metaphasia |ˌmedəˈfāZH(ē)ə| noun
A loss or inability to produce or understand speech about the loss or inability to produce or understand speech, often caused by damage to the brain, often caused by damage to the brain.
Monthly Archives: March 2022
The very rarely discussed §73 of Epictetus’s Enchiridion
LXXIII
“If a messenger should bring you a letter informing you that you are now counted among the members of a council of scholars who shall meet frequently to discuss the methods, rules, and scope of notions by which you teach the youth, remind yourself what kind of consortium this is. When they insist that you meet with the council, place before you what happens at such meetings.
Continue reading The very rarely discussed §73 of Epictetus’s EnchiridionBitterness Brackets 2022
It’s that time of year again – that time when I show that maybe I haven’t completely processed *all* the anger I built up over the course of a decade on the academic job market. That’s right, it’s time for the Bitterness Brackets!
Continue reading Bitterness Brackets 2022In memory of Jack S. Thorpe (1957-2021)
My friend Jack Thorpe died this fall. He would have been 65 today. He died back in October, but I only learned of this in the last few weeks. My contact with him had dwindled along with his health in the last two years, despite the ease of texting. The last text from him was in May as we bemoaned the worst defensive play in recent memory and Pirates’ history. After that, no replies. There’s some irony in a man who took such glee in maligning my laudable Irish ancestry leaving my world with an Irish goodbye.
Continue reading In memory of Jack S. Thorpe (1957-2021)
I appear to be a counterexample. 