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Category Archives: Memoir
The Coach
I have been a car nut for many years. In America this is a common enough enthusiasm, but I think I came by it in a somewhat unusual way. In the first place, I developed my interest later than most … Continue reading
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HANSON’S HOLE
LeRoy Hanson’s basement apartment was a block from campus. You climbed a half-flight of steps from the street, entered the side door of the trim grey bungalow, and descended into another world, not quite what our proper Lutheran college probably … Continue reading
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Jack Zasadil
Jack was right! On New Year’s Day, I heard a story on NPR about the Crazy Horse Monument in the Black Hills. I have been aware of this project since, as a child, I began to be aware of things … Continue reading
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Bad Systems, Bad Teachers
You all have probably gathered by now from my rants that the world of school is not easily walked away from. You have probably gathered that I have little use for the school “reform” movement, which, in the cynicism of geezerhood, … Continue reading
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Forty Seven Years Ago Today
Nov. 22, 1963, I had no early classes, so I was poking about my room, getting ready to walk to campus, the other side of downtown. I had the radio on, but was paying no attention. I heard a shriek … Continue reading
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