My son Noah says that when I die that he will see to it that they forgo all the fluffy stuff you see on most headstones and simply put, "Bad Ass." Somehow I find that comforting and even a bit flattering. I mean what else could be put there that is better than that? I [...]
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“Look at me! Look at me!”
Well, it is that time of year again...time for faculty to submit their faculty activity reports...yeah. I call it my exercise in, "Look at me! Look at me!" Over the years that I have done this report I have become a bit more comfortable with this notion that you have to be sure to do [...]
8.8
I was raised in California and have experienced a handful of decent-sized earthquakes. I was never afraid of earthquakes as a child. I didn't fully appreciate the magnitude of the damage they could cause. I can remember a number of times over the years when my parents would order my brother, sister and me out [...]
Feeding my habit…
Every late afternoon when I leave my new office in Putnam Hall and come upon the trees by the corner of the library I come upon a hub of activity. Not from students...by that time the campus is fairly empty. The activity comes from a whole collection of birds and squirrels that have quite a [...]
Save your psyche!
I tried on a couple of my suit skirts last week and they were so tight that I was hard-pressed to walk, let alone bend over. Any effort to bend would undoubtedly result in the zipper completely pulling away from the fabric and flinging into space (and yes, I believe the pressure would be so [...]
Two feet of snow??!!
If we must get two feet of snow, this is the only way that I can conceive I can endure it. Thank you Barbara Johnson...good to know that someone found a creative use for their snow. If they want to build the rest of this snow person tell them to come to North Dakota. We [...]
Skipping and singing out-of-tune…
It's my life - it's now or never...I ain't gonna' live forever. Amen Jon Bon Jovi. One of the best gifts I ever gave myself was the understanding that my life had to be owned by me for better or worse. And true to the phrase, sometimes it's been better and sometimes it's been worse [...]
THE NEW FORTY 