You should wear a camel’s hair jacket. At a medium sized meeting two administrators were wearing cheap suits and also chewing gum, even while presenting. Yes, this made them seem like used car salespeople. I looked at one professor because he spoke a few times, and then kept looking because I was trying to analyze … More Convention Wear
The lyrics posted with this song are not actually those being sung, but they are more interesting. Oh, c’est malheureux chère C’est malheureux te voir Autant dans les douleurs. Oh, c’est tout le temps dur à ton Pop Ta Mom t’a donnée là je va’s jamais oublier ça. Oh, rappelle-toi de la fois J’étais t’amener … More Angelas LeJeune
Axé.
Le Blues de Texas: J’ai parti pour aller dans le Texas (I left to go to Texas) J’ai passé-z-a Eunice, m’acheter un pain de 5 sous. (I passed by Eunice, to buy 5 cents worth of bread) J’ai mange la moitie pour mon dejeuner (I had half of it for breakfast) J’ai gardé l’aut’ moitie … More Dennis McGee
“Think of yourself as a prison warden or as a dog trainer,” said someone who has just made Full and who is an enthusiastic teacher of freshmen. “I have absolutely no interest in identifying, even for a moment, with either of those roles,” said I, and therein lies my defect. I am far more pitiless. … More Freshmen…
Bonjour, toi, et bonne semaine! As the sun moves into Scorpio and the Indian summer fades our work week for this term will reduce itself to 84 hours, shrinking with the year. Our sensibilities may not be as fine as those of some exquisite sufferers, but we are still the most beautiful of all professors. … More Bonjou’, toi
Remember, y’all — all of my stories are jumbled, and none are entirely current or literally true; I am a sculpted skull on a stela at Copán and I am not talking about any one individual in particular. Still, perhaps we just shouldn’t hire any more Latin men unless they are married, as this tribe … More Advice to New Faculty, e to the nth
Son de la loma in Bristol. Axé.
The reason life in my main subunit was unstable and underdeveloped in those days was not because it was culturally Mediterranean but because we were a colonized people. If I had time I would study our political culture with dependency theory. I am betting the analysis would be apt, illuminating, and amusing. The subunit was … More A New Use for Dependency Theory
People are still shocked to hear that I am only going to have enough retirement income to last 10 years, and so plan to work into my 80s since I am destined to live into my 90s. Time off for the rest of the semester and perhaps of life is Friday 1:30 PM to Saturday … More Guajira
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