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Baseball
I don't talk about it much on here, but I love baseball. Love it. I grew up in Cleveland rooting for the Indians, which is not the easiest team to love. But they're my team & I love them. In the 90's while I was in high school they were competitive. They hadn't been a contender of any sort for a very long time. Prior to 1995 the Indians hadn't won ( Read more... ) -
Eff the Mid-West
Had a great time in St. Louis with my friends. I miss my friends, all of you awesome people who live a thousand miles away. Effing the Mid-west. Effing being (for all intents & purposes) a million miles away. I mean, I know we stay in touch & talk & all that -- but it's not the same as spending a few hours with people you really like & get a ( Read more... ) -
Trivia
So I'd like to talk about something positive for a change. ;-) A couple of friends recommended this site, meetup.com, as a way to meet people outside of my department. I started going about a month ago to a trivia group. It was OK at first -- it's always hard to go out & meet new people, & this was a thing that had been going on for a while, so ( Read more... ) -
Little help, please?
Hey all, so I'm sending an Email to the contact for the job in StL because I have a few questions for them. But, seeing as I've never done this before, I'd like to make a reasonably good impression, & am hoping if you have a moment you can read the intended Email (below) & offer suggestions. Or praise, if it's just that good ( Read more... ) -
clash!
So Clash of the Titans (the remake) opens today. In 3D. I am expecting it to be pretty bad, I won't lie. That's not going to stop me from seeing it, mind you -- but I am not raising my expectations at all, thank you. :-) I'm just hoping it's not too much Avatar 2, with the same lead actor &, you know, 3D effects. We'll see. Strangely enough ( Read more... ) -
To apply or not to apply?
https://apps.umsl.edu/webapps/weboffice/acadjobs/unitlisting.cfm?id=11
I'd be in St. Louis, it sounds like I'd (maybe?) teach one class a semester. Kind of ideal -- I don't want to be too busy next fall/year. Pondering......... -
"Disclaimer"
Yeah, this post should probably be first, but, well, *shrug*. :-) I'm pretty new to all this posting & sharing, so I hope you'll bear with me as i figure out what I need/want out of this set up. I guarantee no regularity in my posting -- haphazard & random are kinda how I roll. As an example, I didn't pack of CAMWS until like 11 the night ( Read more... ) -
CAMWS
Well, now I feel I should add something to the CAMWS talk. Especially as I'm the only person actually living in or associated with the Middle West. ;-) I went to CAMWS in Cincinasty 3 years ago, gave a paper on Apollonius (the Friday 8 AM section -- not well attended). I carpooled with one of my faculty & another grad student, & the ride was ( Read more... )