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Dance Fever
Hello, folks! Had a fun time yesterday with family at Elmore Street. Great food, lots and lots of laughter, and an impromptu dance performance ( Read more... ) -
Back "Home" again…..
Last night, the 24th, I arrived in Hong Kong…my second trip this year to make up for the total lack of visits in 2013. Whenever I get here it always feels like "home," since this is where My Love is ( Read more... ) -
How to help start a war (Klar) [USNI August 2002]
How to help start a war
Naval History (Volume 16, Number 4); Annapolis; Aug 2002; by Norman Klar ( Read more... ) -
On the way out...
Students from my final two classes are turning in their term papers this afternoon. Then, I have a week to get them all graded and final grades submitted. Then, it is over. Nearly forty years teaching overall ( Read more... ) -
Beginning of the End
On Monday, August 27th, I'll begin teaching in my final academic year here at the University of Illinois. I plan to retire in July 2013, and then move up to the Chicago area to help take care of my 90+ year-old mother. I'll be leaving Champaign-Urbana and the University of Illinois, where I have been living and working since 1988 --- I've lived ( Read more... ) -
Another semester coming to an end
Today is the final class day for the fall term. I'll be meeting with my U.S. politics students this evening for our last discussion ( Read more... )
