letterman … What do all these names have in common? If you guessed cheating men, you are right (Disclaimer: These men are accused of cheating, we don’t know for sure if they are really guilty). Please wait before you get the tar and feathers out […]

Caring for wild baby mice

If for any reason wild baby mice have been placed in your care, I’ve included some tips on care and feeding to help give them a chance at life. Note that even in the wild, mice have a 50% chance of surviving beyond 5 months of age, if given normal rearing. The mice that produce it can live up to […]