An acquaintance noted, “I never hear you swear.” Probably accurate. I seldom use harsh language, finding it generally pointless. Generally, I also find it offensive. Some people I find quite funny do (or did) use such language, but I’m not on stage performing like George Carlin or Denis Leary. Language…
Month: May 2010
I managed one partial day of an academic conference. The conference was from Wednesday through Sunday at noon. I attended four hours in the middle of Friday and that was more than enough for my system. Enough to attend a single presentation and give my own presentation before needing to…
On LinkedIn, in addition to scam therapies and nutcase “cures” for autism, parents keep asking for ways to “help” their children “become normal.” Some of this is a desire for a better life for the child, but there is also a selfish desire to interact with the child in a…
Yesterday, I defended my doctoral dissertation and paid the last $120 in fees to the University of Minnesota. For the cost of tuition, they really should include the dissertation filing, even though the money is technically paid to a private publisher. Here is a portion of the “ETD” report you…
I’m down to five days until my dissertation defense. Following the defense, I should have the doctorate. Grading should be done in the next day or two. Once I turn in final grades, I’m done teaching for a time. This means I really will be done with academia by Tuesday…