Monthly Archives: October 2015

Leeches in the Himalayas: Part 2 –Bloody Little mess!

Posted on October 29, 2015 by Voices Extraordinary

The first day of our backpacking trip we arrived at our camping location a little bit later than I would’ve liked. We were exhausted from the backpacking and were anxiously racing to set up our camp before dark. The trails … Continue reading →

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LSU is the Berkeley of the South (segment 4)

Posted on October 18, 2015 by Voices Extraordinary

Dr. Deetz had introduced me to Glassie’s analysis of folk housing and other material culture anlaysis of the South. Glassie was influenced by Fred Kniffen who had been a professor at LSU until his death. The faculty at LSU’s department … Continue reading →

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India – Leeches In the Himalayas (Segment No. 11)

Posted on October 15, 2015 by Voices Extraordinary

Yeah, I know. Who has ever heard of leeches in the Himalayas? I certainly never have, and everybody I ever talked to about hiking in the Himalayas never has. Who would think that there are leeches in the Himalayas… but … Continue reading →

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Academic Challenges (segment 3)

Posted on October 1, 2015 by Voices Extraordinary

At the age of 35, I applied to Northern Arizona University’s Anthropology program to study archaeology and was accepted for entrance Fall 1992 – once again another recession was leveling the middle class in California and I entered the wave … Continue reading →

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