rantymcrantface – Phill 365

Day 353: Maybe we’re doing it wrong

January 12, 2018 phillArmchair phillosophy

Today I had the opportunity to sit on a small panel to discuss interdisciplinary work with one of my colleague’s classes. I enjoy such opportunities, and I’m glad I was able to stop in. I[…]

Day 335: My X-mas Card

December 25, 2017 phillrantymcrantface

For those of you who know me well, you know I’m bad about being a “card” person. I’m a “gift” person, and I grew up in a small family (me and my mom) that weren’t[…]

Day 332: Why X-mas matters to me

December 22, 2017 phillArmchair phillosophy

Full disclosure– this might seem like a self-pity post. It’s not. Believe me, it’s not. But it’s a sad set of memories. Growing up, X-mas was a real hit/miss thing for me. For one thing,[…]

Day 312: Institutional Biases and Skype

December 1, 2017December 2, 2017 phillmemoir

The other day, I had someone ask for advice about Skype interviews. I consider myself a sort of de facto expert on the Skype interview, as I’ve done several. I personally don’t like them. I[…]

Day 309b: When the world is upside down

November 28, 2017 phillArmchair phillosophy

Just a quick hitter. Two news stories. In one, a man mocks Native Americans in front of a painting of Andrew Jackson and calls a female senator “Pocahontas.” In the other, a man vows to[…]

Day 300: An Open Letter to CCCC re: panel acceptance

November 19, 2017 phillrantymcrantface

Imagine my surprise, a few weeks ago, when I received an email from CCCC informing me that my panel, entitled “Killer Mike, Kurt Cobain and the Imperative of Rage” was accepted to the 2018 program.[…]

Day 282: The world after personal responsibility

November 2, 2017 phillArmchair phillosophy

I’m dealing with some weird situations with students lately. One motif I see emerging, though, is that there’s a new (meaning in the last couple of years) is a lack of personal responsibility among students.[…]

Day 271: Support the Troops Part II: Seriously, what Jeff Davis said

October 21, 2017 phillArmchair phillosophy

So today the White House Press Secretary, when asked about White House Chief of Staff John Kelly saying something that was factually incorrect, Sarah Sanders said: “If you want to go after General Kelly, that[…]

Day 268: Not taking it personally

October 18, 2017 phillPedagogy

Today I had to give one of my student project leaders some bad news about a project we’re working on. At mid-term, it looks as if only a fairly major miracle will save that project[…]

Day 267: Oh, Danny Harmon…

October 17, 2017 phillmemoir

Read this. It reflects back on something that I’ve made note of through my 30s and now into my 40s– we got beat up and made fun of and ridiculed and all that, but the[…]