“Because of the movies I make, people get nervous, because they think of me as difficult and angry. I am difficult and angry, but they don’t expect a sense of humor. And the only thing that gets me through is… Read More ›
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WHO ARE WE HELPING?
“She believed in nothing. Only her scepticism kept her from being an atheist.” ― Jean-Paul Sartre “She could no longer borrow from the future to ease her present grief.” ― Nathaniel Hawthorne, The Scarlet Letter One of the biggest honors… Read More ›
PARENTING TO THE PEANUT GALLERY
“What kind of idea are you? Are you the kind that compromises, does deals, accomodates itself to society, aims to find a niche, to survive; or are you the cussed, bloody-minded, ramrod-backed type of damn fool notion that would rather… Read More ›
THE IMPORTANCE OF AN INDEPENDENT SCHOOL BOARD
“A man of principles,” Jesse said. “People say that about themselves when really they only want to make you unhappy.” ― Ron Hansen, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford “Emmeline seemed to lie the way all… Read More ›
MAKE IT STOP
“You wanna fly, you got to give up the shit that weighs you down.” ― Toni Morrison, Song of Solomon “Creativity is more than just being different. Anybody can play weird– that’s easy. What’s hard is to be as simple… Read More ›
SUFFERING FOOLS
“Only the very stupid or the very deprived can any longer help knowing that the documents of civilization have been written in blood and tears, blood and tears no less real for being very remote.” ― Seamus Heaney, Opened Ground:… Read More ›
DOMINOS CONTINUING TO FALL
“Curiosity is insubordination in its purest form.” ― Vladimir Nabokov “To grow up is to wonder about things; to be grown up is to slowly forget the things you wondered about as a child.” ― Henning Mankell, When the Snow… Read More ›
THE BUSINESS OF THE SCHOOL SYSTEM
“That’s the whole trouble. You can’t ever find a place that’s nice and peaceful, because there isn’t any. You may think there is, but once you get there, when you’re not looking, somebody’ll sneak up and write “Fuck you” right… Read More ›
ANOTHER YEAR, ANOTHER VERSE SAME AS THE FIRST
“Who wants to hear about brave deeds when he’s ashamed of his own, and who likes an open, honest tale from someone he’s deceiving?” ― Richard Adams, Watership Down “Anyone with gumption and a sharp mind will take the measure… Read More ›
WHAT’S THE NUMBER?
“Women who seek to be equal with men lack ambition” ― Timothy Leary “You’ve got to be very careful if you don’t know where you are going, because you might not get there.” ― Yogi Berra So let’s talk about… Read More ›
Dad Gone Wild 