Author Archives: Robert

Merging two tables in mysql

Posted on October 27, 2024 by Robert

This is something I occasionally want to do, but I have usually forgotten how to do it, so the recipe goes here on the back of my giant online envelope. There are two ways to merge two tables. One involves … Continue reading →

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Welcome to the Fall semester, 2024

Posted on October 21, 2024 by Robert

Dear students, A late welcome to the new semester! I’m teaching two courses this semester at National Chi Nan University’s Department of Foreign Languages and Literature. Both are on NCNU’s Moodle site, please check there for class details. My school … Continue reading →

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Lighthouses in Wisconsin

Posted on August 4, 2024 by Robert

Another video from our son Nick. Love these old towers!

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Happy Summer 2024!

Posted on July 12, 2024 by Robert

Well that year went by fast! Classes are now long done, and it was a good semester–all pass! Also, congratulations to my graduate student advisee, Ivan Mak, who successfully defended his thesis in June 2024 and is now on his … Continue reading →

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Welcome to the fall semester, 2023!

Posted on October 1, 2023 by Robert

Dear students, Welcome to the new semester! I’m teaching two courses this semester at National Chi Nan University’s Depatment of Foreign Languages and Literatures, both have class pages on NCNU’s Moodle site, please check there for class details. My school … Continue reading →

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Review of Killing the dream

Posted on September 8, 2023 by Robert

Gerald Posner Killing the Dream. Little & Brown, 1998. Killing the Dream is the second book by Gerald Posner to tackle a major political assassination. His first assassination opus, Case Closed, was published in 1993 and took a close look … Continue reading →

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Cormac McCarthy, 1933-2023

Posted on June 17, 2023 by Robert

Cormac McCarthy was one of the best American novelists of the last 50 years. Despite his sometimes difficult style, I’ve taught him in writing, literature, and translation classes. There are, however, suprisingly few Chinese translations of his works. The Road … Continue reading →

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Spring semester 2023 update

Posted on June 5, 2023 by Robert

Hello to my students and other visitors, My apologies for the neglected look of this blog. I had a semi=major software update issue that took quite a while to resolve. The cite now appears to be working again, and I … Continue reading →

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Welcome to fall semester!

Posted on September 24, 2022 by Robert

Back in Puli, and classes have started. All is going well, except that I’m busy moving lots of books! For friends and students who did not know, I am now an adjunct professor, following my retirement this summer. I’m glad … Continue reading →

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Summer, 2022

Posted on July 14, 2022 by Robert

Summertime and we are back in the U.S. for the first time in 3 years. Always pleasant up north here where our guys are, especially compared to the tropicalness of Taiwan, but I’m sure some of my students and colleagues … Continue reading →

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