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I am indeed honored that a gathering was organized to celebrate my sixtieth birthday. When I turned forty, Horst Herrlich told me that at that point I was entitled to wax philosophical1. So now I feel that I am more than entitled — I’m actually obliged to do so. So here goes…
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Strecker, G.E. (2001). 10 Rules for Surviving as a Mathematician and Teacher. In: Koslowski, J., Melton, A. (eds) Categorical Perspectives. Trends in Mathematics. Birkhäuser, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-1370-3_6
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