Cultural Anthropology is Suddenly Cool
I tease my college-age daughter about volcanology. She rolls her eyes. But I say studying volcanoes can be sexy. Don’t take my word for it. Country music star Brad Paisley … Continue reading
January 11, 2016 · Leave a comment
For the Love of Musk
College is about discovery and among the things I discovered in college is what makes perfume perfume. My learning lab was improbably, or at least so I thought, a raw furrier, … Continue reading
April 15, 2014 · 2 Comments
Good Lovin’ and Greasy Food
The lovin’ is good, but the food is greasy. That line from a newly discovered Johnny Cash song pretty well sums up the patois of country music. I always marvel at … Continue reading
March 31, 2014 · Leave a comment
Gary Conkling Life Notes 