BillHeise | May 31, 2010
I finished my book last week (it should be available in about two weeks on Amazon.). Today was the last day of a brutal week of ‘after-I’m-done editing’ editing. I have been working on a bunch of stuff for the blog, but I haven’t been able to get anything done (except my book). I will [...]
BillHeise | May 24, 2010
After last week’s ‘teaching’ moments, I wanted to give you a break. Everybody dance!
BillHeise | May 22, 2010
Found this today. At its upfront presentation in New York on Wednesday, CBS announced “$#*!” My Dad Says,” a new comedy based on the popular Twitter feed “Shit My Dad Says.” I have no problem with it other than it being incredibly stupid way to turn off advertisers. Thought you’d want to know.
BillHeise | May 22, 2010
I had forgotten I wrote this on MEDTEXL in March of 2000. It is advice about how I got out of my academic experience relatively unscathed. It is aimed at guiding fellow academics out of the labyrinth, but it provides a sound enough introduction to the entrepreneurial path that I have followed that I thought [...]
BillHeise | May 22, 2010
Okay, I’ve been thinking about Medtextl all morning, and I thought I’d share with you one of my favorite moments on the list. [Be forewarned: I have added the sonnet itself, which was not in the original post]. The post was originally titled “Style Anecdote.” —– I have learned what little I know about style [...]
BillHeise | May 22, 2010
I wanted to explain my ambiguous feelings about academia to my friend Amy, who asked. I had left academia and have not looked back. So I have been thinking and thinking about this, and I thought that the best thing I could do was to give an email exchange that I’d had with a student [...]
BillHeise | May 17, 2010
Some days, when I write my weekly post on What I Am Listening To This Week, I simply want to share a private moment of joy with the public. (See my WIALTTW posts from this January 2010 for examples of this.) Other days, I want to teach. (See my recent post on Frank Zappa for [...]
BillHeise | May 13, 2010
Here’s one reason why I get in so much trouble with, not only academic liberals, but with conservatives. Even my closest friends don’t have infinite patience for my philosophical antics. My dear friend, who lists his political affiliation on his Facebook information page as ‘Crazy-Eyed Liberal,’ posted a facetious article on Facebook with the title [...]
BillHeise | May 10, 2010
One of the best concerta I ever saw was in Champaign, IL, when my wife dragged me off to see Mandy Patinkin. I had nor idea who he was at the time. He sang a whole bunch of really old songs, and yet I thought they were great. We bought his album and listened to [...]
BillHeise | May 8, 2010
Most Americans believe that equal distribution of resources is the natural state of affairs. When resources are placed in the hands of the few, then we want to redistribute them in a more equitable manner. In this case, nature and human nature have a common source. Nature distributes resources equally and man, though his corrupt [...]
