First, thanks for all the thought-provoking comments on my previous post, due in vast majority to Dy/Dan’s deeply generous link, and resulting in what is my writing’s first (and no doubt only) translation into Swedish (actually, it’s Norwegian– see comment below. Ed.) Life is good. I am taking time to sift through it all and let it percolate, and will be writing a response in the next few days.

Setting all unintentionally controversial talk of tech aside, the post title is not an oblique reference to myself but the song featured here. Josh Ritter is my new boyfriend. Er, new favorite singer/songwriter/poet. He’s going to remind you of Dylan, perhaps, including the scruffy beard. Today, he’s reminding me of why I teach English in the first place. Enjoy.