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Day 179: I was a 20-something Passenger

July 21, 2017 phillmemoir

This is a story. When I was an undergraduate, I lived an interesting chapter of my life. For one thing, my mother was divorced from my step-father (who I will refer to as Mr. Piece[…]

Day 177: Arrogance

July 19, 2017 phillmemoir

Coming out of a several day long reflection on my own identity, I feel like this is the time to reflect back on something else I have talked about here before: the attitudes of other[…]

Day 176: Survivance

July 17, 2017 phillmemoir

I’m going to start by expressing my ideas here the way I do when I give talks, so if you’ve heard me do this bit and it bothered you– get ready to wade through it[…]

Day 173: The Challenges of Self-Definition

July 15, 2017 phillmemoir

It seems like yesterday, but it was long ago. This is another story. I’m what people call a hybrid scholar. This is a thing that many people and departments claim to celebrate and to admire[…]

Day 168: Villains II: I'm not finished with you!

July 10, 2017 phillArmchair phillosophy

A story. Biggest secret on my blog (spoiler warning): I’m mostly Cherokee. We’ll skip the argument about what it means to be “part” something or mixed blood for now (it’s an argument I’ve made other[…]

Day 165: My Earliest Memory

July 6, 2017 phillArmchair phillosophy

My earliest memory is of lying in a crib, watching a spider descend on a single thin strand, feeling its legs on my cheek, then feeling a warm, piercing sting. I can’t possibly really remember[…]

Day 163: FREEEEEEEEDOM

July 4, 2017 phillArmchair phillosophy

It’s the 4th of July. I’ve managed to keep myself blogging for almost a half-a-year (the midpoint will come this month). It’s been a good ride. Julie asked me last night how it feels to[…]

Day 161: Why I sometimes seem a little at-odds with my discipline

July 3, 2017 phillArmchair phillosophy

I have walked in a lightly defined circle around some of these issues in the past, but I was thinking today it might be worthwhile to lay this down in a post, sort of get[…]

Day 157: Truths about Academic Work

June 28, 2017 phillArmchair phillosophy

Julie posted this today on ye ol’ Facebook. If you read here regularly, you won’t be surprised to see that I chose to use it as a springboard today. I’ve talked at length about my[…]

Day 156: I need to expand on this

June 28, 2017 phillArmchair phillosophy

Today, I shared this story that Julie (and some of my other friends) posted on Facebook. Here’s what I said, for the odd reader who isn’t my FB friend but is interested in what I[…]