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Since we were on the topic of tenure: here is a list...
Proposed using bioinformatics (computational biology) as a tool to measure the potential performance of folks in American politics (link)
Read a lot of Haiku's (link)
Escorted dignitaries such as UN Envoys, National Geographic Explorers in Residence, etc in my '97 Honda Civic (link).
Enjoyed a movie starring Keanu Reeves (link).
Hung out a lot more with philosophers, historians, poets, and artists than usual, and even ate with them on occasion (link)
Was asked to give a welcoming talk for a new Dean, and elected to talk about said Dean's surname instead - the surname happened to be a type of bird (link)
Contributed to a book with the words "Dance Moves" in its title. (link)
Did research using Lego blocks (link).
Joined a gym.
Comments
Wasn't the Lego article also a blog post on SCQ? I think I linked to it before. It may be a good nomination for the Anthology....
Posted by: coturnix | December 31, 2006 5:12 PM
I dunno. I see phrases like, "extraordinarily well-rounded," and, "tremendous breadth of knowledge and experience," in a letter of support. Not that I've been asked to provide one, or anything.
Posted by: Abel Pharmboy | December 31, 2006 7:16 PM
Spent time with poets and historians?
You should probably start practicing the phrase, "Would you like fries with that?"
Posted by: John McKay | December 31, 2006 7:51 PM
Looks good, all of it - except the gym bit, of course. People may start to suspect you're not taking the whole "disembodied cerebral intellect" thing seriously. Besides, you'll become slightly less "extraordinarily well rounded".
Posted by: Janne | January 1, 2007 1:25 AM
Keanu Reeves sucks big, but not necessarily his movies. My view anyway.
Posted by: Khalil A. | January 1, 2007 7:48 AM