About Me
Steve Chisnell (um, on the right) is a teacher at Royal Oak (MI) High School. 
The Other Side of the World
I remember one adult who approached me during a China trip fundraiser for the team: “You ask them,” she said. “You ask them why.” It was never quite clear to me what she wanted to know, but I surmised it. What excites me about our trip is the why. As I have learned...
Accepting Responsibility
I spent most of Saturday watching the Democratic National Committee Rules Committee debate the fate of Michigan and Florida’s democratic primary delegates. I know, I know—for many of us, watching my toenails grow may have been more entertaining. Nevertheless, I am...
The Acts of Man
Is there a reason why the situation in Myanmar angers me so? It is late May, and on May 2 Cyclone Nargis ripped through the country, likely killing over 120,000 people, and 2.5 million require immediate aid. Only now has the government accepted the idea of genuine...
Year of the Potato – For Corn Eaters
I just found out today—please don’t ask me how—that 2008 is the International Year of the Potato. That’s IYP, for those of you who are on the inside track. Who knew such amazing facts as 1/3 of all the world’s potatoes are grown in China and India, that Dan Quayle...
The Apple of Discord
Eris, the Goddess of Discord, throws the apple into the hall of the gods, labeled kalliste, “to the fairest.” And so begin the arguments of Helen’s fidelity, Achilles’ hubris, and Odysseus’ loss. All of Western literature is beset first by discord, by imbalance, and...
The Buffers of New Orleans
Over the last week or so I’ve been thinking about what I wanted to write of New Orleans. Thirty months following the storm, over 4000 homes are still untouched. FEMA trailers are toxic. The media has all but quit talking about it. Brad Pitt builds a few show homes...
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