Great moments in academia #2
I had three great academic moments in college. Last week I wrote about the first. Today I write about the second. It was my second year at Trinity College and…
Spite and anger make it happen
In the past year, I’ve pondered launching a blog dedicated to the signs that restaurants use on their restroom doors and a blog dedicated to 101 uses for an odd…
A lack of support
On a recent trip to Florida, I was visiting with some of my wife’s relatives. Over lunch and dinner, they would inquire about my book, asking questions about plot and…
Shivering or sweaty
Have you noticed that when dressed for formal occasions, women wear less clothing than at almost any other time in their lives, despite the fact that they are always cold?…
Amusement rides a little too realistic
In 2001, I went on vacation to Disney World. Prior to leaving, a surgeon examined my knee, which spontaneously bled from time to time since my car accident in 1988.…
Road kill punch
In my younger days, I dated a girl who attended North Adams State College, now known as Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts. In those days, the school was known for…
You can be yourself, but only if you wear a tie
Last night I was helping a kid put on his tie prior to a concert. “But I don’t want to wear a tie,” he moaned as I slipped it over…
Betsy Claypool more interesting than Betsy Ross
Less than a week after I take a shot at Betsy Ross and her “sewing achievement” (angering more than I expected) comes BETSY ROSS AND THE MAKING OF AMERICA, which…
Some of us don’t need anymore drama
From Derek Sivers blog: Kurt Vonnegut, who happens to be my hero, reasoned that people crave drama in their lives because the typical story arc for a real life person…
I don’t think you exist, but that doesn’t mean you should yell at me in the brief moments that you do.
I often profess a fondness for the belief that the world exists only for me, and that the existence of other human beings, as well as all other things, is…
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