Darwin’s Pros and Cons of Marriage

Oh Charles Darwin, life presents such difficult choices.
Check out Darwin’s own pros and cons of marriage. If you click the button that says “image view” you can see the list in Darwin’s handwriting. My particular favorite pro = “object to be beloved and played with – better than a dog anyway.” Favorite [...]

Camping and Zadie Smith

I’ve decided to make the most of my week off before summer teaching by heading down to Indiana tomorrow to visit friends and do some camping. An added bonus: Hillary Rodham Clinton will be making an appearance in Lafayette IN tomorrow, just a few hours after I get into town. I’m bringing a [...]

Why Morceau?

I like fragments, bits and pieces of things. Think a quilt, the way it is pieced together. Or the knits and purls that slowly become an afghan. Or the way broken glass refracts light. Think about “pieces” of music. When I was sixteen, my piano teacher corrected my vocabulary when I told her what “songs” [...]