Re: OT: People in academics

2006-08-01 Thread mike wilson 

> 
> From: Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: 2006/07/31 Mon PM 09:06:12 GMT
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> Mat Maessen wrote:
> 
> >On 7/27/06, Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >> Depends on your definition of "bike". I've just started getting my
> >> Honda VFR ready to go back on the road.
> >
> >Make sure you bring the helmet into your lectures with you. Completes
> >the effect. :-)
> 
> I'm gonna go with full leathers, too!
> 
After 60 miles on a VFR, the students won't know if it's you or the leathers 
creaking.


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Re: OT: People in academics

2006-07-31 Thread John Francis 
On Mon, Jul 31, 2006 at 05:06:12PM -0400, Mark Roberts wrote:
> Mat Maessen wrote:
> 
> >On 7/27/06, Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >> Depends on your definition of "bike". I've just started getting my
> >> Honda VFR ready to go back on the road.
> >
> >Make sure you bring the helmet into your lectures with you. Completes
> >the effect. :-)
> 
> I'm gonna go with full leathers, too!

Just don't go with a buggy-whip as well ...


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Re: OT: People in academics

2006-07-31 Thread Mark Roberts 
Mat Maessen wrote:

>On 7/27/06, Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> Depends on your definition of "bike". I've just started getting my
>> Honda VFR ready to go back on the road.
>
>Make sure you bring the helmet into your lectures with you. Completes
>the effect. :-)

I'm gonna go with full leathers, too!

 
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Re: OT: People in academics

2006-07-31 Thread frank theriault 
On 7/31/06, Bob W <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:


> Indeed. One of my nephews corrected my pronunciation of Oswald once.
> He told me it was Azwold.

It's cultural imperialism is what it is...

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RE: OT: People in academics

2006-07-31 Thread Bob W 
> 
> And, seriously, it was a problem in the late 60's and early 70's,
when
> Sesame Street first hit the air with it's machine-gun like ramming
of
> short clips into the heads of our impressionable children:  it seems
> that quite a few Canadian children got to school singing the
alphabet
> in American.  They were set straight, though...  
> 

Indeed. One of my nephews corrected my pronunciation of Oswald once.
He told me it was Azwold.

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Re: OT: People in academics

2006-07-31 Thread Steve Desjardins 
Late getting back about this.  Good luck Mark.  Now you've gone and done
it . . . 

Steve


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Re: OT: People in academics

2006-07-31 Thread Mat Maessen 
On 7/27/06, Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Depends on your definition of "bike". I've just started getting my
> Honda VFR ready to go back on the road.

Make sure you bring the helmet into your lectures with you. Completes
the effect. :-)

-Mat (who commuted to work this morning on the bike)

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Re: OT: People in academics

2006-07-31 Thread David J Brooks 
Quoting David Savage <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:

> On 7/31/06, frank theriault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> On 7/29/06, David Savage <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> > 
>>
>> That is hil-ar-ious.  I've not seen that one before.
>>
>> As a former anglo-quebecer (who is none-the-less of french
>> background), I laugh in your general direction.  .
>
> LOL, but "former anglo-quebecer"? Which part of your heritage have you lost?

The smoking and vacationing in Florida part.
:-)

DaveB
>
>> Interestingly enough, the radio station that appeared to have produced
>> that piece is owned by a media conglomerate that's a client of ours
>> (Corus Media).  We drop stuff off at their office all the time.
>>
>> Small world, eh?
>
> Yep.
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Re: OT: People in academics

2006-07-31 Thread David Savage 
On 7/31/06, frank theriault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On 7/29/06, David Savage <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > 
>
> That is hil-ar-ious.  I've not seen that one before.
>
> As a former anglo-quebecer (who is none-the-less of french
> background), I laugh in your general direction.  .

LOL, but "former anglo-quebecer"? Which part of your heritage have you lost?

> Interestingly enough, the radio station that appeared to have produced
> that piece is owned by a media conglomerate that's a client of ours
> (Corus Media).  We drop stuff off at their office all the time.
>
> Small world, eh?

Yep.

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Re: OT: People in academics

2006-07-31 Thread frank theriault 
On 7/29/06, David Savage <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 

That is hil-ar-ious.  I've not seen that one before.

As a former anglo-quebecer (who is none-the-less of french
background), I laugh in your general direction.  .

