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About Me

My adventure on this planet began June 16, 1946 in El Paso Texas. God, family, learning, teaching and beer are the most important things in my life.

When I graduated from Moorhead State University many years ago, the chairman of the philosophy department said, "I hope you make a mistake every day -- just not the same one." I have made plenty, learned from most and failed to follow his advice more often than I care to remember.

I've lived in four countries for extended periods of time (America, Italy, Germany and Thailand) and ten different U.S. states. I moved to Thailand in 1992 and have lived in Phuket, Udorn Thani (Ban Dung), Bangkok and Khukhan (in Si Saket Province).

The impetus for coming to Thailand was a series of flukes that initially led me to teach Asian Philosophy at the University level in the U.S. While my degrees are in philosophy, I knew nothing about Asian Thought. After learning as I taught for several semesters,  I eventually got a rough idea of what I was talking about. One day a student asked me where I had been in Asia and, red-faced, I owned up to the fact that I'd never been anywhere in the East.

At the end of the term, I called a travel agent and asked where I could  see, feel, touch, taste, hear and smell Buddhism. Without hesitation, she said "Thailand." From the moment I set foot here I knew it was my home. Back in the States, it took me awhile to get rid of all the materialistic accoutrements  I'd accumulated over the years, but I did. One hot humid day in December of 1992 I arrived in Thailand with a backpack and nothing else -- no work, no friends, no prospects and no worries.

I lived in Bangkok and taught at a University there for over ten years. Now I live in Khukhan, a market town in Si Saket Province in Northeast Thailand.. Most of the time I'm pretty happy so I reckon I'll stick with it .

I don't know why you'd want to know more, but if you do you can check:
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