Creating Good Reads
That Make Biological Sciences More Interesting
About the AuthorSometimes, it seems my life has been a testament to bad judgment and wishful thinking. However, my wife of many years said she knew of nothing in the record to justify such unfettered optimism.
I'm a member of the last generation of rural veterinarians who remember working with cows that had names and personalities and dairymen who worked in the barn with their families. I'm also part of the first wave of baby boomers, crusty codgers who are writing their wills and grousing about kids who can be damned condescending at times. I'm an MSU grad (1969). I practiced bovine medicine in rural Wisconsin (La Crosse, New Richmond, Medford, and for 12 years in Marshfield) for nineteen years, returned to graduate school at the University of Minnesota, earned a Ph.D. in microbiology, and spent the next nineteen years working in R&D; on bovine and swine vaccines. I retired in December 2012. Since then, I've devoted myself to torturing the English language. |
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Writing RootsDon’t Be Fooled. They Weren’t That Innocent.
I've always enjoyed writing and telling stories, and when you make as many mistakes as I do, you have a lot of stories to tell. I practiced writing by writing Christmas letters that documented the stupid things I and my kids did over a 30-year period. Since no one wants to read a long letter, I learned to be concise. The picture is from 30 years ago. |
