3c Acceptance
I think I have Dr. Ben’s West Point Scholarship “offer” beat. Fifty-five years ago while looking at schools for undergrad studies, I sent out …
A “B” for Tolstoy
I was a Comparative Lit minor in college. I took courses in Dostoyevsky & Tolstoy as well as writers from around the world. As …
On Bizarre Profs
While I had some outstanding professors, there were a few who exhibited bizarre behaviors … Here are the notable three: 1) all students seeking …
Financing Education
When I landed in Albany as a Freshman, it was called the the State University of New York College of Education at Albany, then …
Vintage memories
My first marriage ended 45 years ago and those of my vintage understand that memories fade so there are not many really vivid ones …
The First Eulogy
It was a Saturday morning … the only day of that week when I had neither 6 a.m. kitchen duty nor an early class. …
November 22, 1963
College was a rather alien concept to my parents. Somehow whenever I left home, time was suspended until I returned. My life went on …
RIP Dr. Richard Siggelkow
Between 1967-69, I did my 2nd & 3rd years of grad school at the University of Buffalo in the Psych Dept. My Department Chair …
I was never good at math
I was never good at math. Thus, Miss Addie was thrilled to see the E on my first college transcript. She ignored my As, …
College Jobs
I started out working the kitchen in the dorm at U Albany … gathering food, setting tables, serving, clearing, etc. If one ever needs …