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Posted onDecember 7, 2019February 20, 2020death, family, friendship, reality

David McKnight: What Lives On

by Dr. Norris Frederick Our friend David McKnight died almost three years ago, but he is not forgotten. A year ago I concluded a three-part series on David and his journey from being voted “Most…

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Posted onNovember 14, 2018January 15, 2020alienation, Aristotle, beauty, death, family, friendship, self

Friendship and David McKnight: Homeless, Musician, Journalist, Statesman, Friend

David McKnight at the Durham Farmer’s Market, Sept. 2014.  Photo by Bill Pope. By Dr. Norris Frederick Third and Final Part (part one is here and part two here)  “In poverty, too, as in all…

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Posted onSeptember 14, 2018January 15, 2020alienation, anxiety, Aristotle, beauty, friendship, self

What Else Matters? Friendship and David McKnight

By Dr. Norris Frederick Part Two In Part One (which you can read here), I wrote about my friendship with David McKnight, beginning in the mid-60’s with high school, where he was voted “Most Likely…

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Posted onJuly 25, 2018August 17, 2020anxiety, Aristotle, friendship, self

What Else Matters? Friendship

by Dr. Norris Frederick “No one would choose to live without friends, even if he had all the other good things.” –  Aristotle[1] David McKnight 1966 high school yearbook Aristotle is right: who would want…

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Posted onJune 12, 2018May 7, 2020anxiety, friendship, self

What Else Matters? Achievement

By Dr. Norris Frederick Second in a series After 28 years of attending and watching commencement exercises at Queens University of Charlotte, I’ve come to expect a certain routine of music, speeches, and the awarding…

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