Interestingly enough, the radio station that appeared to have produced
that piece is owned by a media conglomerate that's a client of ours
(Corus Media).  We drop stuff off at their office all the time.

Small world, eh?

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Re: OT: People in academics

2006-07-31 Thread frank theriault 
On 7/28/06, Scott Loveless <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:


> Tell me, hoser, how exactly do you sing the ABC song?  "...q r s t ved
> w x y and zed..."?

Yes, that's exactly how we sing it.  Our children apparently have
sufficient intelligence to get over the fact that the last letter
doesn't rhyme.  

And, seriously, it was a problem in the late 60's and early 70's, when
Sesame Street first hit the air with it's machine-gun like ramming of
short clips into the heads of our impressionable children:  it seems
that quite a few Canadian children got to school singing the alphabet
in American.  They were set straight, though...  

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Re: OT: People in academics

2006-07-31 Thread frank theriault 
On 7/28/06, Don Sanderson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Do you have one of these Frank?
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUqsF8vbR_Q&mode=related&search=

We all do.

It's the law.

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Re: OT: People in academics

2006-07-31 Thread frank theriault 
On 7/30/06, William Robb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> >
> > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyCEJOGMVjk
>
> Brings a tear to yer eye, eh?

I think it's quite fitting that it's a beer commercial...



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Re: OT: People in academics

2006-07-29 Thread William Robb 

- Original Message - 
From: "frank theriault" 
Subject: Re: OT: People in academics


> On 7/28/06, Scott Loveless <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>
>> What are you talking aboot?
> 
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyCEJOGMVjk
> 
> Take that!

Brings a tear to yer eye, eh?

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Re: OT: People in academics

2006-07-29 Thread Ann Sanfedele 
Mark Roberts wrote:
> 
> ...as of today I are one myself :)
> 
> I just accepted a position at a university near Pittsburgh. Not near
> *enough*, in my view (about 60 miles away) but it'll have to do for
> the time being!
> 
> Nice to have a real job again.
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I'm late reading this  - congrats and sympathy both go to
you :)

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Re: OT: People in academics

2006-07-29 Thread David Mann 
On Jul 29, 2006, at 2:30 AM, graywolf wrote:

> Well, it just goes to show that even if you speak broken English  
> you can
> become a Perfesser .

When I went to university I couldn't spell "engineer".  Now I is one.

(I think I saw it on a T-shirt)

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Re: OT: People in academics

2006-07-28 Thread David Savage 


HA!

Dave

On 7/29/06, frank theriault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On 7/28/06, Scott Loveless <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > What are you talking aboot?
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyCEJOGMVjk
>
> Take that!
>
> 
>
> cheers,
> frank, who's about to leave work and go to the hoose.

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Re: OT: People in academics

2006-07-28 Thread David Savage 
Don yours & Frank's posts have made my Dad's day.

Cheers,

Dave

On 7/29/06, Don Sanderson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Do you have one of these Frank?
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUqsF8vbR_Q&mode=related&search=
>
> Don
>
> > -Original Message-
> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of
> > frank theriault
> >
> > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyCEJOGMVjk
> >
> > Take that!
> >
> > 
> >
> > cheers,
> > frank, who's about to leave work and go to the hoose.

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Re: OT: People in academics

2006-07-28 Thread David Savage 
On 7/29/06, frank theriault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On 7/28/06, Scott Loveless <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > What are you talking aboot?
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyCEJOGMVjk
>
> Take that!
>
> 
>
> cheers,
> frank, who's about to leave work and go to the hoose.

Frank thanks for posting that. I just showed it to my Dad and he was
ROTFLH(is)AO.

Cheers,

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RE: OT: People in academics

2006-07-28 Thread brooksdj 
> Do you have one of these Frank?
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUqsF8vbR_Q&mode=related&search=
> 
> Don

No but I do.I'm in the sticks


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> > 
> > 
> > On 7/28/06, Scott Loveless <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > >
> > > What are you talking aboot?
> > 
> > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyCEJOGMVjk
> > 
> > Take that!
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > cheers,
> > frank, who's about to leave work and go to the hoose.
> > 
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Re: OT: People in academics

2006-07-28 Thread brooksdj 
> On 7/28/06, Scott Loveless <[EMAIL 
PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > On 7/28/06, frank theriault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > On 7/28/06, Scott Loveless <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > What are you talking aboot?
> > >
> > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyCEJOGMVjk
> > >
> > > Take that!
> > >
> > > 
> > >
> > > cheers,
> > > frank, who's about to leave work and go to the hoose.
> > >
> >
> > Tell me, hoser, how exactly do you sing the ABC song?  "...q r s t ved
> > w x y and zed..."?
> >
> 
> Damn.  I guess here in the *S, we don't have U.
> 
> 'Scuse me while I remove my foot from my mouth.

