Thursday, January 1, 2026

Thoughts on Being a Professor: Part 2

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  I am between semesters.   During this so called ‘free’ time, I have to prepare the classes I will be teaching in the upcoming Spring Term ...
Thursday, December 25, 2025

Christmas 2025

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  As usual, I am the only one in the house ‘stirring’ at the early hour this Christmas morning.   I want to open the win...
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Monday, December 22, 2025

Parting with a Noble Workhorse

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  Wiping the hard drive of my trusty iMac In my December 4, 2025 post, Part 2: Is Quality an Issue Again? , I wrote about ...
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Friday, December 19, 2025

Nubar Café

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         There is a trend, maybe even a phenomenon, in and around Chicago.   Middle Eastern coffee houses are popping up all over.   The are...
Saturday, December 13, 2025

Thoughts on Being a Professor: Part 1

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  Yesterday, December 12 th , was our December graduation at North Park University.   The fall term of 2025 is ‘officially’ over.   For prof...
Sunday, December 7, 2025

MEME Concert Day

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  Wanees Zarour and Firas Zreik This afternoon, early evening, the Middle Eastern Music Ensemble of the University of Chicago (MEME) is givi...
Saturday, December 6, 2025

A Rahbani Primer

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  I have been part of the Middle Eastern Music Ensemble of the University of Chicago (MEME) for 11 years.   I have learned so much about Per...
Friday, December 5, 2025

Part 3: Is Quality an Issue Again?

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In my time as a professor of operations management in the School of Business and Nonprofit Management at North Park University, I came to re...