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MAY 5, FRIDAY
GRADUATION DAY After a good breakfast we went to nearby Reynold’s Coliseum where we watched the graduation of those getting a degree in Biological Sciences. There were thousands of NC State students graduating so the all graduation ceremonies were broken
MAY 5, FRIDAY
GRADUATION DAY After a good breakfast we went to nearby Reynold’s Coliseum where we watched the graduation of those getting a degree in Biological Sciences. There were thousands of NC State students graduating so the all graduation ceremonies were broken
MAY 4, THURSDAY
CELEBRATING CAROLINE Todd, Susie and I left for Raleigh at lunchtime in order to join the celebration of my granddaughter Caroline’s graduation from NC State Department of Biology with a degree in Human Biology, the premed program. For the next
MAY 4, THURSDAY
CELEBRATING CAROLINE Todd, Susie and I left for Raleigh at lunchtime in order to join the celebration of my granddaughter Caroline’s graduation from NC State Department of Biology with a degree in Human Biology, the premed program. For the next
MAY 3, WEDNESDAY
URBAN LIFE (written on the train May 10) When you travel you are disclocated from your normal conventions and this makes you see the conventional ways you live in in a new way. This happened to me in Varanasi and
MAY 3, WEDNESDAY
URBAN LIFE (written on the train May 10) When you travel you are disclocated from your normal conventions and this makes you see the conventional ways you live in in a new way. This happened to me in Varanasi and
MAY 2, TUESDAY
RALEIGH & NEW YORK CITY And suddenly I am off again for a week of travel and the anticipation lifts my spirits. Tomorrow I drive to Raleigh for Caroline’s graduation from the pre-med program at NC State. A card with
MAY 2, TUESDAY
RALEIGH & NEW YORK CITY And suddenly I am off again for a week of travel and the anticipation lifts my spirits. Tomorrow I drive to Raleigh for Caroline’s graduation from the pre-med program at NC State. A card with
MAY 1, MONDAY
LIZA BURKE Liza Burke died this weekend at the age of 21. My son called me to tell me, but the shock of her death really hit me when I was looking at Apple News and there was an ABC
MAY 1, MONDAY
LIZA BURKE Liza Burke died this weekend at the age of 21. My son called me to tell me, but the shock of her death really hit me when I was looking at Apple News and there was an ABC
APRIL 30, SUNDAY
UNCOMMON MARKET Today it was supposed to rain all day, but it didn‘t. It was a cool grey day. I spent the early afternoon walking around the outdoor, once a month, Uncommon Market, mainly because is it a great place
APRIL 30, SUNDAY
UNCOMMON MARKET Today it was supposed to rain all day, but it didn‘t. It was a cool grey day. I spent the early afternoon walking around the outdoor, once a month, Uncommon Market, mainly because is it a great place
APRIL 29, SATURDAY
JOAN MOSER’S MEMORIAL Years ago I got a government grant to take a group of faculty to India to get the materials to create an Indian village in the Williams building, a log assembly hall at Warren Wilson College. Joan
APRIL 29, SATURDAY
JOAN MOSER’S MEMORIAL Years ago I got a government grant to take a group of faculty to India to get the materials to create an Indian village in the Williams building, a log assembly hall at Warren Wilson College. Joan
APRIL 28, FRIDAY
CONSERVATIVE AND LIBERAL I don’t think I’ve ever really wondered about the terms conservative and liberal. Thinking about them briefly might not be very enlightening to others but I at least I can puzzle about them for myself. For years
APRIL 28, FRIDAY
CONSERVATIVE AND LIBERAL I don’t think I’ve ever really wondered about the terms conservative and liberal. Thinking about them briefly might not be very enlightening to others but I at least I can puzzle about them for myself. For years
APRIL 27, THURSDAY
TINY GALLERY, NORTH ASHEVILLE Susie has been working on preparing the an apartment to be rented at their house in town. So she stayed overnight at my house. On a rainy morning we went out to breakfast at Home Grown
APRIL 27, THURSDAY
TINY GALLERY, NORTH ASHEVILLE Susie has been working on preparing the an apartment to be rented at their house in town. So she stayed overnight at my house. On a rainy morning we went out to breakfast at Home Grown
APRIL 26, WEDNESDAY
STUCK—MY BARBER AND ME So here we are, my barber and me, living in the same town, which we see in opposite ways. I think to a large degree we represent the tension between MAGA Americans and liberal Americans. We
APRIL 26, WEDNESDAY
STUCK—MY BARBER AND ME So here we are, my barber and me, living in the same town, which we see in opposite ways. I think to a large degree we represent the tension between MAGA Americans and liberal Americans. We
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