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Answer: Ha! not even close to over. On the other hand, we can now get vaxxed AND boosted AND have good masks available, though few or no rap...

 First, some writing inspiration from Paul McCartney in The New Yorker: " As McCartney recalls, “George would say, ‘Be here at ten, t...

 UCSB says, "heck, yes!" https://www.independent.com/2021/10/28/architect-resigns-in-protest-over-ucsb-mega-dorm/ Short version: ...

You've doubtless seen this one: Robert Kolker's  "Who is the Bad Art Friend?" in the  NYTimes Magazine.  Here's the sh...

 I know I wrote about this last time, but about conferences: can we just not? Conference 1. Recently, for a conference in a month or two, I ...

 Over at IHE, Joshua Kim asks whether  we're ready to go back to conference travel and whether we have any conference travel planned fo...

 Inspired by Dame Eleanor and xykademiqz , a 5-minute post.  Let's see--what's positive? My campus wants people to get vaccinated. ...

Seriously, Joey Tribbiani ( Friends ) & those associations aside, how are you doing?   I ask because we're supposed to be all over t...

In " Why People Are So Awful Online," Roxane Gay pinpoints something that we've been talking about for a while and completely...

Long time, no see! Following xykademiqz and gwinne , here's a 5-minute update post: Even if I don't get any vacation again this year...

An anecdote, or maybe a parable, about academe.  If you have a large extended family, and that large extended family has gatherings periodic...

 At first I didn't click on Adam Grant's "There's a Name for the Blah You're Feeling " because I thought it was my...

 No, this is not a Matthew Arnold fan post. It's about meanness for the sake of meanness on the interwebs. You may have seen this a few ...

Some things are looking up. They really are. Want proof? People are getting vaccinated (including me, hooray!). The days are getting longer....

What usually happens in the spring? Pay attention to conference calls for papers. Go to meetings on campus. Prep class. Grade papers. Try to...

 The snow is snowing all around, It falls on field and tree, It falls on all our parkas here And on the ships at sea.     With apologies to ...

 Happy New Year! Who had armed takeover of the Capitol by violent white supremacist Trump worshippers & Trump's impeachment on their...

This isn't a traditional year-end post. There aren't any lists of accomplishments, because it feels as though I didn't do anythi...

 Briefly, because I don't want to give this much more house room:  Some critic at the National Review , AKA a man with a lot of opinions...

 This may be a blogtime first for the number of days between posts--sorry. This is a catching up and promising to do better post.  First of ...