For Labor Day I worked on repairing my deck, and then went kayaking in a lake. After that, I fixed bicycles. I called a neighbor to borrow a tool, and gave him a beer. All of this was very American, with that Indian summer feeling of water and sun and and exercise and sweat. Now … More An American day
I am very much opposed to the idea of for a fee credit cards. However, there is this one. For $95 after the first year, should I want its benefits? They seem to be worth the money, and the first year is free. Also, I could consider canceling after the first year — if they … More An airline credit card for a fee?
I forgot to post answers to some questions to that writing group’s page. Now the post has no more commenting room, so I am posting the answers here. Where are you in your career? Mid-career tenured faculty. What sort of institution(s) do you work for or study at? Carnegie “research intensive” state university, Doctoral-1 under … More That writing group
Do you love to read? I do not. I like to do research, but I do not love reading as an activity and I have not done since the age of twelve or thirteen. I rarely relax by reading or lose myself in a book the way I did as a child, and literature is … More One of my famous questions
I have a lot more time in the day now that I do not spend time dealing with self doubt or handling harrassment at work. Harrassment at work was ended because someone finally took my complaint seriously and acted on it. But this was a matter of luck, not a matter of hard work on … More Mediodía estancado entre relentes
The Last Psychiatrist published a copy of the exam on which all those Harvard students allegedly cheated, and I know about this from Clarissa. It is a very well constructed exam, and I would be glad to study with this professor. Axé.
What I want: this table, running shoes, SmartWool socks, and those linen towels we discussed before. What I will actually try to get: an electrician. UPDATE: Electrician is scheduled, shoes and socks are bought, and housewares remain under consideration. Axé.
It exists. Does the (laudable) reduction in OPP population — laudable because pictures of it look like pictures of the Middle Passage — mean fewer people are kept in jail, or that they are just housed elsewhere? Axé.
How the American university was killed, in five easy steps. Remaking the university. (California-centric, I know, but then California is a major country and worth watching.) What would you add, along these lines? Axé.
Even as amusement during a hurricane I did not have the patience to watch all of Lars von Trier’s 2011 film, although I did see the spectactular end. It reminded me of Tree of Life, which is from the same era, but I will say that this film is less meaningless than Tree of Life. … More Melancholia
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