What makes football players cry? Maybe losing a game, but I haven’t seen that…often. In fairness, that could be because my school’s team has more than their share of experience at dealing with loss. No, the television show Glee got it right tonight, which is something I have only very rarely been able to say. Finn, the football player and
Read moreFirst: I am going to NOT write about school this summer….as much as possible. Although this is based on Lima student mentality, I’m even limiting how often I blog about that. I’m tired of school, of teaching, of education sucking my soul and asking that I tithe my creativity and intellect at a proportion not commiserate with my job description.
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I wrote this in 2003 for Devin. I don’t remember exactly why, but he needed a sample of writing for a class…or something. It’s possible that no one has read this except Devin and I, in fact. I’m pondering what I could say in a follow-up. I live in Lima, Ohio. I was born here, lived here though a much
Read moreFaust. Robert Johnson. Paganini. There’s a common theme linking those characters: they all made deals with the devil. They all wanted something so badly that they signed on the dotted line without worrying about the ramifications of their commitment. They believed their needs would be met if they just did one little thing, confident that they would find a loophole
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The Wave Returns 