Last night my teeth fell out. I mean my real teeth. Well, not really, but a temporary “bridge” popped into my pumpkin bread during a ceremonial dinner honoring Chancellor Nancy Cantor of Syracuse University who is leaving us. I am one of the hundreds of faculty who love her. I’m sorry she’s departing. And I sat there at Table 18 with my mangled bridge and thought, “how hard it is to be human, fully fully human, comprehensive, engaged in community, caring about those who do not have our advantages.” That’s what I thought while holding my teeth. And then I quietly left.
Planet of the Blind 