Show, Don’t Tell
“A frail grasp on the big picture…” Now what the hell does that mean?? First time I heard this particular group of words strung together was in song by the band, The Eagles. The song talks about the local bar… Good ol' boys down at the bar Peanuts and politics They think they know it all About relationships… You don't have the slightest notion what long-term love is all about All your romantic liaisons don't deal with eternal questions like: "Who left the cap off the” freaking” toothpaste?" "Whose turn to take the garbage out?" And about morals…. All our troubles will be resolved We hold faith above all Unless there's money or sex involved This song is brutally honest and makes complete sense. I’ll tell you why… I am currently teaching writing to college students at the local Community College. It’s English 100 and English 112. I found that in the past few weeks I’ve been stressing to my students a very old adage in w...