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March Reading On Books I Completed Last Month

On books I completed in March (and some thoughts on various songs I listened to while writing this):

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"There is No Division IV": Coach Farley, Rest in Peace On Losing a Man I Admire

Memories of Dick Farley, Williams' legendary Hall of Fame coach, who passed away last week.

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A links dump in which I briefly tackle a bunch of topics that have caught my eye in recent weeks.

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February Reading Capsule Reviews of Books I Completed Last Month

Capsule reviews of books I completed in February:

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January Reading: Capsule Reviews (With Thoughts on Self-Publishing) With Bonus Winter Olympics Musings

January reading and Thoughts on Self-Publishing, and the Winter Olympics.

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Massachusetts Historical Society: Local Incidents & National Debates in the Civil Rights Movement—A Panel Discussion

I'm doing a thing this afternoon. Feel free to join!

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Pep, 1971-2026 On The Loss of a Best Friend

On losing a dear friend.

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When a Comedy Stops Being Funny On, Well, You Know Who

On Trump, "Comedy," and being sick of all of this bullshit.

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Here's your regular reminder that there are no "useless" college majors, and all data and stats back that assertion. The trope that there are useless majors is used to back a right-wing anti-intellectual, anti-higher ed agenda.

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December Reading New Year's Day Capsule Reviews, Plus Thoughts on the College Football Playoffs

Happy New Year! my latest 'stack has thoughts on the college football playoffs and capsule reviews of books I completed in December.

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Research, Teaching, & Workload: Just Let Us Do Our Jobs Thoughts on What We Mean When We Talk About Faculty Research

Various thoughts on academic stuff, especially connected to teaching, workload, and how we think about research.

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A Week in Helsinki Some Thoughts on Being Far-Northern Life-Curious

On travel and darkness in Helsinki:

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A London Interregnum On Turning Poorly-Planned Travel Plans Into Lemonade, Or Something Like That

An accidental London layover.

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Accidental Touristing in Lisbon On Travel, Ennui, and Probably a Little Depression

On Travel, Ennui, and Probably a Little Depression in Lisbon.

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November Reading On Books I Completed in November (Plus Some Thoughts on the College Football Playoffs Selection Process)

Books I completed in November, and thoughts on the College Football Playoffs Selection process.

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Frasier and Niles Crane. It was nice knowing you all.

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Self Indulgence as a Weird Way to Apologize On Couching Laziness as Altruism

In which I manage to couch self-promotion as an apology for light posting.

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And this is after just one round ...

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Boks v. France and Siya's 100th Cap Live Thoughts Written During Boks v. France at Stade de France in St. Denis (outside of Paris)

Thoughts written during the Springboks' 32-17 victory over France at Stade de France.

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A Tale of Two Quarterbacks On Hype, Style, Substance and Nostalgia

In which I argue that Joe Namath was a slightly worse Steve Grogan with less mobility but with a Super Bowl ring and better publicity. Please consider subscribing!

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Argentina v. Boks at Twickenham The Boks Try to Finish Off a Second Straight Rugby Championship

Covering the Boks' Rugby Championship clincher from afar.

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September Reading On Books I Finished in September

Capsule reviews of books I completed in September:

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Clearing Out the Tabs Again ... Misc. Things I'm Too Lazy to Fully Explore

Random thoughts on things I've come across of late. Please consider subscribing.

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Jarod Mayo sitting on his couch right now saying "not so fucking easy, is it?"

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Random Thoughts While Watching Football Dashed Off Opinions During the Patriots Game

In which I cover a lot of territory on a host of topics while watching the Patriots eke out a somewhat disconcertingly narrow win against the Dolphins.

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Clearing Out the Tabs (Again!) A Links Dump With Intermittent Commentary

Quick hit thoughts on a wide range of issues (and I only just barely touch on THAT news ...)

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It goes without saying that we've had years to prepare for required voter ID and now for no vote by mail. Of course it's all intended to be voter suppression. But we need to be planning carpools and ID drives yesterday.

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August Reading Capsule Reviews of Books I Completed Last Month

Capsule Reviews of Books I Finished Last Month:

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Springbok Women Rising On The Women's Rugby World Cup

Thoughts on the South African Women’s Springboks at the World Cup.

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Thank you! I am trying my best ...

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