“we are always slow in admitting any great change of which we do not see the intermediate steps” ― Charles Darwin, On Natural Selection “To read is to cover one’s face. And to write is to show it.” ― Alejandro… Read More ›
Education
INSUFFICIENT FACTS ALWAYS INVITE DANGER
“The source of our suffering has been our timidity. We have been afraid to think….Let us dare to read, think, speak, write.” ― David McCullough, John Adams “You will become way less concerned with what other people think of you… Read More ›
STATE SANCTIONED INSANITY
“I became a journalist because I did not want to rely on newspapers for information.” ― Christopher Hitchens “Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities.” ― Voltaire, Questions sur les Miracles à M. Claparede, Professeur… Read More ›
DELICATE CONVERSATIONS
“He’s clearly a man with a mission, but it’s not one of vengeance. Bruce is not after personal revenge … He’s much bigger than that; he’s much more noble than that. He wants the world to be a better place,… Read More ›
A BRIEF LULL IN THE ACTION
“You will never be told when the next bit of education is coming or where it’s coming from or who the teacher will be. That information will only reveal itself after the fact. All that you can do is leave… Read More ›
A JOB FAIRLY WELL DONE
So forgive me all my anger Forgive me all my faults There’s no need to forgive me For thinkin’ what I thought I loved you from the get go And I’ll love you till I die I loved you on… Read More ›
UP IN THE MORNING AND READY FOR SCHOOL
“The moment we pulled up in front of her apartment she had the door open. She turned to me with the long, elegant, mournful face of her Puritan ancestors and held out her hand. ‘It’s been fun,’ she said. ‘Yes,’… Read More ›
NASHVILLE IS READY FOR A NEW MAYOR
“Some people think only intellect counts: knowing how to solve problems, knowing how to get by, knowing how to identify an advantage and seize it. But the functions of intellect are insufficient without courage, love, friendship, compassion, and empathy.” ―… Read More ›
LOVE YA PAL
“I am not an angel,’ I asserted; ‘and I will not be one till I die: I will be myself. Mr. Rochester, you must neither expect nor exact anything celestial of me – for you will not get it, any… Read More ›
I’LL GLADLY PAY YOU TOMORROW FOR A HAMBURGER TODAY
“…it is not the big events that hurt the most but rather the smallest questionable shift in tone at the end of a spoken word that can plow most deeply into the heart.” ― Steve Martin, Shopgirl “A person hears… Read More ›
Dad Gone Wild 