The following blogs make up the chronicle of my last year as a full-time college educator. A note to all my readers: The following blogs may often be a mess, starting and stopping, fragments, little thoughts, some fully formed story pages, some threads left dangling. I’m not sure how many photos or links I’m goingContinue reading “My Final Year (of teaching) .”
Category Archives: “real” life
Not really me
A note on the pic: It’s not really me; I’m not angelic, not even close. Blah blah blah G…(pronounce that G with a bit of an edge, maybe say it out loud ,okay? Say “Eggg gah gah” ) My blah blah is what it is…. a certain blah blah blasé voice perhaps. I name thatContinue reading “Not really me”
Oh Mom, you’re (still) embarrassing me…
Oh Mom, you’re (still) embarrassing me (50 + years later). Oh Mom, do you have to make friends with every clerk, waiter, counter person, professional person who is employed to provide you a service of any kind? I read an article recently about how much New Yorkers prefer their quick, no-nonsense eateries and otherContinue reading “Oh Mom, you’re (still) embarrassing me…”
Monday musings: Expertise and the imaginary self.
Do you fancy yourself an expert at something? Expertise looks a lot alike from thing to thing. It doesn’t matter whether we’re doing cancer research, editing a blockbuster movie, or cleaning a stove top, being an expert requires attention. There is a task at hand, and it hungers for completion. Maybe it will beContinue reading “Monday musings: Expertise and the imaginary self.”
LePell’s Index: (Remember Harper’s?)
Hello my dear readers: I’ve been terribly remiss about writing my blog this past few weeks; I’m getting back on this proverbial old horse, what with the turning of the old calendar, literally, turning the page. I used to roll my eyes when the news all turned to “most, least, best, worst of…” duringContinue reading “LePell’s Index: (Remember Harper’s?)”
Rachel LePell 