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2003 newsletter It was a difficult school year for me. Last Spring I taught math 7, math 8, math lab, and two computer classes. I had some very troublesome students, and four preps is no picnic.

Bill Bradley, former senator from NJ, super star with the NBA Frederick Fennell great band conductor Robert Caro one of my fave authors, great books on Robert Moses & working on final volume on

2002 Xmas I had a great spring semester. Most of my classes were great and the new curriculum I wrote during the semester (bit of a challenge, that) was very successful. I modified the AppleWorks

Ed visited dad & Thelma in August & i got to see him the picture of me was a photo shoot for a film that was never made Harvey Schmidt is the composer of The Fantasticks and a few other musicals.

2001 Xmas letter It's been an interesting year. The spring semester was one of the most stressful I've taught, with some very difficult classes. This fall, by contrast, was a delight. Most of my

David McCullough, the great historical author. i'd read 5 of his books then, my fave Truman, and i've read 4 more since.

"Most times, it isn't easy to know where to start a story, or what to include in the telling. The threads of any present moment are spliced into the weave of the past in a complex and often

Eliza Dushku, star of Bring It On, and many others. i played in extra in that film

1999 newsletter Now that the Xmas rush is over, here's one more. It was an interesting year. In May I got to see President Clinton. He was here to dedicate our new airport and luckily had to

2 thrilling pics Clinton was here to dedicate the new airport. i shook his hand as he worked the crowd & got the pic at about the same time Peck was here for the LBJ Library & i had seen him the

1998 Christmas It's been a pretty good year, for the most part. Once again, I was a movie extra, this time in "A Slipping-Down Life" which will be shown at both Sundance and SXSW. This time I spent

a real thrill to see Debbie Reynolds, after her concert at the Paramount.

The big event of the year was probably during my visit last summer to Smithville (50 miles from here) when I got to be an extra in "Hope Floats" the new Sandra Bullock film. I went to try to see the

Robert Rodriguez was at the Alamo Drafthouse at a screening Lyle Lovett was before an ACL taping & he said he thought he recognized me

1996 It's time for the annual review of the past year and it's been an eventful one. The biggest event was my father's death. Two days before Thanksgiving he passed on; his last months were not easy,

the sketch is by a student, Eric Lefenfeld John Corigliano is an amazing composer. i got to tell him that i had seen his father, John Paul Corigliano Sr., (concertmaster of the New York Philharmonic

Last spring my dad decided to write his autobiography. First his step-daughter, Elaine, typed it for him, but when it kept growing, I was delegated. It ran to 9 chapters & was fascinating. If you

i met Dan Rather at an ACL taping the family picture with dad & his wife Thelma & Ed was in Bulverde (north of San Antonio) Itzhak Perlman performed with the UT Symphony and Lady Bird Johnson was at

? Saturday, December 31, 1994 ? ???????? I visited dad & Thelma & dad is doing well, all things considered.? He has not needed to be catheterized for 2 weeks, thanks to finding the