From the Desk of Dr. Buckman: Lanie’s homecoming

The Legendary Lanie Lee Cook was in town from Denver briefly to visit family, so of course we had one of the usual alumni reunions on my patio and in my kitchen.

Dr. Maher was there, and contributed a huge garden-fresh (quite literally) salad to go with my red beans and rice-quinoa mixture.

Also attending were Billy Gunn, Ashley Hinson, Dan Boudreaux and Olatunde Soyombo, who’s finally graduating next month!

OK, who’s the next reunion recipient?

“Every man’s memory is his private literature.”
—Aldous Huxley (1894-1963)
British-born novelist, author, poet, philosopher, screenwriter and magazine writer

“Memory is the best of all gardens. Therein, winter and summer, the seeds of their past lie dormant, ready to spring into instant bloom at any moment the mind wishes to bring them to life.”
—Harold “Hal” Boyle (1911-1974)
American journalist, Pulitzer Prize-winning war correspondent and author

“By means of an image we are often…