Knoxville Shooting (TVUUC) Hits Close to Home

Busy, weird day yesterday as the church targeted in Knoxville is my Mother’s church and church I grew up in.
She did not see it because she was shielded by the organ.  She is shook up , of course, but is being resilient as is whole congregation. They are cleaning up today and are already mobilizing [...]

Don’t do what I did- Beta

I have this running joke about how I made life difficult for myself while doing my PhD.
I call it the “DOn’t Do What I Did” brochure.  I mentioned this line today to a research acquaintance and he thought I meant- “Don’t Study what I study.”  So, in an act of reassuring him I am not [...]

This is so cool…

Here is a picture of the robes I get to wear as a PhD from IESE/Universidad de Navarra:

Lovely.  The secret of academics is we like to dress up in these poofy things.  And the odder, the better.

Toys of the Super Rich: Macbook Air Bling With Gold And Swarovski Crystal

I guess the super rich need something to do with their piles of money.
Macbook Air Bling With Gold And Swarovski Crystal – Born Rich
Macbook Air Bling With Gold And Swarovski Crystal

Catching up

Just kvetching.  Snow caused two and a half days of lost work over the last week.  But it was fun to be with kids.  On Saturday, after being cooped all day Friday due to awful slushy weather (no good for sledding), the lil’ ones went outside to wait for me and I came out and [...]

Writing is Hard

Here are some thoughts about how writing is hard for me and some lessons I have learned (am learning).
I love listening to Sigur Ros to write.  Especially Takk.
Writing is hard.
I continue to learn in the sense of integrating into my behaviors that
1) Momentum is critical;
2) Each work is a world unto itself.  Like a song.  [...]