Smile? Not For You…

Most people don’t like going to the dentist, mostly for good reasons. The chair is usually uncomfortable, it’s a bit awkward having someone stick their fingers in your mouth, the X-ray film holders make you gag, and often you get chided for not taking the proper care of your teeth. Not that they’re wrong, it’sContinue reading “Smile? Not For You…”

I Profess!

What profession do you admire most and why? This is an interesting prompt from one perspective: I guess I’m supposed to pick some particular profession, like the old rhyme/song: Rich man, poor man, beggar man, thief,Doctor, lawyer, Indian chief. Sorry, that’s a remnant from my less socially aware childhood. It should be Native American chief,Continue reading “I Profess!”

Bad Doppelgängers

You know how you sometimes have a negative response to someone because they look like or remind you of someone else? Just the other day I made a mental connection between two people whom I met decades apart, but that dormant connection might have had a worsening effect on how I think of one ofContinue reading “Bad Doppelgängers”

Job? What Job?

What’s a job you would like to do for just one day? I recently retired from academia after 31 years of teaching. I found my life as a university professor fulfilling overall, with minor exceptions for policy changes that entered into the equation over the years, and for a decline in both enrollments and studentContinue reading “Job? What Job?”