The Year in Review

It’s been a pretty interesting year with a cat-and-dog Democratic primary with Hilary and Barack, the ultimate election of Obama, $4 gasoline that fell to under $2 in the blink of an eye, and an economic disaster brought on by deregulators like McCain (economy is fundamentally sound) and his economic adviser Phil Gramm (nation of [...]

Christmas Eve Cheer

Yesterday was the only day I go to school this week and next, and guess what? I get a package. There’s no one on campus, no one in the department, except me.
“It’s either work or an important Christmas card,” I tell Mr. Fedex.
“It’s from a CB,” the delivery dude said and looked at me [...]

Christmas Eve Cheer

Yesterday was the only day I go to school this week and next, and guess what? I get a package. There’s no one on campus, no one in the department, except me.
“It’s either work or an important Christmas card,” I tell Mr. Fedex.
“It’s from a CB,” the delivery dude said and looked at me [...]

Timex

“Takes a licking but keeps on ticking.”
That’s how an old Timex commercial went after abusing the watch by placing it in a stram of water, or run over by a car. I think they had an elephant step on it once, although it actually broke. Hahahah. Well, after this semester, with all the extra [...]

Genji

Next Fall semester, I have an extra slot to teach…. ha! Like I need another course to teach! So I’ve submitted the following proposal for the Dean’s seminar to teach a course on The Tale of Genji.
Genji, the Shining Prince, was not just about a dilettante and playboy, although I can understand such comments by [...]

Genji

Next Fall semester, I have an extra slot to teach…. ha! Like I need another course to teach! So I’ve submitted the following proposal for the Dean’s seminar to teach a course on The Tale of Genji.
Genji, the Shining Prince, was not just about a dilettante and playboy, although I can understand such comments by [...]