HAR EH
:-)

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Re: OT: People in academics

2006-07-28 Thread Paul Stenquist 
Yeah, you have to say shedjool when you mean schedule :-))
Paul
On Jul 28, 2006, at 5:20 PM, frank theriault wrote:

> On 7/28/06, Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>> Eh?
>
> It takes a hell of a lot more than an "eh?" to sound like a  
> Canadian, buddy!
>
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RE: OT: People in academics

2006-07-28 Thread Don Sanderson 
Do you have one of these Frank?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUqsF8vbR_Q&mode=related&search=

Don

> -Original Message-
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> 
> 
> On 7/28/06, Scott Loveless <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > What are you talking aboot?
> 
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyCEJOGMVjk
> 
> Take that!
> 
> 
> 
> cheers,
> frank, who's about to leave work and go to the hoose.
> 
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Re: OT: People in academics

2006-07-28 Thread frank theriault 
On 7/28/06, Scott Loveless <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:


> 'Scuse me while I remove my foot from my mouth.

Are those the amended Jimy Hendricks lyrics?

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Re: OT: People in academics

2006-07-28 Thread Scott Loveless 
On 7/28/06, Scott Loveless <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On 7/28/06, frank theriault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > On 7/28/06, Scott Loveless <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > >
> > > What are you talking aboot?
> >
> > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyCEJOGMVjk
> >
> > Take that!
> >
> > 
> >
> > cheers,
> > frank, who's about to leave work and go to the hoose.
> >
>
> Tell me, hoser, how exactly do you sing the ABC song?  "...q r s t ved
> w x y and zed..."?
>

Damn.  I guess here in the *S, we don't have U.

'Scuse me while I remove my foot from my mouth.


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Re: OT: People in academics

2006-07-28 Thread Scott Loveless 
On 7/28/06, frank theriault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On 7/28/06, Scott Loveless <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > What are you talking aboot?
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyCEJOGMVjk
>
> Take that!
>
> 
>
> cheers,
> frank, who's about to leave work and go to the hoose.
>

Tell me, hoser, how exactly do you sing the ABC song?  "...q r s t ved
w x y and zed..."?

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Re: OT: People in academics

2006-07-28 Thread frank theriault 
On 7/28/06, Scott Loveless <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> What are you talking aboot?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyCEJOGMVjk

Take that!



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Re: OT: People in academics

2006-07-28 Thread Scott Loveless 
On 7/28/06, frank theriault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On 7/28/06, Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > Eh?
>
> It takes a hell of a lot more than an "eh?" to sound like a Canadian, buddy!
>

What are you talking aboot?

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Re: OT: People in academics

2006-07-28 Thread frank theriault 
On 7/28/06, Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Eh?

It takes a hell of a lot more than an "eh?" to sound like a Canadian, buddy!

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Re: OT: People in academics

2006-07-28 Thread Mark Roberts 
frank theriault wrote:

>On 7/28/06, mike wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>>
>> He sounds like a Yankee to me
>
>I don't know what he sounds like, but it sure as hell isn't Canadian.

Eh?
 
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Re: OT: People in academics

2006-07-28 Thread David J Brooks 
Not once at GFM did we hear him say, EH.:-)

BTW congrat's

Dave

Quoting frank theriault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:

> On 7/28/06, mike wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>>
>> He sounds like a Yankee to me
>
> I don't know what he sounds like, but it sure as hell isn't Canadian.
>
> cheers,
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Re: OT: People in academics

2006-07-28 Thread frank theriault 
On 7/28/06, mike wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

>
> He sounds like a Yankee to me

I don't know what he sounds like, but it sure as hell isn't Canadian.

