Most Romantic Poem Ever (Perhaps) November 27, 2010

somewhere i have never travelled, gladly beyond any experience, your eyes have their silence: in your most frail gesture are things which enclose me, or which i cannot touch because they are too near your slightest look easily will unclose me though i have closed myself as fingers, you open always petal by petal myself [...]

Thanksgiving: What High Schoolers Are Thankful For November 24, 2010

Recorded in my English II Honors class. They did a great job (as they usually do).  I think you’ll enjoy this Thanksgiving treat.  Hearing it from some who have a lot to be thankful for. Happy and blessed Thanksgiving to you and yours.  

Thanksgiving: High School Students Reflect November 23, 2010

Recorded on Friday, 19 November 2010.  Enjoy. Gratitude for “family” was, I think, the most often cited thanksgiving.

The Kill – 30 Seconds to Mars (Drum Cover) November 14, 2010

For fun.  And for something you can watch.

Changes Coming Soon… Check Back November 1, 2010

I’ll soon be making changes to this website.  Stay tuned, and check back in a bit. I haven’t completely forsaken you. “I still love you, only slightly, slightly less than I used to…” – Morrissey.

Bright Eyes: Ten Songs For New Ears September 11, 2010

One of life’s most pleasurable “little things” that I relish with youthful zeal is sharing new music with new ears, or old music with new ears.  I should rephrase that first sentence.  The music itself may or may not be “new,” but when it’s new to the listener that’s all that really matters, isn’t it? [...]

May Books Be Blessed August 20, 2010

“Books are besieged by a great many embattled enemies… but from books comes the food of the mind. It is not good for the stomach to be without food for a long period, and it is very much worse for the mind.” – J.R.R. Tolkien

Be Kind August 20, 2010

“Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle…”  — Plato In your life there may be the one.  The one that you think of most often.  The one that keeps you up nights.  The one that you think of first as you stumble into the kitchen.  Sure, you notice other ones.  You [...]

Live and Let Live July 1, 2010

When I find them in my house I don’t kill spiders that look like all they eat are tiny insects.  If the spider is large enough to bite me, however, I kill it with disgusted satisfaction. There are many things in this life that I want to learn about, too many to list here.  Yet [...]

New LIGHTS Music Video for “Lions!” June 12, 2010

Great music video made by a few students and myself.  The artist is Lights.  The song is Lions.  I hope you enjoy it.