I intend to write here what I think and what I learn. Most of what I write here will be about politics. Sunday, October 14, 2007.

Friday, April 23, 2010. Youtube is the greatest thing since. Otherwise, the show was generally the same ubiquitous spamtricious fare served across the spectrum to this very day. Which I never had the patience to reach.

A Liberal Dose of Sand From the Beach. Monday, April 5, 2010. This is the time of year. When spring arrives and trees leaf out. The grass begins to grow and blossoms open. And the yard needs attention and I want to be outside. Enjoying the pleasant weather after a hard winter. Writing poems and stories about war. Sometimes I feel a chill. Running up and down along my spine.

Fall in Athens, Spring in Oviedo- what could be better? Wednesday, June 22, 2011. Our very first stop was in our neighborhood, Annabel hanging out with the sidra.

Why should we value the arts? Education is a privilege not a right. Two weeks ago, as I walked across campus to get a cup of coffee after teaching a class to some pretty poorly prepared students, I was accosted by a student protestor whose rallying cry began with the claim that education is a right not a privilege.