In my plan to emphasize housework, the university gymnasium, and research, in that order, and let everything else fit itself in, here is today’s sketch. 7:30 breakfast 8:15 scan e-mail, upload letters of recommendation 8:30 write this post, accommodate guests (yes I am also a bed and breakfast, and it is Mardi Gras) 9:15 commute … More Plan du jour
When I was a child, after sailing to Europe on the M.S. Aurelia we had lunch at the Hostellerie Cro-Magnon, in the Dordogne. This was so as to visit caves allegedly painted by Cro-Magnon men. Only now have I realized that Cro-Magnon man was named after the more modern name of the region. The Hostellerie … More Hostellerie Cro-Magnon
Nietzche did not get tenure, it is said, due to the committee’s disinterest in The Birth of Tragedy, his tenure book; he never got another academic job. Now it appears that Taine failed the agrégation. From the Johns Hopkins Guide: Although he was clearly the outstanding student of his class, he failed his final examination … More Hippolyte Taine
So as to find a piece of e-letterhead on which to write, I went into old files where I came upon a letter from five years ago. It is an amazing letter. It was a good student, of course, but I sound so professional, so authoritative. I remember I was not feeling like such a … More In the archives
I am very happy, and I just finished something. Contrary to popular opinion, I think it is often necessary to just sit down and do something until it is finished, without thinking about anything else. Otherwise I lose my train of thought and spend a great deal of time retracing my steps. I wonder whether … More Yet More Contrarian Academic Advice
“But this is the United States!” is a manner of speaking; things are not supposed to be that way, I know. So one can use that phrase as an exasperated exclamation or, if one is idealistic, as the expression of a goal. Yet some appear to have believed things truly were not that way. Is … More “But this is the United States!”
One matter that would have been worth pursuing is how King, shortly before his own assassination, was echoing Malcolm in his speeches and writing, linking racism to economic subordination and calling for a Poor People’s Campaign and a guaranteed income, with the goal of initiating a “radical restructuring of American society.” King also linked black … More The World House
Axé.
I’ve never been to the Creole plantation Laura, and really should go for research purposes if not for more reasons. I believe this will be my New Year’s resolution for 2012. Axé.
This semester, starting tomorrow Monday, January 9, I will do some form of research and writing every day. How I will do this: On busy days, like Monday, January 9, or every Tuesday and Thursday, I will get up 1/2 hour earlier and do research and writing in that time. On other days I will … More On Writing Every Day
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