Recently, in the midst of my erratic blog meanderings, I bumbled into a briar patch, a half dozen variations on the theme of the two-body problem. Lest I inadvertently sucker physicists into stopping by, I should clarify: the two-body problem on this occasion refers to those snags and snarls that typically emerge when two academics wish to find jobs [...]
Archive for the ‘solitude standing’ Category
Sex and the Single Professor III; or, The One-Man Show
Posted in solitude standing on February 21, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Sex and the Single Professor II; or, Solitude is Difficult
Posted in academia, amor fati!, solitude standing on September 19, 2008 | 3 Comments »
This is how I rope in the Suzanne Vega fans. They are, as you know, a key demographic.
Many moons ago I went to a dentist to have a filling replaced. She saw me on short notice, proved to be quite nice, and explained clearly her rationale for going with a simple fix that could always [...]
