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Mothering at Mid-Career: Parenting in the News
This past week there've been several articles about balancing work and family that interested me. Scott Jaschik reported on the...
Sales, sails and swirls
Way back when I was fresh out of college, I tried to augment my meager salary by taking on some...
PROFESSOR MEETS GUN, PART FIVE: MY BOYS LIKE SHOOTOUTS
First, an update: I haven't yet contacted anyone about going shooting, but I will.While I'm arranging that, I plan to...
The Career Coach Is In: Call For Questions
When we started the Mama, PhD blog, coeditors Caroline Grant and Elrena Evans really wanted to have a career advice...
Indy's Dean
Although I kinda expected it to suck – which it did – this weekend I took TW to see the...
Styron's Havanas in Camelot
Wednesday would have been the 83rd birthday of William Styron, author of Sophie’s Choice, The Confessions of Nat Turner, and...
Blasphemous Bliss
In a world where ignorance is bliss, 'tis foolish to be wise. That saying's probably been around for a long...
Fridays and Footprints
With gas around four dollars a gallon, the seventies-era idea of colleges closing on Fridays to reduce travel is making...