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Re: OT: People in academics

2006-07-28 Thread mike wilson 
graywolf wrote:

> Well, it just goes to show that even if you speak broken English you can 
> become a Perfesser . (For those who have not met him, Mark has an 
> English English accent with a bit of a brogue to it.)
> 
> Congratulations, Mark.
> 

He sounds like a Yankee to me

Well done, old chap!
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Re: OT: People in academics

2006-07-28 Thread keith_w 
Okay, Mark...what is it you specialize in?
Give us some clue as to on what you be expounding!  ;-)

I'm sure the nitty-gritty will change from time to time, but what's the 
essense of it all?

keith whaley

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Re: OT: People in academics

2006-07-28 Thread Dave Kennedy 
Neat story, Gotta pay attention to the details. Congratulations Mark!

dk

On 7/27/06, Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:
>
> >You got a job in a university and you call that a "real job" ???
>
> Well sort of. Half, anyway: There's a considerable separation from
> reality, so the "real" part is somewhat dubious. But I've taught a
> college course before, and my mother spent here career as a college
> professor, so I'm well aware of the enormity of the "job" part of the
> deal. Lotsa work involved...
>
> There's a whole lot of serendipity involved in my getting this job. I
> picked up the Sunday (July 16) Pittsburgh Post-Gazette classified ads
> on Monday morning after a busy Sunday. I noticed this teaching
> position at Youngstown State University (in Ohio) that looked
> tailor-made for me so I made a note to apply for it. It hadn't been in
> the previous week's paper so I didn't think there would be any urgency
> about it, even though something in the back of my mind thought it was
> late in the year for this kind of position to be advertised.
>
> I didn't get around to preparing my application materials until
> Tuesday afternoon, at which point I noticed that the application
> deadline was Wednesday, July 19 - the next day! I continued scrambling
> to get materials together and zapped off a quick email to them asking
> if it was OK to apply via email or if they wanted hard copy (I
> mentioned, while hoping not to sound too desperate, that I'd be
> willing to drive up Wednesday if necessary). On Wednesday morning I
> got a reply saying email would be fine (I was just getting ready to
> get in my car to drive up there) so I sent of an email with a ton of
> attachments.
>
> On Thursday morning I got a phone call asking if I could come up to
> interview and give a brief demonstration lecture on Tuesday.
>
> So I spent the weekend preparing my presentation and drove up Tuesday
> morning. The woman who had led the search committee recognized me from
> my web page head shot (thanks Cesar!) and I discovered that she:
>
> Also lives in Pittsburgh and commutes to Youngstown
> And lives less than two miles from me
> Did the same master's program at Duquesne University that I did
> And her husband teaches at Duquesne
> And that she knows the guy with whom I taught the sound course at
> Duquesne last year
>
> Anyway, my presentation wen *very* well on Tuesday and they called me
> at 9:00 Wednesday morning and offered me the job!
>
> Job officially starts on Aug 16 (classes begin Aug 28) but I'm going
> to be up to my eyeballs in preparation until then. I suspect the
> teaching workload with new (to me) classes will severely cut down my
> PDML participation time from now on. Whether that's good or bad is
> another matter ;-)
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Re: OT: People in academics

2006-07-28 Thread graywolf 
Well, it just goes to show that even if you speak broken English you can 
become a Perfesser . (For those who have not met him, Mark has an 
English English accent with a bit of a brogue to it.)

Congratulations, Mark.

