Saturday 11 July 2026 Today’s blog is the transcript of the email I sent to my war class Students of Spring 2025.  Last week, I wrote about this Spring 2025 war class, my heart surgery, and the dilemma I faced during that semester.  On the second to last day of class, I told them about my...

Friday 03 July 2026 There will be a day when the “last day of class” indeed will be the last day of class.  Eventually I will retire from teaching.  I will give my final, concluding remarks to students.   What will I say?  What should I say?  How will I say it?  What...

Saturday 27 June 2026 “Are you crazy!” Steve hollered.  Standing in the cereal aisle of my local supermarket, and gripping my cell phone, I resisted the urge to say: “Yes, Steve!  I AM crazy.  Thanks for telling me.  I didn’t know.”  Yes, I was a madman for getting a doctorate. ...

Friday 12 June 2026 The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.  Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance.  Slaughterhouse-Five, or The Children’s Crusade: A Duty-Dance with Death  The Devil Wears Prada.  Catch-22.  The Year of Magical Thinking.  A Tree...

Friday 29 May 2026 For thirty years—nearly 11,000 days—I had been dreaming and talking about visiting Barcelona, Spain simply for Antoni Gaudí.  He is one of my most beloved artists.  Why did I postpone going?  Why would I substitute Barcelona with other international destinations,...