I would be so pleased to spend some time, I'd just spend a little time To hear a little talk about what's been on your mind Cause it don't take long to turn my head around If it comes easy and everyone Needs the love of a common man - Todd Rundgren, The Love of a Common Man My first high school crush (prior to first actual high school boyfriend) was my “gifted program” social studies teacher, the infamous Mr. Terry Griffin, aka Grif. He was my first encounter with the Left.  Growing up in a town of 2500 people in the deep South did not lend itself to bumping into…