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Mark Roberts wrote:
> Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:
> 
>> You got a job in a university and you call that a "real job" ???
> 
> Well sort of. Half, anyway: There's a considerable separation from
> reality, so the "real" part is somewhat dubious. But I've taught a
> college course before, and my mother spent here career as a college
> professor, so I'm well aware of the enormity of the "job" part of the
> deal. Lotsa work involved...
> 
> There's a whole lot of serendipity involved in my getting this job. I
> picked up the Sunday (July 16) Pittsburgh Post-Gazette classified ads
> on Monday morning after a busy Sunday. I noticed this teaching
> position at Youngstown State University (in Ohio) that looked
> tailor-made for me so I made a note to apply for it. It hadn't been in
> the previous week's paper so I didn't think there would be any urgency
> about it, even though something in the back of my mind thought it was
> late in the year for this kind of position to be advertised. 
> 
> I didn't get around to preparing my application materials until
> Tuesday afternoon, at which point I noticed that the application
> deadline was Wednesday, July 19 - the next day! I continued scrambling
> to get materials together and zapped off a quick email to them asking
> if it was OK to apply via email or if they wanted hard copy (I
> mentioned, while hoping not to sound too desperate, that I'd be
> willing to drive up Wednesday if necessary). On Wednesday morning I
> got a reply saying email would be fine (I was just getting ready to
> get in my car to drive up there) so I sent of an email with a ton of
> attachments.
> 
> On Thursday morning I got a phone call asking if I could come up to
> interview and give a brief demonstration lecture on Tuesday.
> 
> So I spent the weekend preparing my presentation and drove up Tuesday
> morning. The woman who had led the search committee recognized me from
> my web page head shot (thanks Cesar!) and I discovered that she:
> 
> Also lives in Pittsburgh and commutes to Youngstown
> And lives less than two miles from me
> Did the same master's program at Duquesne University that I did
> And her husband teaches at Duquesne
> And that she knows the guy with whom I taught the sound course at
> Duquesne last year
> 
> Anyway, my presentation wen *very* well on Tuesday and they called me
> at 9:00 Wednesday morning and offered me the job!
> 
> Job officially starts on Aug 16 (classes begin Aug 28) but I'm going
> to be up to my eyeballs in preparation until then. I suspect the
> teaching workload with new (to me) classes will severely cut down my
> PDML participation time from now on. Whether that's good or bad is
> another matter ;-)
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Re: OT: People in academics

2006-07-27 Thread Eactivist 
In a message dated 7/26/2006 3:36:17 PM Pacific Daylight Time, 
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
...as of today I are one myself :)

I just accepted a position at a university near Pittsburgh. Not near
*enough*, in my view (about 60 miles away) but it'll have to do for
the time being!

Nice to have a real job again.

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Cool. I think you'll make a great teacher. Congrats!

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Re: OT: People in academics

2006-07-27 Thread Rick Womer 
Mark,

As competitive as the academic job market is,
serendipity is an important factor.

My wife is a historian, and in the early 1990's was
looking all over for a "real" academic job, having
done several part-time gigs.  As we were closing the
door to leave for a two-week vacation one August day,
the phone rang.  After some hesitation, she went to
answer it.  It was an offer for a one-year,
retirement-replacement, full-time teaching job at a
state college not too far away, and she took it.

Fast forward 15 years: she got the tenure-track job
when it opened up, and is now a full professor. 
Weird.  Had we left the house five minutes earlier,
who knows?

Congratulations again!

Rick

--- Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 
> Well sort of. Half, anyway: There's a considerable
> separation from
> reality, so the "real" part is somewhat dubious. But
> I've taught a
> college course before, and my mother spent here
> career as a college
> professor, so I'm well aware of the enormity of the
> "job" part of the
> deal. Lotsa work involved...
> 
> There's a whole lot of serendipity involved in my
> getting this job. I
> picked up the Sunday (July 16) Pittsburgh
> Post-Gazette classified ads
> on Monday morning after a busy Sunday. I noticed
> this teaching
> position at Youngstown State University (in Ohio)
> that looked
> tailor-made for me so I made a note to apply for it.
> It hadn't been in
> the previous week's paper so I didn't think there
> would be any urgency
> about it, even though something in the back of my
> mind thought it was
> late in the year for this kind of position to be
> advertised. 
> 
> I didn't get around to preparing my application
> materials until
> Tuesday afternoon, at which point I noticed that the
> application
> deadline was Wednesday, July 19 - the next day! I
> continued scrambling
> to get materials together and zapped off a quick
> email to them asking
> if it was OK to apply via email or if they wanted
> hard copy (I
> mentioned, while hoping not to sound too desperate,
> that I'd be
> willing to drive up Wednesday if necessary). On
> Wednesday morning I
> got a reply saying email would be fine (I was just
> getting ready to
> get in my car to drive up there) so I sent of an
> email with a ton of
> attachments.
> 
> On Thursday morning I got a phone call asking if I
> could come up to
> interview and give a brief demonstration lecture on
> Tuesday.
> 
> So I spent the weekend preparing my presentation and
> drove up Tuesday
> morning. The woman who had led the search committee
> recognized me from
> my web page head shot (thanks Cesar!) and I
> discovered that she:
> 
> Also lives in Pittsburgh and commutes to Youngstown
> And lives less than two miles from me
> Did the same master's program at Duquesne University
> that I did
> And her husband teaches at Duquesne
> And that she knows the guy with whom I taught the
> sound course at
> Duquesne last year
> 
> Anyway, my presentation wen *very* well on Tuesday
> and they called me
> at 9:00 Wednesday morning and offered me the job!
> 
> Job officially starts on Aug 16 (classes begin Aug
> 28) but I'm going
> to be up to my eyeballs in preparation until then. I
> suspect the
> teaching workload with new (to me) classes will
> severely cut down my
> PDML participation time from now on. Whether that's
> good or bad is
> another matter ;-)
>  
> -- 
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> 412-687-2835
> 
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Re: OT: People in academics

