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About me

Gender	Male
Industry	Education
Occupation	History teacher
Location	Quincy, IL, United States
Introduction	I am a History teacher ("Professor" and "Dr." sound so pretentious; also, they do not describe/convey what I do...which is teach) at a small, 2-year junior college [John Wood] in Illinois. I have been a teacher for almost 18 years (WOW! that's a really long time! Isn't retirement just around the corner?!) and, hopefully, have imparted some "good" to my students in that time. I have been married to the most wonderfully patient woman for 14 years: in that time, she has given me the 3 most beautiful (yes! I said beautiful) boys any man could ask for. They can do anything they set their minds to, of that I am certain.
Interests	HISTORY!, reading (about History), coffee (I have read a biography on the HISTORY of coffee), politics (as connected to History), some television (History Channel, Discovery, National Geographic, etc.), and writing...about History.
Favorite movies	Dr. Strangelove, Monty Python/Holy Grail, A Lion In Winter (the original), Kingdom of Heaven, Arsenic and Old Lace (classic Cary Grant), The Princess Bride, Star Wars, Castaway, Ken Burns' Civil War.
Favorite music	Classical, esp. baroque style. I read an article (can't recall where...smell the irony!) that stated classical music encourages/sparks brain activity (and I need all the help I can get!) Also, the music of the 80s; which, to some, might be described as "classical."
Favorite books	ANY book that I am currently reading. Some I have read (and re-read) the past few months: Nixon and Kissinger, The Road to Dallas, 1491: The "New World" before Columbus, Persian Fire, The Great Bridge: The Epic Story of the Building of the Brooklyn Bridge, Tried by War, at the moment, several books on Lincoln, of late.