This site is visible in Firefox, but not in Google Chrome because of alleged (and not, to my knowledge, actually extant) malware on it from that now apologetic (for the malware) Mexican. What browser are you reading this in? Axé.
1/ To write, you have to do research, and I since a certain point I have always been under such pressure to write before doing research. In research you follow up on things, read, and let what you read change your thoughts rather than just eat the pieces you need for your own writing production … More On research
I honestly think and have always thought the only way to get enough peace of mind and research time would be to let the major and graduate programs die. We do amazing amounts of service and out of field teaching to keep these going. Without them, we would teach one more section of service courses … More Method
That Unapologetic Mexican was hacked, and although I have delinked him browsers still apparently say this site is affected with malware. Do you see me? Axé.
I do know how to measure for lingerie and I have not changed. But the lingerie appears to have done, such that I have had to go one number down and one letter up. Is this a trend in vanity sizing, or has it only happened to me? Also, now that I am one whole … More Vanity sizing for lingerie? and, my identity in shoes
What are they really up to with all of these digital humanities job postings? I cannot help but think it is code for something. They apparently want: A senior digital humanities specialist: someone who, while having scholarly expertise in one or more areas of literature in English, has established national/international visibility and leadership in digital … More University of Connecticut
Now that I have decided to actively make foreign language classes a space of relaxation and anti-tension, I have also decided to care about the textbook. I do not like foreign language textbooks because they are not in black and white. They are very busy, filled with all of these distracting boxes and drawings. I … More Foreign Language Textbooks (a crabby post)
If you are not from the US you may not realize that people in the US hate unions nowadays, but now they do. Hate unions. You know, those organizations that brought you child labor laws, the 8 hours day, the minimum wage, the weekend, and more? They hate them. They see union members as time … More Why do people hate unions?
I never got comfortable teaching certain kinds of classes for the same kind of reason as some people, on purpose, do not learn to type: they do not want it to be their destiny. It would be easier if I got comfortable anyway. How to do this is the question, how to make the person … More Insight Three
I think these are interesting as information for oneself as much or more than for others. I do not know that I would answer them in the same way every day, but these are some answers I might have. 1. How did you arrive at your dissertation topic or most recent project of considerable scope? … More Taking on those questions
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