2006-07-27 Thread Mark Roberts 
Larry Levy wrote:

>Good timing! Congratulations.
>
>Does this mean you'll have to change your signature?

Given what I'll be teaching, no.
:)
 
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Re: OT: People in academics

2006-07-27 Thread Larry Levy 
Good timing! Congratulations.

Does this mean you'll have to change your signature?

Larry in Dallas

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Re: OT: People in academics

2006-07-27 Thread Mark Roberts 
Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:

>
>On Jul 27, 2006, at 2:34 PM, frank theriault wrote:
>
>>>  (about 60 miles away)
>>
>> Excellent!  It's close enough you'll be able to commute by bike - at
>> least while the weather's good.  
>
>Hmm. Methinks I need to get my legs in *much* better shape if you  
>think 60 miles is "commute distance"!!!

Depends on your definition of "bike". I've just started getting my
Honda VFR ready to go back on the road.
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Re: OT: People in academics

2006-07-27 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi 

On Jul 27, 2006, at 2:34 PM, frank theriault wrote:

>>  (about 60 miles away)
>
> Excellent!  It's close enough you'll be able to commute by bike - at
> least while the weather's good.  

Hmm. Methinks I need to get my legs in *much* better shape if you  
think 60 miles is "commute distance"!!!

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Re: OT: People in academics

2006-07-27 Thread frank theriault 
On 7/26/06, Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> ...as of today I are one myself :)
>
> I just accepted a position at a university near Pittsburgh. Not near
> *enough*, in my view (about 60 miles away) but it'll have to do for
> the time being!
>
> Nice to have a real job again.
>

Excellent!  It's close enough you'll be able to commute by bike - at
least while the weather's good.  

Great big congrats, Mark!

cheers,
frank


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Re: OT: People in academics

2006-07-27 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi 
On Jul 27, 2006, at 12:59 PM, Mark Roberts wrote:

>> You got a job in a university and you call that a "real job" ???
>
> Well sort of. Half, anyway: There's a considerable separation from
> reality, so the "real" part is somewhat dubious. ...

Good stuff, Mark! Congratulations again.

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Re: OT: People in academics

2006-07-27 Thread Mark Roberts 
Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:

>You got a job in a university and you call that a "real job" ???

Well sort of. Half, anyway: There's a considerable separation from
reality, so the "real" part is somewhat dubious. But I've taught a
college course before, and my mother spent here career as a college
professor, so I'm well aware of the enormity of the "job" part of the
deal. Lotsa work involved...

There's a whole lot of serendipity involved in my getting this job. I
picked up the Sunday (July 16) Pittsburgh Post-Gazette classified ads
on Monday morning after a busy Sunday. I noticed this teaching
position at Youngstown State University (in Ohio) that looked
tailor-made for me so I made a note to apply for it. It hadn't been in
the previous week's paper so I didn't think there would be any urgency
about it, even though something in the back of my mind thought it was
late in the year for this kind of position to be advertised. 

I didn't get around to preparing my application materials until
Tuesday afternoon, at which point I noticed that the application
deadline was Wednesday, July 19 - the next day! I continued scrambling
to get materials together and zapped off a quick email to them asking
if it was OK to apply via email or if they wanted hard copy (I
mentioned, while hoping not to sound too desperate, that I'd be
willing to drive up Wednesday if necessary). On Wednesday morning I
got a reply saying email would be fine (I was just getting ready to
get in my car to drive up there) so I sent of an email with a ton of
attachments.

On Thursday morning I got a phone call asking if I could come up to
interview and give a brief demonstration lecture on Tuesday.

