by Steve Chisnell | 7 February 2010 | ChizBlog, Culture Criticism, Literary Criticism, Mythology
No matter how many layers of language and manners we paint over our selves, at our centers, implies Joseph Conrad, is a desperate selfish hunger, a need to account for ourselves by defining the “I” against the “Other,” to lash out in violence.... 
by Steve Chisnell | 30 December 2009 | ChizBlog, Education, Philosophy, Politics and Ethics
“I’m just doing my job,” she said to me. In frustration, I responded. “Then let me talk to someone who will do more than just her job.” Perhaps I was cruel, but it was clear that the customer service operator on the phone was not prepared... 
by Steve Chisnell | 7 August 2009 | ChizBlog, Literary Criticism, Travel
Day Sixteen: Iowa to Michigan Before leaving Iowa, I had two important stops. The first was at Cedar Rock, a Frank Lloyd house that he imagined was a modest suburban home. I knew a little about Wright’s style and personality, but I had no idea how particular he... 
by Steve Chisnell | 6 August 2009 | ChizBlog, Travel
Day Fourteen: The Badlands to the Middle of Nowhere [Obviously, finding an internet location today was difficult, so I am behind in uploading my updates!] The storm over South Dakota’s badlands was serious enough for a few to lose their tents. Mine held and I... 
by Steve Chisnell | 4 August 2009 | ChizBlog, Travel
Day Twelve: Yellowstone to Caspar, WY Early morning (and a bitterly 36 degrees) found me rolling down my driver’s window to ask first a moose and then a bison to kindly step out of my way. The bison, in particular, seemed stubborn in an obtuse sort of way. I... 
Steve Chisnell (um, on the right) is a teacher at Royal Oak (MI) High School. 
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