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 →
SOB, FARTs and the MOB
Switerland is not great with choosing train names that translate well. The SOB is the Sud Ouest Bahn in east Switzerland, the FART is the Ferrovie autolinee regionali ticinesi in the Italian speaking canton, and the MOB is the Montreux Berner-Oberland Bahn. I'm trying to think of ways to amuse myself because I'm starting 2024... Continue Reading →
Danger is Relative (Omicron humor)
Here's my joke for the week: "So I had a really scary experience last week." "Were you climbing again? Back country skiing? Mountain biking?" "Yes, but that wasn't what was dangerous. I went out to eat in a restaurant" Omicron is everywhere, but could it be the light at the end of the tunnel? It... Continue Reading →