Now this was a conversation, as I learned later, that was not in the right place a high school classroom, after the end of the day was not the right venue, the right ambiance the right place at all
We needed to be in a dark, clove smoke-filled room sipping espresso and wearing berets speaking of Dylan, Luther, Descartes Nietzsche, of Walden, of excess of the Grapes of Wrath and Lord of the Flies Living the grunge beat life to get to the truth, the heart of our jive Arguing the essential nature of man is he a carnal beast or controlled by better angels, teacher and oh so certain high school Junior fighting, with facts, reason, bluster for causes without consequence to better a grade in a team-taught course no effect on anything but debating skills
July 23, 2006 14:06 Arguing the carnal nature of man – Humanities -1978