One of my favorite bike rides while I lived in Poland was a trip to Zab, which means "tooth." The ride began in the small village in which I lived and climbed to the highest village in Poland, Zab....
Blog
Various ventures into Mr. Scott’s mind.
Philip Levine
Some things you know all your life. They are so simple and true they must be said without elegance, meter and rhyme...they must be naked and alone, they must stand for themselves.
Homework
My wife snapped this picture of me grading articles of the week yesterday morning. See, I have homework, too.
Another from the Past
From the same album as last week: Bangin' by The Outfield. Popular when I was in eighth grade. Never could figure out why they didn't release this as their first single -- it's a much better song.
Heart of the Sunrise
I was in eighth grade when I discovered, through my best friend and his uncle, the most amazing prog-rock band ever -- Yes. Here was a band that seemed to break all the rules of popular music. It...
Eighth-Grade Memory
When I was in eighth grade, this song was fairly popular. I liked it enough that I bought the cassette. I listen to this, remember what it was like to be thirteen again, and look forward to seeing...
Candyland
Our son decided he wanted to play Candyland. But he had to add his little touch: the use of cars. If it's not cars, he's really not all that interested. Colors are difficult to remember because,...
Soren Kierkegaard on Life
Our life always expresses the result of our dominant thoughts.
My Son’s First Soccer Game
Somewhere Over the Rainbow
Music for Monday
Music for Sunday
Jokes
The students already groan when I say, "Hey, I have a joke for you guys!" Startin' the year off right...
The Meeting
An amusing passage from Dostoyevski's The Possessed. In this chapter, a group of underground socialist revolutionaries is meeting. Or are they? "Gentlemen," said Virginsky, suddenly lifting up his...
Googly-eyed Stubby Squid
I might teach English, but I love science.