So I spent the weekend preparing my presentation and drove up Tuesday
morning. The woman who had led the search committee recognized me from
my web page head shot (thanks Cesar!) and I discovered that she:

Also lives in Pittsburgh and commutes to Youngstown
And lives less than two miles from me
Did the same master's program at Duquesne University that I did
And her husband teaches at Duquesne
And that she knows the guy with whom I taught the sound course at
Duquesne last year

Anyway, my presentation wen *very* well on Tuesday and they called me
at 9:00 Wednesday morning and offered me the job!

Job officially starts on Aug 16 (classes begin Aug 28) but I'm going
to be up to my eyeballs in preparation until then. I suspect the
teaching workload with new (to me) classes will severely cut down my
PDML participation time from now on. Whether that's good or bad is
another matter ;-)
 
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Re: OT: People in academics

2006-07-26 Thread Cotty 
On 26/7/06, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed:

>Nice to have a real job again.

Congrats. A university letcher, I knew you had it in you ;-)

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Re: OT: People in academics

2006-07-26 Thread Bob Sullivan 
Congrats Mark.  Regards,  Bob S.

On 7/26/06, Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> ...as of today I are one myself :)
>
> I just accepted a position at a university near Pittsburgh. Not near
> *enough*, in my view (about 60 miles away) but it'll have to do for
> the time being!
>
> Nice to have a real job again.
>
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Re: OT: People in academics

2006-07-26 Thread David Savage 
At 06:36 AM 27/07/2006, you wrote:
>...as of today I are one myself :)
>
>I just accepted a position at a university near Pittsburgh. Not near
>*enough*, in my view (about 60 miles away) but it'll have to do for
>the time being!
>
>Nice to have a real job again.
>

...and time to take the tweed jacket out of mothballs.

Congrats.

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Re: OT: People in academics

2006-07-26 Thread Paul Stenquist 

On Jul 26, 2006, at 6:36 PM, Mark Roberts wrote:

> ...as of today I are one myself :)

Mark!


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Re: OT: People in academics

2006-07-26 Thread Rick Womer 
CONGRATULATIONS MARK!!!

Which august institution?

Rick


--- Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> ...as of today I are one myself :)
> 
> I just accepted a position at a university near
> Pittsburgh. Not near
> *enough*, in my view (about 60 miles away) but it'll
> have to do for
> the time being!
> 
> Nice to have a real job again.
>  
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Re: OT: People in academics

2006-07-26 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi 

On Jul 26, 2006, at 3:36 PM, Mark Roberts wrote:

> ...as of today I are one myself :)
>
> I just accepted a position at a university near Pittsburgh. Not near
> *enough*, in my view (about 60 miles away) but it'll have to do for
> the time being!
>
> Nice to have a real job again.

You got a job in a university and you call that a "real job" ???
   ]'-)

Congratulations!

Godfrey

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Re: OT: People in academics

2006-07-26 Thread Mark Roberts 
Tom C wrote:

>Yes taking care of the grounds should be a pleasant and fulfiilling task. 

Nah, the people at the campus Starbucks take care of that :)

 
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Re: OT: People in academics

2006-07-26 Thread keith_w 
Mark Roberts wrote:
> ...as of today I are one myself :)
> 
> I just accepted a position at a university near Pittsburgh. Not near
> *enough*, in my view (about 60 miles away) but it'll have to do for
> the time being!
> 
> Nice to have a real job again.

congratulations, Mark!

keith whaley

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Re: OT: People in academics

2006-07-26 Thread Joseph Tainter 
Congratulations, Mark. Good show.

Joe

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Re: OT: People in academics

2006-07-26 Thread Paul Stenquist 
Congratulations. It's about time you got a real job:-)).
Paul
On Jul 26, 2006, at 6:36 PM, Mark Roberts wrote:

> ...as of today I are one myself :)
>
> I just accepted a position at a university near Pittsburgh. Not near
> *enough*, in my view (about 60 miles away) but it'll have to do for
> the time being!
>
> Nice to have a real job again.
>
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RE: OT: People in academics

2006-07-26 Thread Tom C 
Yes taking care of the grounds should be a pleasant and fulfiilling task. 
:-) Just kidding.  Good for you.

Tom C.




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>
>...as of today I are one myself :)
>
>I just accepted a position at a university near Pittsburgh. Not near
>*enough*, in my view (about 60 miles away) but it'll have to do for
>the time being!
>
>Nice to have a real job again.
>
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