Humdrum Star

being, rather than seeming to be

amittaizero

amittaizero
Location
United States
Birthday
January 22
Bio
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 25 years. Of English/Welsh?/Cherokee?/African/dubious heritage. 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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Cruising
May 18, 2010 12:59PM
“@ chef juan: If I thought any of your feedback/questions were in the least bit sincere then I would bother to respond to them, but you've become quite…”
About: A Political Ad Disrupts the Learning Process
May 17, 2010 09:59PM
“I'll be closing this blog to any further comments but I appreciate everyone's input, both critical and supportive. It's obviously only a matter of tim…”
About: American Public High School Stories: A Microcosm
May 17, 2010 03:51PM
“@ chef juan: Humans are members of the primate family. I thought that I’d address that first – moving on. My anecdote is fake? That’…”
About: American Public High School Stories: A Microcosm
May 14, 2010 07:29AM
“@ chef juan: I never said anything about trying to write fiction...oh, wait, you're trying to be cute and pithy. I'm very impressed by your concise di…”
About: American Public High School Stories: A Microcosm
April 23, 2010 07:35AM
“@ Malusinka: It’s willful ignorance that’s troublesome and you’re quite right, it is indifferent to political ideology. Our final u…”
About: American Public High School Stories: A Microcosm
April 15, 2010 03:43PM
“I enjoyed this brief article greatly. I can see how it would be easy to over-analyze what you've written but, for myself, I think you're simply illust…”
About: Atheist Beliefs and Other MisConceptions
April 15, 2010 03:37PM
“As someone who has no theistic and/or supernatural inclinations, I abhor the term 'atheist'. I also enjoy the common assumption that 'Greater Good' is…”
About: Common Misconceptions about Atheists (agnostics, too)
April 15, 2010 03:11PM
“Very nice article. The bulk of conservative 'activism' before the Tea Party hullabaloo was nearly limited to the Pro-Life movement. Now that many con…”
About: Secessionist Fantasies in Bloom
March 29, 2010 11:28AM
“Excellent article. The Catholic Church, I do not think, would ever allow outside investigators to pry into their affairs. Any 'secular' (and I'm usin…”
About: Is The Catholic Church Too Big To Fail?
March 29, 2010 11:19AM
“@ The Good Daughter: No need to apologize - Virginia and South Carolina, though they have declined somewhat in national influence, are still the "…”
About: North Carolina Will Not Be Used Again
January 21, 2010 01:59PM
“@ The Good Daughter: If I hear our superintendent say "21st Century" one more time, I'm going back to the 18th.”
About: Chronicles of Myth: "The Sales Pitch"
January 15, 2010 04:04PM
“@ skeletnwmn: I appreciate your words - I hope that I live up to them. My blog seems to revolve around teaching and/or the south. I'll get away from…”
About: The Legacy
January 14, 2010 07:16PM
“@ skeletnwmn: I would be shocked if I were not in some part African-American. Actually, funny story, I used that term all of last year and up until a…”
About: The Legacy
January 11, 2010 03:32PM
“I can see where you're coming from - I got my first tattoo when I was 19. I'm 25-years-old now and a high school teacher with even more tattoos. I ha…”
About: The boy gets a tattoo against MY parental permission
December 31, 2009 09:17PM
“@ Just Cathy: You certainly get an 'A' for enthusiasm. The video, I admit, is very moving but for more reasons than just what occurs within the span o…”
About: Starbucks Choreographs the World
December 28, 2009 09:55PM
“@ Jodi: I find it beautiful as well...only in an unsettling sort of way. @ skeletnwmn: you're not being difficult at all - you're absolutely perfect. T…”
About: Starbucks Choreographs the World
December 02, 2009 06:53PM
“I needed this blog. As a full-time teacher I sometimes feel too exhausted to attend my chapter meetings (35ish minutes away) when I get home from work…”
About: A Very ACLU Christmas
December 01, 2009 03:11PM
“Brilliantly written. You paint a horrifying picture of what too many of us are afraid to see. This article should send shudders down anyone's spine (…”
About: The Salahis: Symbol of a Decade? with UPDATE
November 24, 2009 02:51PM
“@ The Good Daughter: I can certainly appreciate your perspective. I think it really boils down to a question of theology and I am of course no rabbi…”
About: What Sin A Name?
November 24, 2009 01:03PM
“Brilliant. My car is not quite as ancient as yours but probably more bumper-stickered. Living in the South I am shocked that I've never been harassed…”
About: Finally! A reaction to my bumper sticker!
November 24, 2009 12:54PM
“Well, as revolutionary as Jesus supposedly was he did say he came to fulfill the law and the prophets (in other words slack-jawed barbarity). Anyone w…”
About: What Sin A Name?
November 21, 2009 12:28PM
“p.s. - don't give up.”
About: Questions to the Reigniting the Anti-War Movement Panel
November 21, 2009 12:28PM
“Reminds me of my most recent ACLU chapter meeting: good ideas and good intentions but only 5 people at a table who realize that so long as Democrats co…”
About: Questions to the Reigniting the Anti-War Movement Panel
November 21, 2009 11:37AM
“If there is a better moral maxim in the world then I haven't found it. I will carry that in my mind always - perhaps on my skin as well when I can get…”
About: Owl's Prayer: September 12, 2001
November 21, 2009 11:32AM
“@ Owl_Says_Who: You are too kind. I suppose I wouldn't mind being ergonomic though I'm not sure what that would look like. As a person who lives for…”
About: An Illicit Affair with YHWH, Death & Doubt
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