Who is this man that will fill your heads with historical fun?

Well ... (and there will be more to come)

I had a great summer, traveling and hanging with my wife and thee kids. We camped at Mirror Lake State Park in the Dells, took a trip to Detroit, went to the library a lot, played with a ton of Legos, and swam almost every day.

No doubt about it - I love history, and I love traveling. The big highlight of the summer was traveling to Southeast Asia - check out the info on our group blog! Last year, one of my summer highlights was traveling around the South, visiting historical Civil Rights and Civil War sites. You can check out those travels at http://taftinthesouth.blogspot.com/

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My new friends at Angkor Wat in Cambodia

 

 

TAFT FACTS

Hometown - Detroit (although now I tell people that Milwaukee is home)

College - Miami University - The Miami University, not the commuter school in Florida - and UWM for graduate school

Years at USM - 13 (I started the same year as Schwiets - kind of scary)

Favorite things about USM - the great students and families, an awesome faculty, yummy lunches, the professional development

Favorite things about Milwaukee - the lake, family, fall (can't be beat), the resources downtown

Favorite sports - baseball, football, basketball

Favorite sports teams - anything Detroit (especially the Lions), the Brewers, Michigan State University

Favorite books - Check my Shelfari! below

Favorite movies - Jaws, Gladiator, Saving Private Ryan, Shawshank Redemption,

Favorite TV shows - The Office, SportsCenter, Lost, 24, Deadliest Catch

Favorite food - french fries, raspberries and blueberries, steak, seafood

Favorite candy - peach Jolly Ranchers, tropical punch Now and Laters

 
 

Favorite Music - Here's a little smattering ...

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My favorite movie scene? The final home run in The Natural ... when the lights explode as he runs the bases, and then reflect in the manager's glasses ..