This post is being written in real time. There are posts coming up which actually predate it. Remember that this novel is modernist and follows no chronological order. I have declared independence at … more →
Professor Zeroprofacero wrote 1 month ago: Thanks to Undine, we have a way for everyone to help with my strike: click on the links to my Blog S … more →
profacero wrote 1 month ago: 1. E’s original supposition was that I do not appreciate our great state enough, because I am … more →
profacero wrote 1 month ago: That, I do believe, is the title of a Cajun waltz. I, too, departed for Texas and spent three days i … more →
profacero wrote 1 month ago: As seen at Clio Bluestocking, The Moscow Rules: 1. Assume nothing 2. Never go against your gut 3. Ev … more →
profacero wrote 2 months ago: 1. Katha Pollitt’s excellent article on battered women contains this sentence: That a woman mi … more →
profacero wrote 2 months ago: I dedicate this May Day to the workers of course, to Janequin, to Flora, and to children. It is the … more →
profacero wrote 2 months ago: In Reeducation one was not supposed to have personal power. I have a lot of it and the only way to h … more →
profacero wrote 2 months ago: The post below is about ten days old and so much has happened since, and I am so over it all. Now th … more →
profacero wrote 2 months ago: I am now starting to call Reeducation R. The R Bar on Royal Street in New Orleans — see their … more →
profacero wrote 2 months ago: Many of the posts in this weblog are about feeling stifled, imprisoned, and hemmed in by my professo … more →
profacero wrote 2 months ago: I truly dislike being projected into, and I like even less unsolicited, bad advice from people who h … more →
profacero wrote 2 months ago: I Most academic blogs appear to be by assistant professors, and many discuss in some detail the abus … more →
profacero wrote 2 months ago: …I just cannot stand alcoholic rants, or people who present convoluted reasons why I should ma … more →
profacero wrote 3 months ago: Dear visiting colleague, I place you far above my head and if you ask me for a letter I will pour ou … more →
profacero wrote 3 months ago: Heresy In my experience the decorous things to say are that teaching is fun, writing is work, publis … more →
profacero wrote 3 months ago: Writing is fun and publishing is easy. I know it is heresy to say that, so I will repeat it througho … more →
profacero wrote 3 months ago: I have had strong reactions recently to various posts on how to be an academic, and to one on leavin … more →
profacero wrote 4 months ago: It is no longer Carnival time, but it is the weekend, so we will sing! This song contains a pia … more →
profacero wrote 4 months ago: I said to a certain individual, with a meaningful glance: “I am your friend and I am an inform … more →