I've been sick for a day or so, not very long but it's been pretty uncomfortable. There's the flu and then there's the flu. Sometimes you're okay just staying inside and nursing a head cold, but yesterday was about my body aching and wanting to vomit for hours and hours. Sometimes I could sleep, sometimes... Continue Reading →
Folks who Missed the Blue Bird
I've never been someone who believed I could have an original thought. I'm a re-hasher. I find things and talk about them, but I'm not the one who comes up with stuff. Okay, I have one original idea: if I had a superpower, it would be finding the correct lid for a Tupperware container. I'm... Continue Reading →
Falling From Above
I've been depressed. It's everything and nothing, as it often is, but I'm starting to have a physical aversion to some of my students. I'm responsible for a group, technically for the next four years but I'm scrabbling to get out of it and start again with another group next year. They're mostly good at... Continue Reading →
Luigi Ferrajoli
A few weeks ago, we went climbing in Italy. We stayed at a lovely B&B and had some nice conversations with our host about travel, life and so forth. He'd been to Vietnam, Cuba....and a few other places which made me ask him the question, "Are you interested in communism?" to which he replied, "Yes,... Continue Reading →
Moove your cow, and your mind will follow. 