“Sometimes I wonder if we’re livin’ in the same land. Why do you wanna be my friend when I feel like a juggler running out of hands?” ― Elvis Costello Throughout the ongoing pandemic, the one thing that has remained… Read More ›
Month: October 2020
NOT YOUR CANARY IN A COAL MINE
“Never trust someone that claims they care nothing of what society thinks of them. Instead of conquering obstacles, they simply pretend they don’t exist.” ― Tiffany Madison All hail Overton High School’s favorite son Mookie Betts. Last night he… Read More ›
DOING THE RIGHT THING THE WRONG WAY
“The American political system has lost the ability for large-scale compromise, and it has lost the ability to accept some pain now for much gain later on.” ― Fareed Zakaria, The Post-American World Last Friday, the Metro Nashville Public… Read More ›
BASEBALL IS MORE THAN A GAME
“When the moon sails out with a hundred faces all the same, the coins made of silver break out in sobs in the pocket.” ― Federico García Lorca As the ball sailed out of the infield, runners began to… Read More ›
IT IS NOT THE BUILDING THAT IS IMPORTANT
“If you cheat on your road work in the dark of the morning, you will be found out in the big fight under the bright lights.” ― Joe Louis After all these years I’m starting to get a bit… Read More ›
THE PRIDE OF OVERTON CLUSTER
“What we see changes what we know. What we know changes what we see.” ― Jean Piaget It was a deep hit ball to the outfield. As the ball traveled towards the wall, the outfielder moved towards it. Tracking… Read More ›
AN UNQUENCHABLE HUBRIS
“The irony of our culture is that people are constantly telling other people to go to hell, but no one tells them to go to heaven.” ― Art Buchwald, Too Soon to Say Goodbye Well, that didn’t take long… Read More ›
DO WE HAVE THE CORRECT PRIORITIES?
“Every story has at least a little truth in it. Every story comes from somewhere.” ― J.J. Abrams This morning I drove to Wal-mart around 7:45 to get coffee. There is a rapid COVID-19 testing site in a building… Read More ›
HMMMM…THAT’S A COINCIDENCE
“grammar in learning is like tyranny in government – confound the bitch I’ll never be her slave.” ― John Clare I’ve been doing advocacy work for a minute or two now. Unfortunately, it’s made me a little jaded. When… Read More ›
A TALE OF TWO RE-OPENINGS
“What was difficult was the travel, which, on arrival, is forgotten.” ― Louise Gluck As fall Break for MNPS comes to a close, I can’t help but be struck by the irony of the Tennessee Titans struggling to return… Read More ›
Dad Gone Wild 