Who Is Doc Nagel

Who Is Doc Nagel?

If I may describe my character, I'd say that among the adjectives that might apply, probably the least accurate would be "purple." Practically nothing about me is purple in any way.

I'm a native Ohioan; I went to high school and college in North Carolina; I went on to graduate school at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In 1998 I took a job teaching philosophy at Cal State Stanislaus, which is in the heart of California's San Joaquin Valley.

Career Goal: Emcee the Charles Bukowski Beauty Pagaent
Proudest Achievement: Winning the deep respect of my colleagues
Walking upright is pretty cool, too.
Shoe Size: 13 B
Favorite Film: Dr. Strangelove
Favorite Musician: Too many to list
Former Life Dream: Become audience member on Emeril Live; wait for opportunity; smack Emeril upside the head with my copy of Escoffier's Guide to Modern Cookery while yelling "Turn THIS up a notch, foodie whore!"
Current Life Dream: To be happy teaching, cooking, playing my guitar, and in general having a lovely time, which, in fact, I'm doing
Previous Life Dream: I was a cave-man named "Ook." In our troupe, my job was to make sure the other cave-men and -women didn't jump off cliffs, thinking they could fly like birds, or out of desperation because of the length of committee meetings. I was very good at this, until the troupe decided that until I had proved the danger of jumping off the cliff, it was no use my stopping them from doing so. Against my protestations and better judgment, they shoved me off the cliff, and when I came to, I was an olive tree.

Astrological sign: Leo, of course
Secret superhero identity: The Philosopher-Chef
Shared Celebrity Birthdays: Julia Child, Napoleon Bonaparte, Rose Marie
FBI File Number: Pending
Extra-curricular activities: Muck-raking, rabble-rousing, consciousness-raising, brow-beating, word-hyphenating

And here's some representative pictures of my life.

Career Goal:	Emcee the Charles Bukowski Beauty Pagaent
Proudest Achievement:	Winning the deep respect of my colleagues Walking upright is pretty cool, too.
Shoe Size:	13 B
Favorite Film:	Dr. Strangelove
Favorite Musician:	Too many to list
Former Life Dream:	Become audience member on Emeril Live; wait for opportunity; smack Emeril upside the head with my copy of Escoffier's Guide to Modern Cookery while yelling "Turn THIS up a notch, foodie whore!"
Current Life Dream:	To be happy teaching, cooking, playing my guitar, and in general having a lovely time, which, in fact, I'm doing
Previous Life Dream:	I was a cave-man named "Ook." In our troupe, my job was to make sure the other cave-men and -women didn't jump off cliffs, thinking they could fly like birds, or out of desperation because of the length of committee meetings. I was very good at this, until the troupe decided that until I had proved the danger of jumping off the cliff, it was no use my stopping them from doing so. Against my protestations and better judgment, they shoved me off the cliff, and when I came to, I was an olive tree.
Astrological sign:	Leo, of course
Secret superhero identity:	The Philosopher-Chef
Shared Celebrity Birthdays:	Julia Child, Napoleon Bonaparte, Rose Marie
FBI File Number:	Pending
Extra-curricular activities:	Muck-raking, rabble-rousing, consciousness-raising, brow-beating, word-hyphenating