Archive for September, 2006
Saturday, September 30th, 2006
What are the signs of a good book?
As I thought about the answer to this question, I had to, of course, take a trip to memory lane to visit my responses to some of the books that I considered good books. Each person, of course, has a different appreciation of what to consider a “good …
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Saturday, September 30th, 2006
Fan Letter
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Saturday, September 30th, 2006
Don’t Want LIst
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Friday, September 29th, 2006
Show Us the Work
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Friday, September 29th, 2006
Out of Hand
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Friday, September 29th, 2006
Photo ID, #52
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Friday, September 29th, 2006
Africana Studies
There is a fun discussion at WSO about this post. Aston Gonzalez, who started the thread, does not seem to be my biggest fan.
What I think you’re missing is Kane’s blatant sarcasm and mockery of the Africana Studies program.
I am not mocking the Africana Studies program. I am mocking Williams for thinking that doubling [...]
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Thursday, September 28th, 2006
Admissions Questions
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Thursday, September 28th, 2006
Don’t Know History
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Thursday, September 28th, 2006
Durham-in-Wonderland
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Wednesday, September 27th, 2006
Pay Cut
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Wednesday, September 27th, 2006
A Year in Photos: December
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Wednesday, September 27th, 2006
Tenure Track
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Tuesday, September 26th, 2006
A picture of my colloquium
Thanks to the requests of Becca and Brent, and the photography of Sunmi, I here present you with a picture of my colloquium, all on one chalkboard. You should be able to get the gist, but I could write out an explanation for the parts I am covering, th…
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Tuesday, September 26th, 2006
Real Opportunity
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Tuesday, September 26th, 2006
Library Tour
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Monday, September 25th, 2006
A quickie
Hello, all.I just noticed that it has been almost a month since I posted. Many times I have thought about posting, and I have missed being able to make my hand dance on the keyboard as I indulge myself in an analysis of whatever might be on my mind. Ho…
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Monday, September 25th, 2006
Case ‘75 Loses
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Monday, September 25th, 2006
Eph Love You Long Time
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Monday, September 25th, 2006
Still an Option
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Sunday, September 24th, 2006
SoulFire
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Sunday, September 24th, 2006
Tax Breaks for the Rich
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Saturday, September 23rd, 2006
Open Access
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Friday, September 22nd, 2006
25 divided by 5 is 14
Neal points us to a very clever video in which the preceding “fact” — that 25 divided by 5 is 14 — is proven in three different ways: long division, multiplication, and addition. I like this kind of “proof” and try to collect as many as I can.
