That is, retreat from the mall traffic and general chaos of holiday Nashville, as well as the financial turmoil of Vanderbilt (maybe more on that another time). We decided somewhat spontaneously a few weeks ago to rent a cabin near the Big South Fork National River & Recereation Area to chill out (it’s currently 19 [...]

Goyaboy is alive and well, sort of. As gentle Goyareaders might have surmised, it’s been a hectic last couple weeks as the fall semester winds to a close. I’ve not only been holed up grading exams and papers, I’ve also been involved in two search committees and so have had extra stuff to read, extra [...]

I do not like karaoke. Ever since forced to sing “My Way” in Japan once long ago, I have had a strong aversion. However, I should mention that on that occasion it was in a group of four that included my undergrad Japanese history mentor, Henry D. Smith, an ex-punk rock band member whose name [...]

Gentle Goyareaders may noticed the “Blogged with the Flock Browser” at the bottom of my last post. Well, I decided to give Flock a spin a few weeks ago after Version 2.0 was announced. Until then I had completely ignored it — who needs another crummy browser junking up their hard drive? Also, I wasn’t [...]