Did you drink a lot in your twenties? I did not — did not in my teens either — did not know it was expected. I always did go out, though, and I started going out more and more in my thirties, living in New Orleans. I would go out by myself because nobody I … More Public Opinion Poll
Here is a large plate I finished recently — about 14″ across. At the studio they alleged it was not good enough to keep but I insisted. When it came out of the kiln at last, I could see why they said it was destined to be flawed. I decided I would give it as … More Hafiz
This is for the people who got letters denying tenure this semester, or terminating them at third or fourth year review. For grant proposals not funded, and especially for labs that lost their grants. It is for the Louisiana Federation of Teachers, brilliantly organized, and the Oregon teachers out on strike tonight. Axé.
We have had the Devil to pay lately, here in Maringouin. We have lost some people and a program. The above song sings to the 1964-84 Brazilian dictatorship that in spite of it, tomorrow is another day. And in life generally, we had so much advice on how to get things done. I, however, have … More The Devil to Pay in the Backlands
Ó esplêndida lua, debruçada sobre Joaquim Nabuco, 81. Tu não banhas apenas a fachada e o quarto de dormir, prenda comum. Baixas a um vago em mim, onde nenhum halo humano ou divino fez pousada, e me penetras, lâmina de Ogum, e sou uma lagoa iluminada. Tudo branco, no tempo. Que limpeza nos resíduos e … More A Vida Passada a Limpo
We have music venues like this here, and I took this picture. Axé.
My professors had no idea how to work anywhere but an R1. By the time I got the Ph.D I had taken courses at five universities, but they were all R1 so that was the world I knew. The standard advice for professors is about how to work at an R1 and I am constantly … More Toda la vida
I am not a full professor at an R-1 but I am beginning to realize that for a series of reasons having to do with the kinds of experience I have had, I am one of the savviest people there are. I was born savvy and trained that way, and when you add to that … More Yet further advice
This is just from Wikipedia, but consider the amazing and yet typically 19th century writer´s life. Camilo was born out of wedlock and orphaned in infancy, although his origins lay ultimately in Northern Portugal’s provincial aristocracy (his father, Manuel Joaquim Botelho Castelo Branco, was the son of an illustrious household in the environs of Vila … More Camilo Castelo Branco
1. No matter what anyone says, it is unwise to put on your grant except as auxiliary staff or footnotes, people who have not at least passed fourth year review or about the status and progress of whose projects you do not know absolutely everything. 2. People experimenting with new programs need to learn to … More Further advice to all faculty
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