Pages

▼
Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Zombie Nation: We Don’t Need No Education…

›
When I used to teach high school, my students did one thing—and honestly only one thing—that drove me completely batshit-crazy virtually ...
Saturday, June 23, 2012

“Life has no meaning. Each of us has meaning and we bring it to life. It is a waste to be asking the question when you are the answer.” ~Joseph Campbell, American Writer

›
Prometheus — The implications of the name alone thrilled the Classical Civilizations minor within me as I sat in the late night showing of...

“Fifty Shades of Grey”: More Than Innocuous Entertainment for the Minivan Mafia?

›
Consider this more of a brief “reaction” than any kind of “review”…but I couldn’t resist commenting on the “Fifty Shades of Grey” hoopla. ...

Over 50 Million People Belong Under the “Generation X” Umbrella: If You Are One of Us, See “Rock of Ages”

›
When I was thirteen years old ( in a decade I almost dare not confess, as I fear I will be forever pigeonholed by today’s young readers as...
Friday, June 22, 2012

The Circus Sideshow: “There are only the pursued, the pursuing, the busy and the tired.”

›
Prologue : I have this friend who has kindly brought to my attention my proclivity toward incessant self-deprecation (a quality that I also...
Wednesday, June 20, 2012

First Blog: Why the @#$% am I doing this???

›
Why do I write?   I don’t know—why do we eat?   Breathe?   It’s just something I need to do without thinking too much about its origin or pu...