{Summer Rewind} They’re all gonna laugh at you!

Hey, y’all! I’m on creative leave due to my hip surgery, so I’ve dug up some of my favourite posts to re-share. This one originally aired on March 13, 2012.

When I was in middle school, I was a proud member of the chess club, which was run by my mother, who was also my English teacher.

I’ll give you some time to giggle.

Our handful of members ranged from age 12 to age 15 or so – it was open to grades 7-12, but most of the high schoolers were too cool for us. We were stereotypical nerds, a cadre...