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HOWDY REG:

HOW'S THE SOUTHWEST ? YOU GUYS LIKE THE WINTER THERE BETTER ? ARE YOU ALL SETTLED IN ? HAVE YOU BEEN EXPLORING THE FOOD AND CULTURE AROUND THERE ?

TONI HAS BEEN TEACHING AND GOOD SUCCESS WITH HER SPECIAL ED KIDS. HER MAIN PROBLEM HAS BEEN DEALING WITH A GOOD OL BOY SPORTS ORIENTED ADMINISTRATION AND DEALING WITH A RATHER BITCHEY SPEC. ED TEACHER THAT HAS BEEN THERE FOR YEARS. SHE WILL BE LOOKING FOR ANOTHER JOB THIS FALL. I HAVE BEEN TAKING A PRINTMAKING WORKSHOP AND SCULPTURE WORKSHOP AT THE CENTER FOR CREATIVE STUDIES IN DETROIT. THEY ARE HAVING SEVERE FINANCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROBLEMS. I"VE BEEN PLAYING WITH THE IDEA OF GOING BACK TO SCHOOL AT CRANBROOK FOR AN MFA. BUT RIGHT NOW I FEEL RATHER UNINSPIRED TO DO ART. I WENT THERE TO TOUR THE FACILITIES AND SIT IN ON SOME CRITIQUES....I DON"T KNOW IF I COULD SIT THROUGH ALL THOSE THINGS AGAIN....MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING? THE FACILITIES AT CRANBROOK ARE VERY NICE AND STEVE MURAKISHI IN PRINTMAKING SEEMS VERY OPEN TO EXPERIMENTATION. IT"S VERY EXPENSIVE TO THERE AND I REALLY DON"T WANT TO GET FURTHER INTO DEBT FOR ANOTHER POTENTIALLY USELESS DEGREE. I"VE BEEN CONSIDERING TAKING SOME CLASSES AT U OF M BUT NOT ART. I"LL PROBABLY TAKE SOME PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY CLASSES THIS FALL. I"VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT GOING BACK FOR A PHD IN ASTRONOMY/COSMOLOGY...TALK ABOUT ANOTHER USELESS DEGREE! OTHER WISE THINGS ARE O.K. HERE ON OUR LITTLE 3-ACRE ISLAND UNIVERSE. WE ARE PLANNING TO PUT IN AN ORGANIC GARDEN THIS SPRING AND DO SOME REMODELING IN THE HOUSE. 

HOW IS JONNI DOING OUT THERE? IS THE WEATHER BETTER FOR HER HEALTH? HAVE YOU GOTTEN OUT TO THE HIGH DESERT YET....MEET MESCALITO IN THE MOONLIGHT? WE LOST A COUPLE OF OUR SMALL BIRDS, BUT EVERYONE ELSE IS DOING O.K. AND MATISSE IS LEARNING MANY THINGS TO SAY, MUCH OF WHICH IS RATHER ATTENTION GETTING. 

HOPE BOTH OF YOU ARE WELL. 

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