Sorry I keep just posting links. But most of the people I link to have more interesting things to say than I. This one is about (non)economists and the deluge of opinions available on macroeconomics (thanks to Mankiw's blog).
https://docs.google.com/fileview?id=0B6yuUpUNGf0pZGQ0YmQ5MjctM2ZiNS00NGIxLTg3OWItYWIxOTcxNDYyMzY5&hl=en
Monday, June 28, 2010
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Interesting
I found this interesting: http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/06/20/the-anosognosics-dilemma-1/?src=me&ref=homepage
It's a humorous story about a bank robber followed by a discussion about practical epistemology.
It's a humorous story about a bank robber followed by a discussion about practical epistemology.
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Now I'm on a roll with these posts
A cool article from a referral on Greg Mankiw's blog. I must admit, I often try to think about my own fulfillment in these rather technical terms...
http://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/speech/bernanke20100508a.htm#f11
http://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/speech/bernanke20100508a.htm#f11
Updates
I feel like I have not had more than 20 minutes at a time to myself to do something other than something I have to do since quite a while ago. That's life, I guess, but it's especially bothersome when it means I spend less time keeping up with important people. I began this blog thinking I could easily update friends and family on the status of my life to avoid having to repeat myself ad infinitum on the phone or in e-mails; anyone who follows my blog, though, knows I haven't been the most prolific author.
Speaking of, here's a note to myself to remind me to link to Jonathan's blog from my blog. If when you're reading this, you don't see a link to J's blog, please add a comment or send me an e-mail. Jonathan writes a pretty funny blog. He also writes well. Forgive me, but I still find it hard to fathom that he can communicate anything more than "Mommy," "Daddy," and "All gone," while twisting his hair with his finger until it tangles so tightly it needs to be cut with scissors.
So, back to my topic. I've realized it's hard work to write so much. Especially when I try to have something funny to say and try to say what I have to say well. So, I'm trying a new strategy; I will post more often, with less crafted content, and in a more conversational cadence. So, I'm sorry for writing so seldom (and lately for calling and e-mailing so seldom).
So, things you should know. The biggest news is that I'm going to Vanderbilt Divinity School in the fall. It's for a two year program (Master of Theological Studies), which is basically an academic-only version of a Master of Divinity degree, the professional degree for mainline and many evangelical denominational ministers. As you might know, I want to earn my Ph.D. afterwards (at some place other than Vandy, namely, back in the Triangle area of North Carolina) and become a professor of religion. Having now had three jobs in as many years, I'm convinced that being a professor would be a great profession for me. I like teaching, I like learning, and I like being stuck in a library basement for hours at a time; writing is okay, too. Of course, it's not easy to become a professor (prerequisites: get into a master's program, get into a Ph.D. program--good ones accept less than 10% of applicants, most of whom are as qualified as anyone else, get a job as a professor--also, can be as many as 200 applicants per position, then get tenure after writing books for 7 years, and don't go broke in the process). Since I want to study American religious history, among other things, I think I could possibly do secondary school teaching as a backup. Anyway, I'm really excited to be back in school, and excited to be in an exciting place like Nashville. Also, I'm looking forward to spending quality time with one of my best friends, Chris McCain. The biggest downside of this (other than that I'll start losing even more money) is that I'll be geographically far away from Elizabeth. I'm glad Southwest flies our route...
So, my job at an elementary school in Durham has changed from being a butler to charming, fun, yet incorrigible, complicated, and violent children to doing carpentry work. Robbie will be familiar with half of my job, which has been to demolish walls. I was disappointed when the actual professional carpenter told us that we wouldn't be using sledge hammers. He gave some strange excuse like "there are live wires and pipes in the walls"... The other half entails building new walls. I've learned to use a compressed-air powered Paslode nail gun. This thing is a monster. It might be better to be shot by a real gun and bullet than a nail from this monster. Anyway, I've been loving this change of pace and could do this relatively unsophisticated construction work all day for a long time. Hmmm. Perhaps I should join the day-laborers who loiter around one of my neighborhood gas stations every morning instead of going to grad school.
Also, in other news, my house is infested with insects. Did you know that cockroaches can fly? I now do. One flew off of my cellphone tonight when I picked it up to plug it into its charger. Last week, one crawled over me while I was in that liminal state between sleep and wakefullness. This morning, I hosed what appeared to be a colony of ants scavenging food on the kitchen counter-tops. I used the spray hose that diverts water from the faucet. It was fun, and I'm glad one of my roommates didn't see it...
Alright, consider yourselves updated.
Speaking of, here's a note to myself to remind me to link to Jonathan's blog from my blog. If when you're reading this, you don't see a link to J's blog, please add a comment or send me an e-mail. Jonathan writes a pretty funny blog. He also writes well. Forgive me, but I still find it hard to fathom that he can communicate anything more than "Mommy," "Daddy," and "All gone," while twisting his hair with his finger until it tangles so tightly it needs to be cut with scissors.
So, back to my topic. I've realized it's hard work to write so much. Especially when I try to have something funny to say and try to say what I have to say well. So, I'm trying a new strategy; I will post more often, with less crafted content, and in a more conversational cadence. So, I'm sorry for writing so seldom (and lately for calling and e-mailing so seldom).
So, things you should know. The biggest news is that I'm going to Vanderbilt Divinity School in the fall. It's for a two year program (Master of Theological Studies), which is basically an academic-only version of a Master of Divinity degree, the professional degree for mainline and many evangelical denominational ministers. As you might know, I want to earn my Ph.D. afterwards (at some place other than Vandy, namely, back in the Triangle area of North Carolina) and become a professor of religion. Having now had three jobs in as many years, I'm convinced that being a professor would be a great profession for me. I like teaching, I like learning, and I like being stuck in a library basement for hours at a time; writing is okay, too. Of course, it's not easy to become a professor (prerequisites: get into a master's program, get into a Ph.D. program--good ones accept less than 10% of applicants, most of whom are as qualified as anyone else, get a job as a professor--also, can be as many as 200 applicants per position, then get tenure after writing books for 7 years, and don't go broke in the process). Since I want to study American religious history, among other things, I think I could possibly do secondary school teaching as a backup. Anyway, I'm really excited to be back in school, and excited to be in an exciting place like Nashville. Also, I'm looking forward to spending quality time with one of my best friends, Chris McCain. The biggest downside of this (other than that I'll start losing even more money) is that I'll be geographically far away from Elizabeth. I'm glad Southwest flies our route...
So, my job at an elementary school in Durham has changed from being a butler to charming, fun, yet incorrigible, complicated, and violent children to doing carpentry work. Robbie will be familiar with half of my job, which has been to demolish walls. I was disappointed when the actual professional carpenter told us that we wouldn't be using sledge hammers. He gave some strange excuse like "there are live wires and pipes in the walls"... The other half entails building new walls. I've learned to use a compressed-air powered Paslode nail gun. This thing is a monster. It might be better to be shot by a real gun and bullet than a nail from this monster. Anyway, I've been loving this change of pace and could do this relatively unsophisticated construction work all day for a long time. Hmmm. Perhaps I should join the day-laborers who loiter around one of my neighborhood gas stations every morning instead of going to grad school.
Also, in other news, my house is infested with insects. Did you know that cockroaches can fly? I now do. One flew off of my cellphone tonight when I picked it up to plug it into its charger. Last week, one crawled over me while I was in that liminal state between sleep and wakefullness. This morning, I hosed what appeared to be a colony of ants scavenging food on the kitchen counter-tops. I used the spray hose that diverts water from the faucet. It was fun, and I'm glad one of my roommates didn't see it...
Alright, consider yourselves updated.
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