depression

  • Is our profession humorless?

    I ask this question because I am starting to notice that, among colleagues and the various forums I frequent, there is little humor. I am not saying I am a funny person or that I am qualified to determine what… Continue reading

    Is our profession humorless?
  • Allow Me to Re-Introduce Myself

    Since this is the first article of a new year, I feel it is best to make people who stumble onto this website aware of what is going on around here. I am doing this because I think people who… Continue reading

    Allow Me to Re-Introduce Myself
  • Why is everybody miserable? I am the one who lost their job.

    Recently, I’ve noticed that everyone on campus is looking increasingly miserable. The morale level around Romulus University is so low already that it could trip up an earthworm, but everybody around here looks morose. If anybody should be walking around… Continue reading

    Why is everybody miserable? I am the one who lost their job.
  • Why All The Melancholy?

    Now that graduation is in the rearview mirror, the summer can begin. Since I work at a SLAC, most of my fellow professors are disappearing into the mist, not returning until mid-August. In the last few days leading up to… Continue reading

    Why All The Melancholy?