Well, I put this up and then took it down. But Steve said put it back up, so I’m putting it back up (yep, it’s that simple).
One compelling reason to do my residency in Oklahoma City was the presence of the Oklahoma RedHawks, the Triple-A affiliate of (God help me) my favorite team in professional sports, the Texas Rangers. As a baseball fan and an English major, I’m all about symbolism, and a residency, to me, feels like the minor [...]
Thinking about my friend Mike H., illegal activity, and music discussion made me think of my conversion, the story of which I will tell you now in a way that I’ve always wanted to tell it.
I was 16 years old, and it must’ve been March or April. I was going to spend the night [...]
I got more sweet juice to squeeze from my mind grapes, but I still need to clear my thought-cicles. In the meantime, here are a couple quotes I’ve run across, pertaining to some of the stuff on my…I can’t think of any other 30 Rock-isms, so, just more stuff I’m thinking about. Anyway, [...]
As I’ve begun to claim my own space, power, and personhood, starting with the idea of self-care, I’ve also reflected on its implications for how I treat others. My thoughts are reflected by the Golden Rule: “do to others what you would have them do to you.” In other words, I should honor [...]