Re: Bright Red Sky

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"Landscapes are my Weakness". Your collection of short stories or your C&W song?


Posted by: JP Stormcrow | Link to this comment | 02-28-11 1:17 PM
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Someone should write a C&W ditty sung from the perspective of a rough-and-tumble cowgirl or cowboy who secretly harbors a great affinity for well-groomed gentlemen. Working title: "Manscapes are my Weakness."


Posted by: Stanley | Link to this comment | 02-28-11 1:30 PM
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I love these, though I'm not sure what to make of the last one. How long until he teams up with the OkCupid blog?


Posted by: persistently visible | Link to this comment | 02-28-11 1:33 PM
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I want to know the algorithm.


Posted by: essear | Link to this comment | 02-28-11 1:35 PM
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Algorithms are essear's Weakness.


Posted by: JP Stormcrow | Link to this comment | 02-28-11 1:39 PM
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Working title: "Manscapes are my Weakness."

Just out of curiosity, have you heard, That's My Weakness Now?


Posted by: NickS | Link to this comment | 02-28-11 2:19 PM
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Quick bleg:

Student asks me to write them a recommendation for some summer programs, due March 1st. Right now I have barely anything to say about the student, since I previously had him in a lower level class. On Wednesday I'm giving a test. If I wait to write the recommendation until I see his test, I can say "And he's gotten an A on the first test in this hard upper-level class," (if he does well.) But if I wait, then the recommendation is late. Should I wait or write it today?

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Posted by: heebie-geebie | Link to this comment | 02-28-11 3:44 PM
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7: I'd write a vanilla one today and then augment it if warranted after the test. In my recent experience some programs of that sort can be pretty strict in their interpretation of those kinds of deadlines (some not, but who knows which this is).


Posted by: JP Stormcrow | Link to this comment | 02-28-11 3:49 PM
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Good idea. It looks like there is a way to replace an old recommendation on the website. Thanks!


Posted by: heebie-geebie | Link to this comment | 02-28-11 3:58 PM
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Shouldn't the song for the last graph be this one?


Posted by: teraz kurwa my | Link to this comment | 02-28-11 4:11 PM
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10- Good call. But the graph seems to indicate the opposite effect from what I and Ella would expect. Maybe the abatement of male libido was an aid to domestic harmony? (This has not been true in my experience.)


Posted by: persistently visible | Link to this comment | 02-28-11 4:51 PM
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But seriously, what is this "3D fractal program" and how does it work?


Posted by: essear | Link to this comment | 02-28-11 9:08 PM
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Speaking of geology, this story is fascinating.


Posted by: teofilo | Link to this comment | 02-28-11 10:44 PM
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Hey, are there any journalists in the room? You know how sometimes someone will do something for a set period of time, and then report on what happened? Like that Year of Yes woman. Well, I propose that someone undertake to explore the world of bondage for half a fortnight, and write an article about the experience under the title "A Week of Strong Ties".


Posted by: nosflow | Link to this comment | 02-28-11 11:29 PM
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Teofilo, your blog is fantastic. That is all.


Posted by: Alex | Link to this comment | 03- 1-11 2:07 AM
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I approve, nosflow, but it should really be "The Week of Strong Ties," for maximal parallelism.

Also, titling an article to achieve a sociology in-joke is probably not how most editors operate.


Posted by: x.trapnel | Link to this comment | 03- 1-11 5:07 AM
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