Rejecting the boring collective and building a personal philosophy
“He hates the flag and does not want our child to say the pledge of allegiance.” What began as my wife talking to some friends about my reluctance to decorate our yard had quickly turned into a Cold War era indictment. My dumbfounded response was something along the lines of “I don’t hate a flag, […]
The befuddled nun glared down at me as she angrily paged through the mostly blank assignments in my handwriting workbook. It was the last week of third grade. The punishment I was dealt for my lack of diligence was to sit and complete as many pages as I could, while the other kids watched movies. […]
