Working in academia is like doing a group project, but everyone working on the project is the kind of person who does the entire group project by themself.
My favorite game to play with the college freshman I teach is to slowly wear more and more ridiculous clothing and see how long it takes for one of them to break and say something. Pairing this glorious preschool-chic shirt with a black pencil skirt for spooky season.
Public Service Announcement for all the college students out there. It’s better to turn in a terrible essay and get a D than it is to plagiarize your paper and risk getting a zero. 60% > 0%
The least believable thing in Marvel Comics is that Reed Richards has 18 PhDs and goes by “Mister” Fantastic. If I had to write that many dissertations, I’d make my own mother call me “doctor.”
Parents of teens, I know you have a lot on your plates. But, before your kids leave for college, can you please make sure they know how to upload a document to the internet?
In which I share some reflections on the recent actions of NaNoWriMo, including a brief exchange I had with their executive director. stone-soup.ghost.io/some-thought...
Digest 09.06.2024 - Stone Soup
Well, as long as it’s a demon who took me, I’m good to go.
Watch the one where Dom knits the scarf. 🧣
Whoever designed this gift bag did not run it past any middle school children or any childish adults.
Mike Godwin, author of Godwin's law: Go ahead and compare Trump to Hitler. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
My very minor status as an authority on Hitler comparisons stems from having coined “Godwin’s Law” more than three decades ago.