Illumination post

This is for my writing group, research as a second language, and SMT, and anyone else, of course. The topic is doing work in short sessions, every day. Today in a departmental meeting on the lower division curriculum it was repeated that foreign language study is unlike the study of other subjects, like English or … More Illumination post

On promise

The other thing we were saying at that conference I went to a few weeks ago was that we had met some really mean and also supercilious people in academia and that that was why we had tried to get away from it. Colleague: Where do you expect to publish this book? Professor Zero: Routledge. … More On promise

A sporting question

Observe my partial inventory: 1 serious bicycle with heavy lock 1 serious kayak with good life jacket and high quality paddle 1 AWD vehicle with manual transmission, good luggage space, and kayak rack 1 good pair running shoes 1 high quality backpacking tent 1 Kelty pack and many additional camping accessories 1 down sleeping bag … More A sporting question

J’oublie

There are things like editorial boards that I am on, and forget to say I am. I have to remember them, as we are coming up on annual report season. I do not like looking at my vita and things like that, and part of being in that writing group is to “disenchant” them, just … More J’oublie

Worksheet and game

What did you give up for the sake of having an academic job? Money (salary, savings) UP: I was not raised to hope to support myself, and I do. DOWN: This is even less well paid than I expected. Actually, it is quite frightening how poorly it is paid and that is a main reason … More Worksheet and game