L'Esprit Humaniste d'Escalier

"So, do you believe in anything?" French has the lovely term "l'esprit d'escalier", which refers to that moment on your way down the stairs after an argument when you think, much too late, of the perfect comeback. Dammit. (Source) I didn't have an argument last night. It wasn't even much of a...

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So Die Well With Some Good Distractions

And somehow, two blogless weeks just whizzed past me. Apparently that happens when you have to sit at desks all day and look serious. I'm not good at looking serious. The jobs are going well, although I am really not good at sitting at a desk for eight hours a day. I strongly suspect that no one...

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Linguisticali Working

Friends! Romans! Countrypeople! You are looking at - No, wait. You are now looking at a thrice-employed researcher! That's right - from next week, I'll have five whole days a week of work to do for three different organisations. And I'll be getting paid... for just over one of those days...

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