Events coming for the Earth Days week: See link for more details. I’ll be working on the campus farm Monday, and have been encouraging my students to come along (hey – free lunch) but no takers yet. For more information…
Limits of Confucianism: OP in the News
One of the most widely followed news stories in the Republic of China is taking place right here in Overland Park, according to today’s KC Star. It demonstrates a shortcoming of Confucianism as it is practiced, in that falling…
Countdown to Sunflower Season
I’ve always dug sunflower season: a last brilliant gasp of summer before autumn. Every sunflower season for the last 3 or 4 years we’ve made a point to find a first rate sunflower field for photo ops with the family. …
Office Door Comics
I always notice cartoons posted on the office doors of faculty, and I enjoy the people who stop at my door and read what I’ve posted. This image is from the last bit of unclaimed office debris left over from…
corporal punishment
Photo courtesy of The Laughing Squid. I see Kansas represents in the negative reinforcement (and Missouri – click to enlarge image – we are next to Kentucky). So let me get this clear, it’s legal to hit students in Kansas?…
Beef tendon soup
Common in Chinese cooking, and a frequent ingredient in Vietnamese Pho soups, Beef Tendon is surprisingly tasty and a texture not found in western food. My son refers to it as “beef gummy,” and it’s one of my “go to”…
food: Korean
One of the best parts of any trip through Springfield MO is a stop Golden Korean Restaurant (map). Korean meals come with the traditional 5-6 small dishes that make the experience fun. The soft tofu soup (with a raw egg…
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As a young college writer, sometimes a road trip inspired me. I’ve always enjoyed travel – and I like to get to know my surroundings. The road trip is a fundamental method of ethnographic research. You gotta look for connections…