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June 2015

June 17, 2015
I sat down in my usual aisle seat on one of my infrequent airplane flights...
June 14, 2015
Today's gospel is about sowing seed--a promising but ultimately inefficient activity, both in the field...
June 12, 2015
In 1831, Robert Schumann published his very first review, in the form of an imaginary...
June 05, 2015
He sees you when you're sleeping He knows when you are awake Big Brother? The...
June 03, 2015
I saw a bumper sticker once that said “So many books, so little time.” I...
June 01, 2015
It is unsettling, even scary, to relinquish who we think we are, and scary to...

May 2015

May 29, 2015
When I was growing up in northeastern Vermont, the Fairbanks Museum in St. Johnsbury was a...
May 20, 2015
Although I suppose the whole point of being on Facebook is to be noticed, I...
May 13, 2015
Another academic year is in the books, and as I will gladly be shifting into...
May 11, 2015
I did something a couple of weeks ago that I have not done in four years—present...
May 06, 2015
I recall once when I was barely thirty hearing my father describe himself as in...

April 2015

April 29, 2015
It is the next-to-last day of April, and I think it is finally safe to...
April 24, 2015
Assignments: You would think after twenty-five years of teaching that I would have learned not...
April 22, 2015
As the end of the semester draws near and my upcoming sabbatical looms, I'm wondering...
April 20, 2015
In 1987, as Vice President George H. W. Bush prepared to step out of Ronald...
April 17, 2015
I admit it—hockey has never been my number one sport. That in itself is odd,...
April 11, 2015
As the director of a large interdisciplinary program required of all students during their first...

March 2015

March 23, 2015
Forgive me for name dropping, but I went to dinner with a New York Times...
March 06, 2015
Prominently displayed in the office I occupy as director of the Development of Western Civilization...

February 2015

February 27, 2015
Hey Justin! What if you had a ring that made you invisible when you put...
February 20, 2015
Everyone has an unforgettable teacher or two in his or her history; I aspire to...
February 11, 2015
A bit over a year ago I read Herman Koch's novel The Dinner during Christmas break....
February 04, 2015
I have been reminded of the academic annual cycle over the past few weeks as...

January 2015

January 28, 2015
There must be something about the end of January and named snowstorms. This year it...
January 26, 2015
What is it about intentionally jerking people’s chains that is so satisfying? Every once in...
January 23, 2015
Those who know me well or read this blog once in a while know that...
January 21, 2015
A bit over year ago, as I prepared for the depression sure to occur upon the...
January 19, 2015
In Bird by Bird, the best book on writing that I have read, Anne Lamott...
January 09, 2015
If multitasking is the enemy of reverence, which I’m quite sure it is, then I’m...
January 02, 2015
Last year on New Year's Day I posted several random resolutions for the new year--today...
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