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From: LindyBill4/3/2008 11:22:41 PM
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Barnett is lecturing

West Point

Turbulent flight from Burlington VT to Newark NJ. Then West Point bus to campus, then quick lunch and guided personal walking tour of campus by very cool history prof. During tour there are more salutes than I can count (officers refuse to walk upstrean during big plebe movements, which go like clockwork, so once we just stand to side and talk while river of plebes stride by, my history prof saying it's just to hard to interrupt their flow by making them all salute). Really cool privilege, the tour.

Then office call in Washington Hall overlooking parade field with colonel-head of Department of Geography and Environmental Engineering (the map guys, natch, with plenty now studying human terrain maps). I am their annual big evening speaker (plebe down time so dear that evening lectures are big deal).

Then to check AV situation in amphitheater. Then gear up back in room and back for 1930 talk. About 250 in attendance. Went probably 75-80. Then 20-25 Q&A, so two hours instead of planned 90. Then book signings in library and another 30 Q&A.

Then to local bars with department faculty (all officers, naturally), and much beer drunk before owner kicked us out after midnight. Great debates.

Then up early and out.

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