Reminiscing about my.undergraduate college career for Bill King's article.

In 1972 I was attending UGA in the Honors Program but I wasn't a very serious student. One semester I took Honors Intro to Psychology taught by the department chair. The most impactful lesson for me came from watching a Jane Goodall documentary about chimpanzees. I was struck by how strong  intelligent and sociable they are and how they seemed to lead an idyllic life, using sticks to collect termites for a snack and spending considerable time sitting around grooming one another. My takeaway was "I wonder why it was necessary for our species to evolve beyond the kind of life chimpanzees have achieved?"

Upon turning 70

Yes, yesterday marked my completion of 70 trips around the sun. To mark the occasion, I reposted the YouTube video of "Around and around" from Dr. Morphed Rides Again on my Facebook pages. About 150 people wished me Happy Birthday which made me feel good. I realize I am liked and respected among those who know me. Jenny and Lauren, who are visiting Chicago, both called separately and Jenny and I had a good conversation. I had lunch with Maureen and Mary Lou at LA Madeleine. In the evening Mary Lou and I had dinner at Flemings, an upscale steakhouse. It was a good day.