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FEATURE REGISTRY ITEM
All My Papers, Research, Interiews, and Notes: Miscellaneous thoughts, jottings, and reminders
About Me
- Sandy Quinn
- Davenport, Iowa, United States
- I'm aging, but not yet ancient. I'm still in control of most bodily functions, including my mind, although, as David Hume observed, the body has its way of showing you who's boss. That is a paraphrase, of course. Another way of putting it is that I'm still of "sound mind and body," or was when I wrote these words. When I'm gone, ya'll won't have my surprising mental leaps to kick around any more. My 2010 summer Divestiture Tour is as close to what you deserve from me as I can come. Accept my junk! And a visit from me on my tour. Let's have a yuck.
Dear Dr. Quinn,
ReplyDeleteRecently I was attacked on your blog for being a coward by something named Vernal. You have ignored my query as to "who is Vernal and what is her (?) problem" so I googled the name. Seems Vernal is a town in Utah that is famous for outlaws and dinosaur bones. Now I am truly worried about my future, as I fear both entities. What should I do? Give up comments on your blog or face my fears?
Dr. Quinn,
ReplyDeleteCan professors shit-can student theses without reading them? What do I do now? Vernal could be the next spring equinox on Mar. 20, 2010. I planned to have my degree by then, but you've messed me up. Did you really rip a cool chair from a friend? How come she didn't reclaim it sooner? Is she afraid of you? I am.
I don't recall saying I didn't read your thesis, Ms. Nettle. I may have ripped the chair out, but I didn't rip it off. Professors can do anything they want. It's in the name--"pro-fessor" (for the professor)--it's not "confess-or," "con-fessor" or "profess-or."
ReplyDeleteDear Sandy,
ReplyDeleteI am very interested in some of the items that you have highlighted for divestment on your tour. But what about non-material divestment? Can I have your tenacious sarcasm? Perhaps just a portion? 10% would even help. Your carfully cultivated sense of taste?
Also, I'd like your cookbooks if you'll part with them.
Marissa
Toady. The cookbooks are going in a box for you.
ReplyDeleteI just realized that I can't get rid of the cookbooks yet. I still have to eat. I'm not dead yet. Stop asking for things that you can't get till I'm dead.
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