Humdrum Star

being, rather than seeming to be

amittaizero

amittaizero
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Addled spew of a classical liberal pacifist freethinker born and raised in the south. A "never lived up to his potential" student who is now a high school teacher. A limited-in-stature skinny-as-a-rail nerd-o of 24 years. Of English/Welsh?/Cherokee?/African/dubious heritage teaching in a school that is 85% African-American. Massive sideburns (mutton or otherwise) are a man's best friend. No shaving here. Don't expect Billy Collins. Think of C.D. Wright after Billy Collins donated a smidgeon of his life-force to her. Then, of course, think of a guy. I use dashes and ellipsis...a lot - a lot. Oh, and the name... "Who are we? We find that we live on an insignificant planet of a humdrum star lost in a galaxy tucked away in some forgotten corner of a universe in which there are far more galaxies than people." ~ Carl Sagan

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NOVEMBER 20, 2009 10:31AM

An Illicit Affair with YHWH, Death & Doubt

Two of my students are pregnant.  An acquaintance of mine just had a miscarriage.  A relative has recently attempted suicide – twice.  I just found out that one of my ancestors may have been murdered.

 

Life.  Death. Hmm.

 

I never really believed in Santa Claus.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2009 1:05PM

Steel Life: The Korean War Memorial

My wife is terrified of the Korean War Memorial in Washington, D.C.

 

In movies, when it comes time for the first shot of Washington, one of several things can happen:

 
  • A stunning sunset view of the Marine Corps Memorial (Iwo Jima, flag rising)
  • The Capitol rotunda at night with all/
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NOVEMBER 5, 2009 3:31PM

American Public High School Stories: A Microcosm

1st period – I finish explaining what pacifism is.  To gauge their actual attentiveness, I ask several students what the word means.

 I don’t care Mr. J., pacifists are of the devil. 

Traitors. 

Pussies. 

Scared people. 

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NOVEMBER 3, 2009 10:00AM

Obama Shrinks, Stands Still at Dover AFB

 I wondered if the president had shrunk.  He usually seems so tall, almost absurdly lanky.  A thin tree that bobbles around, whispering, whistling and amusing.  No, of course he hadn’t shrunk.

            ACUs (Army Comb/… Read full post »

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OCTOBER 29, 2009 3:35PM

"I'll pray for you..."

As an atheist…no, wait, I don’t prefer that word.  It leads to nowhere.  As a freethinker, better.  My colleague took those words back almost as quickly as she’d said them.

 

“I’ll pray for you…oh, I’m sorry, I know you don’t believ… Read full post »

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