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Betrayed first by my waist. Subtle lines in each hand belie untruth. Time is a myth. I am unbecoming. Fruit of our loins spill round about me in relentless laughter, play, mischief. Their smiles! What source? I get beneath the carpet of conversation and unravel each thread. Without a new view. Art craves perpetuity from escape. Chained joy, ( Read more... )

Been thinking a lot about patriotism and I can’t tell you how frustrating it is to live in America today and define the term. Take, for example, something I heard on NPR today, travelling home. It seems that the African trips by Condi Rice and Mr. Bush were really primarily about finding cheap bodies for our private contract Iraq war. I mean, ( Read more... )

Hi all,

I have been missing for some time. They block livejournal at my work now, so I have to hunt down an access. I have been sharing many wonderful things with my students for the past few years, including some of the art found here. I don't find time to journal at all. It's frustrating, really. Just venting, FYI.

--Michael

when does 
america manage 
the monster inside
could we
remember peace
imagine

Hey all...a new school year is in, and I am teaching 7th grade.

Nathan Ballard, the guy I wrote my book about, is on the web! Visit his photo at this address: www.ocss-va.org.  He spoke at our county-wide convocation.  View the pics, ya'll.  It was cool.

So where have I been? Busy. Here is a photo of me (last on right) winning an award from Orange County Public Schools, Wednesday of this week:


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DMB is playing in Charlottesville in September. Two shows at the new basketball arena on the UVA campus will round out the 2006 summer tour. Of course, I'll be lucky to get tickets. I am not a fan club member or anything like that, and tickets to the general public will go on sale on April 8, I think. They'll probably sell out before I can get ( Read more... )

I have a new son, named Elijah. He was born December 22, 2005. That makes three boys in the house. It's been a while since I updated. Life is crazy. I am close to graduating from GMU with a master's in special ed. We are preparing to sell our house. I am hoping some kind soul will point me toward affordable property in Albemarle once this ( Read more... )

There is a level of myopia that runs circumspect with living passionately invested in every moment of life. That myopia creates an unwillingness or apparent inability to plan the way out of trouble. I used to live that way and now days have to cheat responsibility to do so simply for the sheer selfish relish contained therein when amongst like- ( Read more... )