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e. l . wood is a native of birmingham, alabama. he grew up on the urban streets of dallas, texas before attending college at houston baptist university where he earned a b. a. in english and psychology. after a year of teaching high school english in the public schools of houston, e. l. wood attended sam houston state university where he earned a master’s degree in english. after bouncing around the deep south for several years, he finished his ph. d. in american literature before 1900 at the university of southern mississippi. e. l. wood has been teaching in some capacity since 1992 and has taught for a local community college since 1995. in his spare time, e.l. wood enjoys reading, movies, and the outdoors. he is personally acquainted with several search and rescue teams around the southeast. he is married to the lovely and gracious a. c. they have a daughter (special k), and one dog. They reside in h'burg, deep south. in addition to being the sole proprietor of the gandy dancer billiard parlor, e. l. wood dabbles in folk art and the occasional cultivation of a handlebar mustache.

Wednesday, March 29, 2006

end of the month brain candy



and just to wrap up the month . . . a few nuggets of wisdom to chaw on in your spare time. no real order here, just sorta random life-isms from some of my favorite folks.

live above the culture. - dick allison

god doesn’t make chicken pullers, people make chicken pullers, and if you don’t want to be one, then, by god don’t. - jill conner browne

live with your head in the lion’s mouth. - ralph ellison

character is like a tree and reputation is like its shadow. the shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing. - abraham lincoln
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Steve Bezner said...

I don't think I want to be a chicken puller.

So I won't.

2:48 PM

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