In an otherwise sharp article for the Toronto Star, Patricia Dawn Robertson concludes that "Ironically, the publish or perish mandate from the lean and mean 1990s means that once-cloistered academics must moonlight as pundits to garner profile and secure tenure."
Trust me on this -- being a pundit does not help secure tenure. It works against it, actually. Sad but true.
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Thursday, April 08, 2010
Joke About Bidding Wars
Actually, a bidding war for a home is a lot less funny that it might sound. Despite this, I managed to make my wife laugh with this post-defeat joke:
Wife: What time is it?
Husband: It's 8:15pm.
[pause for beat]
Husband: No, wait, someone just offered 8:27pm.
Wife: What time is it?
Husband: It's 8:15pm.
[pause for beat]
Husband: No, wait, someone just offered 8:27pm.
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