December 2010
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American English Dialects →
I … wow. This is awesome.
Checking back in →
I wanted to post an all-clear message to follow up on my last post. Everything worked out, and Megan and I have had an excellent time in Marseille. Tomorrow we take the train to Nice, where we’ll be…
The snow has something against me →
I’m working on my iPod for this, so just a short post. Righ now i’m in the McDonald’s at Gare Lille-Flandres. “But Derek, you weren’t supposed to pass through Lille en route to Marseille,” says the…
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An Unfortunate Decision by Peter Orszag - James... →
I (really strongly) agree with what Mr. Fallows has to say on Orszag’s new job at Citibank. I recommend that you read it.
Things I’ve learned →
As I just yawned and want to crawl into bed, this will be a short post. I wanted to give everyone something, though. In my time here teaching, I’ve learned a few things about myself and about…
Types of cold →
You may know my views on humid summer weather: I don’t like it. That all-consuming heat makes me feel like I’m in a sauna, with no space in the air for sweat to evaporate. Instead, it just stays and…
Snow! →
It snowed for the first time last Wednesday, and hasn’t really stopped since. At first, the air was too warm for the snow to stick, which made it melt and then freeze. Now, however, we have a…
Spain, part the second →
So, I’m a liar. I said I would post this last Friday. Here I am at the following Thursday without posting my thoughts on Barcelona and Girona. I really don’t have any reason for not posting…
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“But another finding of the so-called “soul poll” that researchers said was...”
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