Not of General Interest

Just to clarify: I don't really believe that there's a mystic connection between machines and human beings, since (sorry, Tracy Kidd...

Getting a reprieve of two weeks on that piece of writing--now that's the holiday spirit. Thanks, editor! Yes, there are still some reco...

Today I had to go to the Literary Post Office , so I thought I would go when it opened rather than waiting for late in the afternoon when th...

School is back in session. I've been assigned some new things to do in addition to teaching, which means that, with the learning curve a...

The Bittersweet Girl said that she would like to hear more about my garden, and, since I'm avoiding all thoughts academic right now, I ...

I'm back from the land of no internets and thought you might like a picture of where I was for some of the time. A few thoughts: It i...

I will write a more substantial post soon, but for now, RBOC--now new and improved, with whining added! Like the rest of the northern half ...

I've just sent the long article, so all told, that's three things sent this week (if you count proposals, and I certainly do count t...

If you're reading and your attention is wandering, a cup of tea will revive you even better than a square of Dove chocolate. Sadly, thi...

I keep most of the books I use all the time in the place where I do most of my work (home office, 3 1/2 bookcases), but after a while they m...

There are two, actually: 1. Waking up at 4:01 a.m. and not being able to go back to sleep. 2. Knowing that with the day's schedule you w...

. . . because that's the day when grad students start bombarding you with chapters, introductions, lists, and other things they've b...

I think that it's called the "slow food movement" because it's opposed to fast food and wants to promote family dining and...

. Morning walk Originally uploaded by undines I have become addicted to my morning walk. The route isn't that special or remote, th...

In Diary of a Mad Housewife , the heroine reads Proust when she is sick. I had a colleague once who said that she didn't mind being sick...

This is the kind of day it's been: I called Business X to fight with them (or really to inquire politely) about an error they'd mad...

As I sat down to work today, I was reminded of the recent conversation between Horace and Tenured Radical about what things count in terms...

Most absorbing pastime of the last few days : trying to make the hypothetical fax modem in my computer act like a fax machine. Most frustra...

It's been a long week, and, Friday being the traditional night to cut loose and enjoy yourself, I didn't hold back, as you'll se...