Monthly Archives: March 2008

It would have been sloppy art…

Posted on 2008/03/31 by ngilmour

I heard this morning that Congress is going ahead with its investigation into whether Prosperity Gospel pastors should pay taxes as corporations or whether they can retain their non-profit status. No biggie. What amused me was that the chief figure … Continue reading →

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Preachers Angry with the Country? Call the Papers!

Posted on 2008/03/29 by ngilmour

Pastor Problems Afflict All Three Presidential Candidates I’m sure folks have been saying these things since the Jeremiah Wright scandal started to dominate the airwaves, but this little piece seemed a concise and articulate take on the matter. ? I’ve … Continue reading →

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Eliphaz Loses his Stuff

Posted on 2008/03/27 by ngilmour

I taught Job 22-31 today, a fun set of chapters in a fun book.? By the end of chapter 21, Job has entirely destroyed his three friends’ arguments, and it shows in the third round of speeches.? Eliphaz, unable to … Continue reading →

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Boethius and Alfred

Posted on 2008/03/26 by ngilmour

I led discussion in our Old English seminar and held my own with the big ax-swinging Anglo-Saxonists.? That’s always a nice feeling.? Now the next few weeks are going to be low-maintenance for me in there–each student has one discussion … Continue reading →

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A Small Comfort in Life

Posted on 2008/03/25 by ngilmour

On a whim I googled Wes Arblaster, and as of yet, he still does not have any chili peppers on his ratemyprofessors.com review.? I’m not the only one!? And my “hotness” is, for the moment, as high as Wes Heartbreaker! … Continue reading →

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The Bible and Pornography

Posted on 2008/03/25 by ngilmour

Am I fishing for funky Google searches?? Yes. We spent the bulk of today’s class talking about the fourth scene of J.B., in which paparazzi-style reporters scheme to capture a picture of Sarah, J.B.’s wife, just at the moment when … Continue reading →

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Almost Finished

Posted on 2008/03/24 by ngilmour

I’ve got about seven more papers to grade in this set, and I’ll be done once again (until April 8, that is).? As often happens with the third paper, some folks rose to the challenge and wrote really great research … Continue reading →

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Easter Morning

Posted on 2008/03/23 by ngilmour

Because we were up so late putting Micah’s bed together, we won’t be doing early morning service this morning, but nonetheless I’m up, finalizing Sunday school.? (Isn’t that the way for us teachers?)? We’re going to start with a brief … Continue reading →

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Easter Eggs and a New Bed

Posted on 2008/03/22 by ngilmour

What a day… Easter egg hunt in the morning, assembling Micah’s big boy bed in the evening… and pictures to prove it all! Enjoy! Easter Eggs and a New Bed

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A Rotten Court

Posted on 2008/03/21 by ngilmour

I began to teach the long speeches of Job yesterday, and once again the text rewarded some intensive teaching.? By the end of the class both groups could discern between Eliphaz and Bildad (Zophar comes Tuesday), and we interrogated the … Continue reading →

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No, I don’t like it. No, I’m not a prude.

Posted on 2008/03/19 by ngilmour

Once more this week (it happens about once a year), I found myself the object of scrutiny because I neither watch nor enjoy South Park.? And once again my interlocutors’ working assumption seemed to be that I must not like … Continue reading →

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Back into Job

Posted on 2008/03/18 by ngilmour

I love Job more every time I teach it.? I know that systematic theologians are sometimes fond of praising the “insight” or the “faithfulness” of the Hebrew Bible, damning their intellect by praise of their instincts.? But Job is something … Continue reading →

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Spring Break Over

Posted on 2008/03/17 by ngilmour

Too bad.? Too bad.? I think break was productive, even if not producing enough.? I got enough papers graded that I should be able to finish the rest this week, and I got enough Anglo-Saxon research done that I’ll be … Continue reading →

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How Can You Tell…

Posted on 2008/03/16 by ngilmour

that a child has two parents in grad school? When we asked him what he was doing, he promptly answered, “Writing a Paper!”

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A Good Break

Posted on 2008/03/14 by ngilmour

Spring break is almost over, and it seems as though I just got into it.? I think I struck a good balance this week: I did some work around the house, read a fair bit for my comprehensive exams, got … Continue reading →

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Micah’s Birthday Pics (only a week late!)

Posted on 2008/03/14 by ngilmour

Actually the pictures go all the way back into February; my bad for neglecting to upload. March 2008

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Two Months and a Week

Posted on 2008/03/11 by ngilmour

Two months and a week from now my written comps begin.? I’m strangely calm about it; I’ve still got about eight or ten plays I want to read and a couple long poems, and I have some serious review after … Continue reading →

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Waiting for the announcement about TA raises…

Posted on 2008/03/10 by ngilmour

$800,000 per annum raise for UGA head football coach Yeah, that’s his raise. I could teach 57 years at UGA at my current pay rate and not match his raise. (I’d have to teach 200 years to match a year … Continue reading →

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Revision Day

Posted on 2008/03/04 by ngilmour

Class was a short one today, largely because so many in my classes didn’t have substantial enough drafts to take much time revising.? Such are the dangers of asynchronous revision. On the other hand, I am glad that I’m done … Continue reading →

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Grading Papers Deadens my Soul

Posted on 2008/03/01 by ngilmour

I’ve now finished all but the marginal papers for the second round of freshman comp assignments.? (Why the marginal ones are marginal I can’t post here.)? As a group the papers weren’t bad, and a few really showed some acumen … Continue reading →

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