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I am a professor at Cape Cod Community College and and a member of a Buddhist order. After a 30-year career as a newspaper reporter and editor I became a full-time professor in 2001. I am the author of the textbooks "The Elements of News Writing" and "The Elements of Academic Writing." I enjoy running, hiking and camping. I have two grown sons and two grandchildren.

Monday, July 18, 2005

35th anniversary

Today is our 35th wedding anniversary. Barbara and I were married on July 18, 1970, in her hometown of Sudbury, Mass. We were just a couple of naive hippies then. I am astonished that we knew enough to select mates who would still be together 35 years later.

Speaking of selecting mates, we celebrated out anniversary by going to see the wonderful film, "March of the Penguins." It is a beautiful, sensitive and moving documentary about the Emperor Penguins of Antarctica. It depicts their mating and child-bearing practices, which are astonishing. For one thing, the mother gives the egg to the father to keep warm and harsh while the mother goes off to find food. The photography was amazing. The cinematiographers spent months in the harsh Antarctic winter filming the hardships the penguins endure. It is a wonderful film.

We also went out to dinner at a nice local restaurant called the Marchside, and attended part of a free concert on teh Dennis Village Green. It was a fine day.
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