It isn’t hoarding if it’s books

Summer tends to be when I catch up on all the things that I haven’t had time for in the previous few months. Tops on my list has been tackling my to-be read books. I have lots of books to read. I don’t have a stack or a shelf, I have two full bookcases and…

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The Not So Lazy Days of Summer

Like many, I entered academia hoping to spend my summers sipping boat drinks on a sandy beach while reading my way down the current bestsellers list. Something that my advisor neglected to mention (among many other things) was that academics really don’t get summers off. We might not be teaching full time in the summer…

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