Tag: administrative business

A diagnosis for why I missed the 10th anniversary of this blog.

I’ve been writing this blog for over a decade. I missed the deadline, back November 4. I reckon it only makes sense. The times I was most into this blog were in 2004-2005 when I would write silly short quips (a task now largely relegated to @Pixelation on Twitter), when I was jobless and homeless…

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Halifax

Dear freaders, When I started this blog, back in 2004, I lived in New Mexico. Since then, I’ve lived in Sydney, Seattle, Mexico City, and now Durham. Now I’ve accepted a postdoctoral position in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Sooo… this blog is going Canadian from now on, eh? Whoo!! Related posts: Whoo! Whoo!! Whoo!!! Okay, everyone…

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Tags, not categories.

I’ve hated the categories I’ve come up with on this blog for many years. So I’ve decided to get rid of them all and switch to tags. That means that until I go back over the catalog, most of the archives will be indecipherable. I’m happy with this. I’ve been living with false hierarchies and…

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Back in the saddle

So I was going to post a link, but didn’t want to do it on Facebook or Twitter and then I thought: “*sigh* I wish I had a blog or something.” But then I realized: I do! What?? Okay, let’s get back into this. Has anything changed since I left?   Related posts: Manifesto A…

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Post-by-numbers

How I make a thoughtful post in six short steps: As I was writing the previous post, I noticed how all of my posts seem to have the same basic formula.  First, there is the background (“As I was writing. . .”), where I explain what led to the thought I’m about to impart.  Sometimes,…

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