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Monthly Archives: March 2015


Spring in Oklahoma–Hiking along the South Canadian River

Debby and I had a lovely hike along the South Canadian River with pals Susan Dragoo (Debby’s writing partner  on the Oklahoma Today piece on Nuttall) and Tim Ryan. These scenes are about 10 minutes from Campus.  

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Politics 101 for Academics

Politics is the art of the possible. Laws are like sausages, it is better not to see them being made. I’ve known both quotes for a while, but as I just now looked them up, I discovered they have the…

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Marty’s World: We’re off to see Ed Wilson!

Happy Friday. (Click on image to see full size.)  Marty’s World is Brittany Bensons’s view from the world below. © 2015

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Books: Grant Takes Command, by Bruce Catton

At their best, memoirs and biography allow one an opportunity to hold your life up to, and learn from, the lives of others. I have always been fascinated by the civil war biography, and find Catton’s treatment of this part…

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Marty’s World: Marty’s been slimed

Happy Sunday. (Click on image to see full size.)  Marty’s World is Brittany Bensons’s view from the world below. © 2015

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