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Christopher
“Kit” Taylor (Tucson, AZ)
“How does anyone compress 50 years into a few sentences? We all have our amazing journeys and
adventures. I can hardly wait:
- To find out about yours and tell you a little bit
about mine.
- To have you meet Saundra, my best friend of 45
years and loving mother of our two sons
- To tip a brew or sip some wine or coffee and
reminisce about more innocent days and naughty adolescent thoughts
- To share dreams and “to do” lists with compassion
and support
- To kick back and laugh, dance, cheer and
celebrate”
“As in high school I still dance to a different
drum. I have been and am many different things-a researcher, teacher, author,
jokester, consultant, soup chef, whale hugger, doll maker, sports fan,
traveler, retiree, lover, facilitator, father, sojourner, curmudgeon,
storyteller, caregiver, in-law, sailor, poker player, gardener, fixer, dreamer,
and “Dr. T”. I am not as chunky now, but
I am still color-blind; still left-eyed but right handed; passionate and compassionate,
tenacious, loyal, and honest. I live in Tucson
with my very first and last wife.”
“I am infamous for making dollar bill rings, cooking
salmon in the dishwasher, making paper eucalyptus trees for convalescing kids,
and sporting a red and blue moustache during tournament time at the University of Arizona. I know more dirty limericks
than almost anyone I have met. Last year
I celebrated my 80th birthday, just in case I am not as perky in 15 more years.
I have taught over 37,000 students at four universities where I have received
many teaching awards for creative and inspirational teaching. I am very privileged to represent our class
in the BBHHS Gallery of Achievement. I
am a cancer survivor of 9 years now. I
believe in inclusion, integrity, self and mutual respect, wonder, balance, and
intimacy. And I love really bad puns. Such as, Mahatma Gandhi, as you know,
walked barefoot most of the time, which produced an impressive set of calluses
on his feet. He also ate very little,
which made him rather frail and, with his odd diet, he suffered from bad
breath. This made him …. a ‘super calloused fragile mystic hexed by
halitosis’. Hope to see you in 2010.” |