Carl Dahlman:
CLASS OF 1988
Chantilly High SchoolClass of 1988
Chantilly, VA
Carl's Story
I never took creative writing so... Studied music and sociology at VT, then finished a masters degree in urban affairs. Worked my way through school. Got married, divorced. Finished an awesome phd program in Geography at UKy. Married again. Worked at U South Carolina for a while. It ain't the heat, it ain't the humidity... it's the stupidity. Hated most of colleagues and the flag in front of the statehouse (take it down, redneck). Got a better job at Miami University (the older and better school in Ohio). Have a son that keeps me active and happy. Recently finished writing two books, one on politics after ethnic cleansing in Bosnia, the other on political geography. And I'd like to see the s.o.b. impeached (and jailed, along with his cabinet).
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--I hope old friends remember me as a nice guy rather than as a desperate flirt with pre-grunge fashion sense.
--I always wanted to be a rock musician when I grew up. My family and friends thought that was a heinous idea. As it turns out, they were wrong, but it's too late.
--I blow off steam with red wine and listening to Maxime Le Forestier.
--The wildest thing I ever did in school was to go every day. Sorry. That sucks. But you wouldn't know, cuz you skipped a lot.
--I have no heroes. Except maybe Muhammad Ali. He gave the man what for.
--I us...Expand for more
ed to watch The Bachelor for my guilty indulgence, but the show has become a parody of a parody. And I hate to see so much attitude from people with so little brain.
--If I could improve my home I'd remodel the basement and add on a hybrid solar panel. My dream would be to live in southern Europe.
--My son has taught me to prioritize.
--I'd love to see Mr Dewey again because when I ran into him a few years after graduation and said I was thinking of becoming a professor he said 'go for it.' I'd hate to see Mrs Terrentine who told me I was stupid and that I should cut my hair (and not because it was on the mullety side back then).
--If I won $100 million I'd give a lot to International Rescue Committee. The rest I'd invest and sit on it until I retire (early like and what not).
--When I was 12 I thought people my age now would be boring and tired. I was so completely mostly right. I knew the Jetson's was a lie.
--My career aspiration is to make another move into a top research department. Then I'd like to become dean and make life hard for people in French Literature since they exist for no reason and expect to be well paid for it (tho I speak French and like the country). Also, I'd make a good US president. Or reality show contestant.
--What happened to my first crush? I drank it. (old soda jokes rock, but don't mix pop rocks with diet soda).
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