My Life in Three Short Ones

Off the Main Trail

Finding a Progressive Path in Kentucky

Ric Caric

Location: College Town, U. S.
Birthday: May 14

Company: Regional University

Bio: I'm married with two daughters and have been teaching at a state university in a red state for 21 years. My blogging covers a lot of issues but I'm a progressive kind of guy who tends to focus on political process, conservatism, and religiosity. Living in the Bible Belt gives me a little different though not necessarily more friendly perspective on conservatism. I also get in the occasional sports post.

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APRIL 28, 2010 12:34AM

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1. Having grown up in an abusive family, I gradually came to see the days and nights of fear as a gift that allowed me to empathize in ways that might be impossible for "normal" people.

2. I'm proud to say it only took 13 years of grad school, eight shrinks, and two marriages for me to learn the value of happiness.

3. And who would have thought that someone like me would continue to make progress into his mid-fifties.

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Only eight shrinks?? You are doin better then you think.Here is a hug for the boy with the abusive parents who didn't deserve what he got.(((((((hugggggg))))))