Somehow I ended up attending Catholic schools from 5th Grade through High School. Given that I converted from Catholicism to Atheism when I was about ten years old, this seems like an odd choice for me to agree to.  I guess I wasn't very evangelical about the conversion.

That said, there is a cultural identity to the parochial school experience ( Read more... )

I'm never finished with a book. I've spent the past few weeks thinking of the books I've read during my life, and I've been struck with how much I remember of them, but also, with how they "feel" in my memory and how they continue to affect me. Books have changed who I am and how I think. Since this is the very first post commenting on how those ( Read more... )

If you're interested in how I spent my formative years, I've been trying to remember all the books I've read during my life so I can post them at Shelfari. http://www.shelfari.com/DaveHDRead more... )