I’ve been thinking about the recent deaths of Maynard Jackson and Strom Thurmond and Lester Maddox, of the seemingly never-ending story of the flap over the Georgia state flag, and of the recent Supreme Court decisions on affirmative action. Let’s talk honestly about race consciousness, racial equality, and equal opportunity–and simple respect. Forget victimization! Forget [...]
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No walking this morning. I haven’t walked since we returned from two weeks of grandbaby spoiling in three days ago. A wrenched knee and a stern order from my angelic boss will do that. I may have strained the knee playing frisbee with my son and daughter-in-law or walking the wind-swept, fog-shrouded, snow-capped steep peaks [...]
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Well, Susan and I are about to embark to San Francisco for two weeks of grandbaby spoiling time. Anyway, as I found myself doing my Gene Kelly act and walking in the rain, I started thinking about an exchange I had with a student that took me to my core. Maybe “embroiled” is a better [...]
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