Thursday

"Like H.L. Mencken, Gore Vidal, Ernest Hemingway, and other original Americans, Bradbury 'had the advantage,' wrote Russell Kirk, 'of never attending college,' which 'constricts people,' in Bradbury's words." Bill Kauffman, Poetry Night at the Ballpark and Other Scenes from an Alternative America: Writings, 1986-2014

Ah, yes. Constricts them. It puts them in a box. Take these courses, whether you're curious about the subject matter or not. Get the four-year degree. Now go get a job with that degree. I can't bring myself to discourage my kids from going to college, but I fear I'm merely passing along my cowardice to them.