here’s lookin’ at you kid

At half past four, the west side was full. People stood shoulder to shoulder, elbowing their neighbors three people deep, unfurling blankets and shaking them repeatedly. It was like an army of toreadors awaiting a bullfight. The pristine sea of green sat beckoning, but the police stood with their thumbs looped through [...]

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Two Conversations and Their Connections

Yesterday I returned, from a week hiatus, to the land where you can only mention God in the pledge of allegiance: public school. However, my students decided to pose some interesting questions during homeroom.
Girl: Who killed God?
Me: Nietzsche
Boy 1: Who?
Boy 2: No she means, who killed Jesus?
Me: Some Romans
Boy 1: Why?
Me: The Jews told them [...]

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